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Financial services firm settles discrimination claim
$395,000 settlement
Mass. Lawyers Weekly Staff//February 26, 2026//
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The plaintiff was a middle-aged white woman who worked for a financial services firm. She had gender discrimination claims under Chapter 151B for failure to receive an internal promotion and also claims under the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act because she was not paid commensurately with some of her male colleagues.
The defendant disputed liability and argued that the failure to promote was justified because the male who was promoted was more qualified.
After discovery and depositions, and a few months before an arbitration hearing, the matter settled at mediation.
Action: Employment
Injuries alleged: Failure to receive promotion, failure to receive pay equal to that of male counterparts
Case name: Withheld
Court/case no.: Withheld
Jury and/or judge: N/A (mediated)
Name of mediator: Judge Janet L. Sanders (Ret.), JAMS
Amount: $395,000
Date: November 2025
Attorney: Matthew J. Fogelman of Fogelman Law, Newton (for the plaintiff)
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