Legal Question in Employment Law in Massachusetts
I recently filed a discrimination claim against my job. It was recently delivered via U.S.Mail.On 5/11/10 Two days after arriving. I was pulled in the office for allegely recording conversations between The party I filed against. This is not true. Another Mgr said he saw it in my bra. I was suspended from my job because of this.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Your employer cannot retaliate against you for bringing a claim. Make sure you continue working well at you job. If you have emails or other documents relative to your claim, you should print them and take them home. Don't quit you job. You may want to keep a journal regarding what is happening on a daily basis but asse it may be discoverable in litigation.
The timing of the suspension is suspicious, and the courts have ruled that discipline that in close in time to a complaint of discrimination raises an inference of retaliation. The accusation that you secretly recorded conversations with another person is a serious one because in most cases this would be a felony under Massachusetts law. Accusing a person of a crime and then publishing such a statement is illegal if the accusation is false and can lead to damages for slander and defamation. I would want to find out more about your case before suggesting what would be a good course for you to pursue.
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