Massachusetts Employment & Labor Law Report - June 2006

Volume VII, No. 2 (Online Edition)

• Bipolar Employee’s Outbursts Constitute “Egregious Misconduct” Under State Handicap Law
• Discrimination Claim Survives Plaintiff’s Death
• SJC Declines to Expand Application of “Continuing Violation” Doctrine
• The New Massachusetts Health Care Law
• Harassment Statute Does Not Apply to Volunteers
• Arbitration Agreement Provision Barring Class Actions Found Unconscionable
• USERRA Provides Broader Protection Than Its Predecessor
• Superior Court Affirms MCAD’s Award of Emotional Distress Damages
• Table of Cases
• Upcoming Breakfast Briefings