Know Your Legal Rights

We hope these Q & As will help you raise your voice.

The MTA Division of Legal Services has prepared a series of questions and answers to assist our K-12 and higher education leaders and members in addressing the myriad state and federal laws and regulations that affect their professional lives. We hope these questions and answers will not only stimulate your interest in your legal rights as educators, but also help you raise your voice if you think your rights, or the rights of your colleagues, have not been fully recognized.

Questions and Answers Series

• Public Sector Strikes in Massachusetts
• The Massachusetts Pay Equity Act
• The Massachusetts School Bullying Prevention and Intervention Law
• Nonrenewal of Non-PTS Teachers
• Your Rights as a School Employee Facing Suspension
• Pregnancy and Parental Leave for School Employees
• Special Education and Special Educator Liability
• An Act Relative to Background Checks
• Weingarten: The Right to Representation
• What To Do If You're RIF'd