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Report Link New Massachusetts Decision Finds that General Arbitration Provisions Do Not Cover Discrimination Claims.
Littler Mendelson, P.C. - August 20, 2009
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently answered the long-standing question of whether parties may enter into contracts that provide for the arbitration of future claims under Massachusetts' antidiscrimination statute, known as Chapter 151B. In Warfield v. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., the court held that claims under Chapter 151B are arbitrable. Significantly, however, the court also held that agreements to arbitrate such claims must be stated in "clear and unmistakable terms" in order to be enforceable. In the absence of such "clear and unmistakable terms," Massachusetts courts will not compel the arbitration of claims arising under Chapter 151B.
Report Link New Ruling Limits Employers' Appeal Rights from Adverse MCAD Determinations.
Jackson Lewis LLP - May 13, 2004
A recent ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has taken away an employer's right to appeal an adverse ruling in a discrimination suit by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination by requesting a jury trial of the matter in the state's Superior Court.
Report Link Not "Business As Usual" at the MCAD in Springfield.
Jackson Lewis LLP - May 13, 2004
The Springfield office of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination recently has implemented two new procedures to expedite cases through the investigatory process. The new procedures affect extensions of filing deadlines and status conferences.
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