MA Commission Against Discrimination Briefing
For those of you who attended the MCAD (Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination) Legislative Breakfast Tuesday, in spite of the snow, THANK YOU for coming! For those of you who couldn’t make it, we’re sorry we missed you. Attached please find a brief Newsletter with information about the MCAD – who leads the agency and how the agency carries out its important statutory mission of eradicating discrimination in the Commonwealth.
Hosted by Chairman, Julian T. Tynes and Commissioners Sunila Thomas-George and Jamie Williamson, they described the history of the agency that was founded in 1946 and its current missions. “Its statutory responsibility is to work for the public good of eliminating and preventing discrimination and to educate residents of the Commonwealth – businesses and individuals alike – with regard to their rights and duties under the Commonwealth’s anti-discrimination laws.” In 2010, 3308 cases were filed and there were a total of 5390 active cases. “Its staff investigates complaints of unlawful discrimination, offers mediation and conciliation to those involved in discrimination disputes, and prosecutes and adjudicates meritorious claims where conciliation efforts have failed.” In 2010, the highest number of cases were Disability (21.4%), Race, Color (19.1%), Sex (17.9%) , Retaliation (14.7%) and Age (12.0%). See the attached newsletter for more details.
