Disability

First Circuit Rejects Argument that Discrete Incidents of Harassment Were Part of a “Continuing Violation”

First Circuit Rejects Argument that Discrete Incidents of Harassment Were Part of a “Continuing Violation” Discrimination on the basis of disability in the workplace is illegal under both Federal and State law in Massachusetts. Employers are required to make...

In disability discrimination lawsuit, former employee held bound by inconsistent statement made in Social Security Disability benefits application

Under the principle of judicial estoppel, a party to a lawsuit is precluded from asserting a claim that is inconsistent with a prior statement or position. In Thompson v. Gold Medal Bakery, Inc., the First Circuit recently applied this principle in the context of a...

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Disability

First Circuit Rejects Argument that Discrete Incidents of Harassment Were Part of a “Continuing Violation”

In disability discrimination lawsuit, former employee held bound by inconsistent statement made in Social Security Disability benefits application

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First Circuit Rejects Argument that Discrete Incidents of Harassment Were Part of a “Continuing Violation”

In disability discrimination lawsuit, former employee held bound by inconsistent statement made in Social Security Disability benefits application

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