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19 December 2015

Judge Rules Against Catholic Prep School in Gay Hire Case

A Massachusetts judge has ruled that a Catholic all-girls school violated state anti-discrimination law by rescinding a job offer to a gay man in a same-sex marriage.  It's a victory for a Massachusetts man denied employment based on his sexual orientation.
A Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that the all-girls Catholic high school Fontbonne Academy in Milton had violated anti-discrimination laws when it rescinded a 2013 Food Services Director job offer to Matthew Barrett after he listed his husband as his emergency contact.