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· 3/6/1979

School Committee v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

Citations

  • 386 N.E.2d 1251
  • 377 Mass. 424
  • 1979 Mass. LEXIS 1074
  • 19 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 9110
  • 21 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 923

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that teachers established their prima facie case by showing that they had been denied use of accumulated sick leave for disabilities caused by pregnancy
  • sick leave policy denying benefits to pregnancy-related disabilities violative of G.L.c. 151B, § 4, as unlawful discrimination
  • employment policy that prohibited teachers from using accrued sick leave for pregnancy-related disabilities that occur in extended maternity leaves was gender discrimination
  • discriminatory intent \may be inferred from the mere fact of differences in treatment\
  • facially neutral school policy found to be unconstitutionally discriminatory against women

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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Kaplan, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams

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