Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action threatens decades of progress in breaking down systemic barriers and leveling the playing field. To help mitigate the harm, empower organizations, and strengthen opportunity pipelines, LCR is engaging in intensive community advocacy and legal education, providing a wealth of legal advice, technical assistance, and resources – all while combating rollbacks in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). LEARN MORE
Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Boston Public Schools: LCR filed a race discrimination and retaliation case on behalf of a South Asian multilingual educator and administrator forced out of BPS after raising concerns about the treatment of English Language Learner students. LEARN MORE
Enhancing Diversity in Public Hiring: LCR has long advocated for greater diversity and representation in public safety agencies. Promotional exams – like those used by the Boston Police Department — disproportionately impact communities of color, yet the City of Boston continues using them, maintaining a barrier to equitable promotion. LEARN MORE
In response to #MeToo and #YoTambién, LCR is also bringing creative litigation to ensure that low-wage workers see themselves reflected in the movement against workplace sexual harassment.
Lawyers for Civil Rights supports the passage of Amendment 41, “Fairness for Agricultural Laborers,” to ensure that farmworkers in Massachusetts receive fair wages, overtime pay, and other basic workplace protections. A key element of the amendment is compensation...
Lawyers for Civil Rights supports the passage of Amendment 41, “Fairness for...
The following op-ed appeared recently in the Boston Business Journal Justice...
Civil Rights Groups Call on Massachusetts to Withdraw Proposed MCAD Regulations...
Martin Luther King, Jr. reminded us, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it...