Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

By James M. Hlawek and Ariel Cudkowicz

Seyfarth Synopsis:  An employer terminated an employee for secretly searching for confidential documents on her employer’s computer system to use against the employer as part of a discrimination complaint.  Massachusetts’ highest court found that the termination may be unlawful retaliation.

An employee who has brought a discrimination complaint secretly looks through your company’s
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