United States First Circuit
Murray v. Warren Pumps, LLC, 13-2133
In a suit brought against plaintiff's former employer and its parent company, claiming that their actions toward him violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its Massachusetts analog, 42 U.S.C. sections 2112(a) and (b)(5)(A) and M.G.L. ch. 151B section 4(16), and alleging a state common law claim that he had been terminated from his employment for raising complaints about suspected workplace safety violations, in contravention of Massachusetts public policy, the District Court's grant of summary judgment to defendant on all claims is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff cannot establish a nexus between his complaints about disability harassment and the alleged retaliation; and 2) Massachusetts courts recognize limitations on the protection afforded to at-will employees under the public policy exception and the district court adhered to the line drawn in the state court decisions.
Appellate Information
- Decided
- Published 2016/04/25
Judges
- HOWARD
Court
- United States First Circuit