Amicus Announcement
SJC-10586
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT
ARGUMENT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 2010
AMICUS SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 16, 2010
SJC-10586
Global NAPS v. Martha Awiszus & others
Whether a Superior Court judge properly accorded substantial deference to a "guideline" published by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination that requires an employer to provide written notice to a female employee who is absent from work by reason of childbirth if the employer does not plan to guarantee maternity leave benefits beyond the eight weeks specified in the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act, G. L. c. 149, § 105D.
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 |
December 4, 2009