In an industry long dominated by men, a Latina immigrant is taking a stand against systemic discrimination and intimidation at a large Massachusetts construction company. Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) has filed a discrimination complaint on behalf of Ms....
DACA Recipient Resolves Employment Discrimination Dispute with Fast Food Restaurant Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) announced the favorable resolution of an employment discrimination case involving a Latina woman and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient who was unlawfully denied employment at a fast-food restaurant in the Greater Boston...
Diversity Manager Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Framingham Public Schools Lawyers for Civil Rights filed a discrimination complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) against Framingham Public Schools on behalf of Ms. Saundra Edwards, the District’s former Diversity, Inclusion, and Compliance Manager. The complaint...
Breaking Down Barriers to Career and Technical Education Lawyers for Civil Rights is urging the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to revise proposed amendments to Career and Technical Education (CTE) admissions regulations that continue to disadvantage historically marginalized students. In public comments submitted to the...
Statement from Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, the Executive Director of Lawyers for Civil Rights, a legal organization in Boston providing free legal support to people of color, immigrants, and low-income people: At Lawyers for Civil Rights, our commitment to advancing civil rights remains unshaken. As a non-profit, non-partisan organization, our...
Lack of Diversity in Public Employment in Boston and Across the Commonwealth Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) will join Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia and other prominent leaders, including the leadership of the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers (MAMLEO), in a press conference at City Hall Plaza to call for greater diversity...
Advocate for English Language Learners Sues Boston Public Schools For Discrimination, Retaliation Long-Time Employee Forced Out After Objecting To BPS’s Mistreatment of English Language Learners Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) and Pontikes Law, LLC, filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court on behalf of Ms. Aketa Narang Kapur,...
No Path to Justice for Victims of Discrimination in the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Escalating long-simmering concerns over deficiencies at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD”), the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts (“ULEM”) and Lawyers for Civil Rights (“LCR”) have issued a demand...
