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· 7/7/1987

Sereni v. Star Sportswear Manufacturing Corp.

Citations

  • 509 N.E.2d 1203
  • 24 Mass. App. Ct. 428

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that employee who failed to file administrative age discrimination complaint as required by Mass.Gen.L. ch. 151B could not bring an MCRA claim
  • noting that “malice” in this context refers to “a spiteful, malignant purpose, unrelated to the legitimate corporate interest”
  • rejecting the plaintiff’s “belief” that “age and ethnic bias” were the controlling factors behind his termination rather than his deficient performance
  • failing to file a timely complaint with the MCAD under G.L.c. 15 IB barred relief under G.L.c. 12
  • rejecting the plaintiff’s “belief” that “age and ethnic bias” were the controlling factors behind his termination rather than his deficient performance
  • discriminatory acts are not “inherently unknowable” so as to toll six-month limitations period for actions under G. L. c. 15IB

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Judges: Greaney, Cutter, Kass

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