Employers Lose Right to Jury Trial

Overlawyered reports that the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has overruled its own 1997 decision by now holding that even though employees have an absolute right to seek a jury trial rather than have their bias claims decided by the state anti-bias agency, employers do not have the same right. Why? Because letting employers opt for a jury trial was undermining the state agency's authority. The local ACLU (which filed an amicus brief in the case) praised the decision.