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EMPLOYMENT LAW

Retaliation for Personnel Files

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s recently issued an important decision granting a terminated employee the right to pursue a retaliation-wrongful termination claim against his employer for exercising the right to file a rebuttal to be included in his personnel file as provided by G. L. c. 149, § 52C, which controls how employers maintain personnel files in the Commonwealth.  In Meehan v. Medical Information Technology, Inc., No. SJC-13117, Meehan who was an at-will employee was terminated after he sent his supervisor a rebuttal to having been placed on a performance improvement plan.  Meehan filed suit against the employer Meditech for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. The Superior Court Department, Norfolk County granted Meditech’s motion to dismiss.  Meehan then appealed to the Massachusetts Appeals Court which affirmed. Meehan then filed application for further review, which was granted by the Supreme Judicial Court.

Results

Timothy R. Scannell and Christina S. Cassidy recently obtained a defense verdict following a jury trial in Derby Superior Court. The Plaintiffs were guests staying at a hotel, and claimed that the hotel staff invaded their privacy by intruding upon their seclusion and placing them in a false light before the public. Specifically, the Plaintiffs claimed that the hotel staff improperly intruded in their hotel room. Afterward, the Plaintiff went to the front desk and made threatening statements and gestures to the staff. As a result, the hotel staff called the police to report the threats. As a result of the alleged invasion of privacy, the Plaintiffs claimed embarrassment, nightmares, depression and humiliation.

Our Firm

Boyle | Shaughnessy Law’s annual support of Cradles to Crayons at The Giving Factory was a great success as BSL attorneys and staff sorted clothing to be distributed to local kids in need.

Founded in 2002, Cradles to Crayons provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive – at home, at school and at play. Cradles to Crayons supplies these items free of charge by engaging and connecting communities that have with communities that need.