Massachusetts Employment & Labor Law Report - December 2004

Volume V, No. 4 - Online Version

The Massachusetts Employment & Labor Law Report presents a summary of the latest developments and decisions in the Massachusetts State Courts.

This month’s newsletter focuses on:

• Employer's Dress Code Prevails in Religious Discrimination Claim
• SJC Enforces Covenant Not to Compete in Franchise Agreement
• Bipolar Employee's Outbursts Constituted "Egregious Misconduct" Under State Handicap Law
• Supervisor Liable for Terminating Employee in Violation of Public Policy
• Employer Not Required to Accommodate Chronically Absent Employee
• MCAD Finds Skin Cancer Not a Handicap
• Employee's Rudeness Precludes Receipt of Unemployment Benefits
• Voluntary Retiree Awarded Back Pay