Learn about the different kinds of discrimination that can happen in the workplace and how you are protected under Massachusetts law. A charge of discrimination can be completed through our online system after you submit an online inquiry and we interview you.A Charge of Discrimination can be completed through our EEOC Public Portal after you submit an online inquiry and we interview you. You must reply to the allegations in the form of a written "Position Statement" that must be filed with the MCAD and served on the Complainant. In Massachusetts, you must file your claim within 300 days after you experienced a discriminatory act. A description of why you believe you were discriminated against, such as because of your race, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, pregnancy, or other reasons. Massachusetts has laws in place against discrimination on the job. Example: where employee's supervisor ridiculed employee as "pipe smoker" and "lollipop licker," employee awarded damages for harassment (Magane v. Massachusetts and federal law protect employees from discriminatory treatment. Sexual harassment in the workplace is considered a form of gender discrimination.