forced to shutter<\/a> the integrated casino resort in mid-March of last year on state orders. In June, Encore Boston announced that roughly 3,000 employees were being furloughed.<\/p>\nPrior to the pandemic, Encore Boston employed 4,421 people, including 3,303 full-time and 1,118 part-time workers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUnspecified Damages<\/b><\/h2>\n
Garcia-Risk is seeking compensation for her firing from Wynn Resorts, which operates in Massachusetts under the entity Wynn MA, LLC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n“The plaintiff seeks, including without limitation, her lost wages, emotional distress damages, attorneys’ fees, costs, and interest,” the lawsuit states. “The amount is to exceed $50,000, her attorneys said in the filing.<\/p>\n
Along with Wynn Resorts, Brady Murray, the assistant front office manager at Encore Boston Harbor, is named as a defendant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n“Due to her pregnancy, Ms. Garcia-Risk experienced extreme fatigue, morning sickness, vomiting, loss of appetite and other related health\/medical issues and conditions,” her attorneys argue. “The Defendants discriminated against Ms. Garcia-Risk on the basis of her pregnancy and\/or gender\/sex. The Company failed to engage in a good faith, timely and interactive process with Ms. Garcia-Risk.”<\/p>\n
The lawsuit brings seven counts of action against the casino, including sex\/gender discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, failure to provide a reasonable employment accommodation, and retaliation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nPregnancy Discrimination<\/b><\/h2>\n
The Massachusetts<\/a> Pregnant Workers Fairness Act prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions.<\/p>\n“Generally, employers may not treat employees or job applicants less favorably than other employees based on pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, and have an obligation to accommodate pregnant workers,” explains the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD).\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe state law says examples of a “reasonable accommodation” include more frequent or longer breaks, time off, providing equipment or seating, and a modified work schedule.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A former worker at Encore Boston Harbor alleges in a lawsuit that she was discriminated against by the casino after becoming pregnant. Ana Garcia-Risk says she was hired in May of 2019 by the Wynn Resorts property as a front-desk employee. She claims she was eventually terminated after she became pregnant and could not comfortably […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":169286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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