THOMAS v. EDI SPECIALISTS, INC.; MILLS


437 Mass. 536 (2002)

JENNIFER THOMAS v. EDI SPECIALISTS, INC.; STEVEN A. MILLS, third-party defendant.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

August 15, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall T. Weeks, Jr. (Matthew C. Worthen with him) for EDI Specialists, Inc.

John T. Landry, III, for Steven A. Mills.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Cynthia L. Amara for New England Legal Foundation.

Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, Catherine C. Ziehl & Kathleen Z. Quill, Assistant Attorneys General, for the Attorney General.

Robert S. Mantell for Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association.

Present: GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, SOSMAN, & CORDY, JJ.


COWIN, J.

We decide today whether an employer has a right of contribution or indemnification against an offending employee for alleged violations of G. L. c. 151B. Jennifer Thomas filed a discrimination action in the Superior Court pursuant to G. L. c. 151B against her employer, EDI Specialists, Inc. (EDI). In her complaint, she names Steven A. Mills, a fellow employee, as a primary offender. EDI filed a third-party complaint...

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