Legal Opinion
Pelletier v. Town of Somerset
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 10, 2010No. SJC-10654PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
The plaintiff, Kim Pelletier, worked as a laborer for the highway department of the town of Somerset (town) from 1984 to 2000. In 2003, after first filing a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), the plaintiff commenced an action in the Superior Court against the town and the highway department seeking damages for discriminating against her on the basis of gender and sexual orientation, for subjecting her to sexual harassment and a hostile work environment, and for constructive discharge. After a trial lasting six days, a jury awarded the plaintiff…
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