In a recent decision with key implications for multi-jurisdictional employment litigation, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts rejected ezCater’s attempt to sever or transfer a consolidated discrimination lawsuit brought by four former employees. The case, Corker v. ezCater, involves claims of gender, race, and pregnancy discrimination, as well as retaliation for...

Listen to this article Where a car salesperson filed a complaint alleging that he was subjected to discrimination by the respondent employer on the basis of his Jewish religion and his Israeli national origin in violation of G.L.c. 151B, the complaint should be dismissed because the complainant failed to produce any credible evidence that he...

Listen to article Law360 (November 21, 2024, 6:31 PM EST) — Four former employees of Boston-based ezCater are suing the online catering service, alleging that it engaged in discrimination based on their gender, race and pregnancy, then retaliated when they complained. The former workers — Ashleigh Corker, Nicole Quill, Shelby Hopkins and David Han Koi — said in the federal...

COURTESY People’s United is the defendant in a new lawsuit Six current and former People’s United Bank employees, most of them one-time managers, have leveled explosive allegations against the bank’s senior Massachusetts leadership in a new lawsuit, saying executives have repeatedly discriminated against people of color and other workers and retaliated against them when they...

Who rightfully owns the name “Umuoji Improvement Union” will ultimately be decided by a membership vote overseen by a special master. At least, that’s U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton’s plan. But getting to that vote may continue to be a bumpy road. Umuoji is a town in Nigeria. Natives of the town who...

BEVERLY, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) — A man was arraigned Tuesday for his alleged connection to incendiary devices found on Beckford Street in Beverly earlier this month. Stefan Jovic, 23, was arraigned in Salem District Court in connection to the devices. He was a psych patient at a Boston Hospital and doctors say he displayed “homicidal tendencies.”...