Scope and Purpose

804 CMR 1.00 establishes rules for procedure and practice before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. The purpose of 804 CMR 1.00 is to achieve a just, speedy and fair determination of matters before the Commission in the service of its mission to eradicate discrimination in the Commonwealth. In the interests of justice, the Commission may exercise its discretion and relax the application of 804 CMR 1.00. The Commission shall issue such orders and fashion such relief as shall vindicate the rights of victims of discrimination and effectuate the purposes of the statutes it enforces.