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MCAD Digest: Verne v. Pelican Products…National Origin Discrimination Case Against Manufacturer is Dismissed

Overview: In Verne v. Pelican Products, the MCAD found for the Respondent manufacturer and dismissed a complaint alleging discrimination based on national origin. The Complainant alleged that she was treated differently from non-Puerto Rican employees when she received a “final” warning for sending person emails at work and that she…

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MCAD Digest: Pimental v. Bristol County Sheriff’s Office…Employer Sees Retaliation Claim Dismissed

Overview: In Pimental v. Bristol County Sheriff’s Office, the MCAD dismissed a complaint alleging that the Bristol County Sherriff’s Office removed the Complainant from his position as affirmative action officer in retaliation for filing prior claims of discrimination. The Complainant had been disciplined for several violations, and he subsequently filed…

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MCAD Digest: Ke v. New England Baptist Hospital…Discrimination Case Against Orthopedic Hospital is Dismissed

Overview: In Ke v. New England Baptist Hospital, the MCAD dismissed a complaint accusing the Respondent orthopedic hospital of unlawful termination on the basis of age, disability, race, and national origin. The Complainant was a trained cardiologist of Chinese national origin who worked as an echocardiographer after coming to the…

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MCAD Digest: Loewy v. Ariad Pharmaceuticals…Retaliation Case Against Employer is Dismissed

Overview: In Loewy v. Ariad Pharmaceuticals, the MCAD dismissed the complaint alleging racial discrimination and retaliation against the Respondent, a drug development company based in Cambridge. The Complainant alleged that he was unlawfully terminated for refusing to lower the performance rating of a black employee under his supervision which, in…

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MCAD Digest: Carta v. Wingate Healthcare…Employee Gets Emotional Distress Damages in Disability Discrimination Case

Overview: In Carta v. Wingate Healthcare, the MCAD found in favor of the Complainant, a 69-year-old and qualified handicapped individual who was terminated from her health care position. The MCAD awarded emotional distress damages and ordered the Respondent to conduct training of certain human resources employees after the Complainant was…

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MCAD Digest: Savage v. Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission…Employee Wins Disability Discrimination Case

Overview: In Savage v. Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, the MCAD found in favor of the Complainant and awarded substantial back pay and emotional distress damages for employment discrimination based on a disability. The Complainant had a history of dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, and chronic depression prior to being hired by the…

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MCAD Digest: Chase-Eason v. Crescent Yacht Club…Employees Win Sexual Harassment Case

Overview: In Chase-Eason v. Crescent Yacht Club, the MCAD found in favor of the Complainants, awarding back pay to one of them and emotional distress damages to both. Complainant Eason was subjected to unwanted touching and vulgar comments that were sufficiently severe to alter the conditions of her employment and…

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MCAD Digest: Radwin v. Mass. General Hospital… Retaliation and Religion-Based Discrimination Complaint is Dismissed

Overview: In Radwin v. Mass General Hospital, the MCAD found in favor of the Respondent and dismissed the complaint from a nurse researcher alleging that she was discharged from her position in retaliation for raising the issue that certain events and meetings were scheduled on or around Jewish holidays. The…

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MCAD Digest: Wilson v. MA Dept. of Transitional Assistance…Race-Based Discrimination Claim Against State Agency is Dismissed

Overview: In Wilson v. MA Dept. of Transitional Assistance, the MCAD found in favor of the Respondent and dismissed the complaint alleging that employees at a state agency had engaged in discrimination on the basis of race/color and retaliation. The Complainant’s testimony relied largely on claims that several employees repeatedly…

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MCAD Digest: Mayer v. Boston Children’s Hospital…Complaint Against Hospital is Dismissed

Overview: In Mayer v. Boston Children’s Hospital, the MCAD found in favor of the Respondent and dismissed the complaint accusing the hospital of terminating a sixty-four-year-old nurse due to age-based discrimination. The hearing officer found no direct evidence of discriminatory animus in stray remarks apparently made to the Complainant, such…

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