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Whistleblower charge doesn’t preempt employee’s discrimination claims
City solicitor also deemed ‘employer’ for Equal Pay Act purposes
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A municipal attorney who accused Revere’s city solicitor of harassment, unequal pay, Wage Act violations, and unethical conduct did not waive her claims by also filing a whistleblower suit, a U.S. District Court judge has held.
Plaintiff Cheryl A. McCormick, a former assistant city solicitor in Revere, claimed that City Solicitor Paul Capizzi subjected her to constant harassment and humiliation, ensured she was paid less than male colleagues, and interfered with her request to take family leave.
The plaintiff also claimed her signature was forged on a tax bill certification she had refused to sign because it included unethically exorbitant fines assessed against a particular property and nothing was done when she complained.
McCormick, who was terminated after putting the defendant city of Revere on notice of her bias and harassment claims, further alleged that her personal property was ransacked after her firing, her personal email account was hacked, and she was not paid the wages owed to her in a timely manner.
McCormick sued for gender discrimination and retaliation under Chapter 151B, and violation of the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act, Wage Act and Family Medical Leave Act.
She also brought suit against the city under the Massachusetts Whistleblower Statute, G.L.c. 149,...
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