Where a plaintiff who was fired by the Whitinsville Golf Club has brought suit against two individual defendants who previously held leadership roles, a motion by those two defendants to dismiss the complaint should be denied despite their argument that they cannot be held liable for retaliation under Chapter 151B because they did not have the power to terminate the plaintiff.

“Ms. Kimberly Martin (‘Martin’ or ‘Plaintiff’) brings this action against her former employer, the Whitinsville Golf Club (‘WGC’ or ‘Club’), and two individual Defendants Dominic Restagno (‘Restagno’) and Anthony Guerra (‘Guerra’), who previously held leadership roles and were members of the WGC at all relevant times. Martin alleges claims of sex-based wage discrimination, retaliation, discriminatory interference and coercion, tortious interference with contractual relations, and age discrimination in violation of Massachusetts and federal law. … Defendants Restagno and Guerra move to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). …

“Before the Court is a Motion to Dismiss related to: Counts VI, Retaliation under M.G.L. ch. 151B §4(4A) (‘Chapter 151B’); Count IX, Discriminatory Interference and Coercion under M.G.L. ch. 151B §4(5); and Count X, Tortious Interference with Contractual Relations. …

“Martin asserts that sometime after Restagno and Guerra were suspended from the Club, beginning on October 3, 2023, the two Defendants coordinated a boycott among Club members to stop paying WGC dues and avoid...

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