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EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION / HARASSMENT
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According to the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, discrimination is defined as unfair treatment because of an individual’s membership in a particular group.
Massachusetts General Law Chapter 151B makes discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry or sex unlawful.
In the employment context, discrimination begins with an "adverse employment action": something an employer does that hurts an employee, such as terminating the employee, not selecting the employee for a promotion, giving the employee a poor evaluation, harassing the employee with derogatory remarks or behaviors, or denying the employee's request for an accommodation of a disability. If you believe the adverse employment action happened to you because of your race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, or past involvement in a discrimination complaint, it could be discrimination. If the adverse action happened to various people from all different backgrounds, it may not be discrimination, and other agencies may be able to assist you.
If you are filing a complaint about employment discrimination, you have 300 days from the date of the most recent incident of discrimination you believe you experienced.
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|  | Michael F. Darche, Attorney at Law
Admitted: 1994, Massachusetts; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Law School: New England School of Law, J.D., 1993.
College: Massasoit Community College, A.S., 1984; Boston University, B.A., 1987.
Member: Massachusetts Bar Association.
Biography: Formerly: Police Officer; Assistant District Attorney, Plymouth County.
Military: 1St Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired
Born: South Weymouth, Massachusetts, March 30, 1958.
ISLN: 913559138
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