On June 26, 2017, in a case of first impression argued by Attorney Adam J. Shafran, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a unanimous 7-0 decision holding that employees who are owed unpaid wages are entitled to recover prejudgment interest at the rate of 1% a month on their unpaid ... Read More
Racial Discrimination Is Unacceptable
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assachusetts and federal laws prohibit discrimination in employment based on an employee’s race, color or national origin. An employer may not subject an employee to an adverse employment action based on any of these three factors.
Discrimination in employment based on race can take many difference forms. For example, an employee may be subject to race based discrimination in employment when they are treated differently than employees of a different race; i.e. a disparate treatment claim, or an employee may be subject to racial discrimination in employment when they are forced to work in an environment pervaded by race based harassment or abuse.
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT OR BELIEVE YOU WERE A VICTIM OF RACE DISCRIMINATION?
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