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This week, a federal judge held that Massachusetts Workers Compensation Statute does not necessarily preclude a jury award for emotional distress damages for intentional torts on the job. Attorney Ana Munoz spoke with Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly about the decision, saying “Because this is the kind of emotional distress injury that touches upon other areas of public policy, those injuries are outside the core of what workers’ compensation was designed to protect.

Read more here: https://masslawyersweekly.com/2025/10/10/iied-race-retaliation-workers-comp-massachusetts/

Attorney Ana Munoz spoke with WBUR about a court order striking down Boston City Council’s new district map. Munoz told Morning Edition “Boston’s a majority minority city, but historically this is not a city that’s had people from minoritized groups be decision makers… how do we figure out how to build a city that looks like our city and reflects the diversity of our city in a way that doesn’t lead to conflict or lawsuits? That’s a really hard problem.” The full segment can be listened to here.