Amicus Announcement

THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT
ARGUMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 2007

AMICUS SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE JUNE 4, 2007.

SJC-09893
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Massachusetts Commisssion Against Discrimination & another

    The issue presented is whether accommodating an employee's religious needs (not to work from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday) constitutes an "undue hardship" within the meaning of G. L. c. 151B, § 4 (1A), where the accommodation might force the employer to violate a collective bargaining agreement.

    Interested parties may file their briefs in the Office of the Clerk for the Commonwealth, John Adams Courthouse, Suite 1-400, Pemberton Square, Boston MA 02108-1724 (Telephone 617-557-1020). Parties filing amicus briefs are expected to comply with the requirements of Rules 17, 19 and 20 of Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure. Amicus briefs, to assist the court, should focus on the ramifications of a decision and not solely on the interests of the parties filing such briefs.

Susan Mellen, Clerk

February 22, 2007