Legal Opinion
Tate v. Department of Mental Health
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 24, 1995PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The plaintiff brought an action alleging handicap discrimination and retaliatory discharge pursuant to § 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794 (1982 & Supp. IV 1986); the Massachusetts employment discrimination statute, G. L. c. 15IB (1992 ed.); the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, G. L. c. 12, § 111 (1992 ed.); and art. 114 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution. The allowance of summary judgments in favor of the Department of Mental Health (department), the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (commission), and North Suffolk Mental…
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