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Sometimes senior level managers and executives, male and female, harbor stereotypical beliefs. Beliefs that have cost companies a lot of money.”
John Davis
Davis & Davis, P.C. handles Massachusetts gender discrimination claims for both employees and employers. The firm is very experienced practicing before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination ("MCAD") and the Massachusetts courts, as well as alternative dispute resolution fora in Massachusetts. We are always ready to consult with employees or employers facing a gender discrimination lawsuit.
State law and federal law both prohibit gender discrimination. The Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act, contained in the Massachusetts General Laws, makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sex in the hiring, firing, compensation or other terms or conditions of employment. G.L. c. 151B, §4(1). Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is similar to Massachusetts law. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e.
Today there are few employers who overtly distinguish between employees on the basis of gender. Most cases of gender discrimination must be proven using circumstantial evidence, to indirectly demonstrate the intentions of the employer or the effects of the employer's policies. Gender discrimination make appear in the workplace through sexual stereotyping, the implementation of dress codes or grooming codes, or "sex-plus" policies.
"Sex-plus" discrimination is the practice of making decisions based on differentiations between employees within the same gender because of an addition "plus" characteristic. Examples include discriminatory practices affecting members of a gender on the basis of pregnancy, marital status, parenthood, appearance or other characteristics.
Massachusetts and the federal government have enacted equal pay acts which offer protection in addition to the laws prohibiting gender discrimination generally. 29 U.S.C. §§ 206(d), 216; G.L. c. 149, §105A. Each of these laws has different requirements which a plaintiff must meet to establish a valid claim, but they share a common purpose
If you are interested in becoming a D&D client, please contact us through our website or call our telephone number (617) 338-5770 to schedule a consultation with a member of the D&D legal team.
"I never imagined I would ever need anyone to defend me in this manner, I did not know who I could turn too. I felt nothing could be done and I would just have to move on.
I was referred to John Davis by someone I confided in. John listened to me, assembled my case and moved forward by my side.
I know John possesses a true empathy that is not common, Easy to talk to, keeps you in the loop and gets it done ."
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