BOSTON – Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a Democrat and a former labor leader, presides over a workforce where a lopsided portion of the jobs are held by whites and the median pay for women is 20 percent less than for men, data released Tuesday show.
The demographic breakdown of the municipal workforce was meant to provide a benchmark for Walsh's efforts to diversify the ranks of city employees, who number almost 20,000, according to a statement from the mayor's office. The "diversity dashboard" unveiled Tuesday was "built to support the city's efforts of creating a more inclusive and diverse workforce," according to the statement.
MILTON — An all-girls Catholic school has settled a lawsuit brought by the GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), alleging that the school violated state anti-discrimination law when it rescinded an offer of employment to a man married to his same-sex partner.
The settlement between Fontbonne Academy in Milton and Matthew Barrett of Dorchester comes almost five months after a Massachusetts judge ruled that the Catholic school did not qualify for the religious exemption from state employment non-discrimination laws and thus had no legal justification for its actions.
