Legal Opinion
Lowery v. Klemm
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 21, 2006PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
This case presents an issue of statutory interpretation: whether G. L. c. 214, § 1C, which states that “[a] person shall have the right to be free from sexual harassment, as defined in” G. L. c. 151B and c. 151C, applies to volunteers. The plaintiff, a volunteer, brought an action alleging sexual harassment by a former coworker. A judge in the Superior Court granted summary judgment for the defendant because the alleged conduct did not occur in an employment or academic context. The Appeals Court determined that G. L. c. 214, § 1C, creates a cause of action for volunteers and reversed the…
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