Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits

Mirick O'Connell Named Tier 1 Firm by U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" in 2025

28 Mirick O'Connell Attorneys Named to 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List

24 Mirick O'Connell Attorneys Named to 2025 Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch List

Anthony DaSilva quoted in "Why corporate jet perks are coming under federal scrutiny"

Brian Casaceli and Spencer Holland Elected to Partnership

Marc Terry selected as a member of the newly formed AASA Committee to enhance advocacy work with federal agencies and Congress

THE CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT

Attorney Marc Terry Named COSA Chair

2024 Best Lawyers Awards Announced

Trusts and Estates e-News: Episode 2 of Trusts and Estates Podcast Series

Mirick O'Connell Launches Trusts and Estates Podcast Series

Reid Wakefield quoted in Newsweek, "Employer 'Hounding' Worker for His Baby's Birth Certificate Sparks Debate

Jonathan Sigel quoted in "Employer's Guide to Drug Testing in the Workplace"

Anthony P. DaSilva, Jr. quoted in "Considering a Voluntary Retirement Program to Cut Costs? Read This First"

25 Mirick O'Connell lawyers recognized as 2023 Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2023

Four Attorneys Recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers 2023

Nicholas Anastasopoulos quoted in Worcester Business Journal, "Labor's long fight in Worcester"

PODCAST: MA Employers Must Pay Final Wages or Face Treble Damages

Jonathan Sigel quoted in Boston.com, "What benefits are required for summer employees?"

Ashlyn Dowd featured in Community Legal Aid

Robert Kilroy quoted in Part B News article, "CMS' vaccine rules lay out staff deadlines, how to handle hold-outs"

Amanda Baer quoted in UNLEASH article, "Should employers cut sick pay for the unvaccinated?"

Worcester Business Journal Recognizes Mirick O'Connell as "Best Law Firm" for Business

Happy New Year from Mirick O'Connell

Betsy Landry Receives "Outstanding Women in Business" Award from Worcester Business Journal

e-Alert: Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave - Benefits Extended

e-Alert: Should Employers Consider Surcharges for Unvaccinated Workers?

e-Alert: What Employers Need to Know about President Biden's "Path Out of the Pandemic" COVID-19 Action Plan

17 Mirick O'Connell Attorneys Named to 2022 Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch List

PODCAST: Jonathan Sigel discusses the MA Paid Family and Medical Leave

PODCAST: Anthony DaSilva discusses Protecting Employee Retirement Plans from Cyberattacks

Amanda Baer was quoted in Ragan's Workplace Wellness Insider article "5 Issues Every Organization Should Consider in Planning Their Return to Work

Bob Kilroy quoted in Boston Business Journal article, "Covid Surge Puts Wrinkle in Some Employers' Return-to-Office Plans""

PODCAST: Reid Wakefield discusses Massachusetts Emergency COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

e-Alert: DOL Issues Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries

e-Alert: Supreme Court Finds School District Violated First Amendment for Off-Campus Speech

e-Alert: Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave - Updated Guidance and Resources

Amanda Baer will be on Worcester County Bar Association panel "Maximizing your Remote Stenography and Videography Services now and Post-Pandemic"

PODCAST: Ken Pickering discusses Preventing, Detecting and Responding to Employee Fraud

e-Alert: Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave - Employer Guidance

Anthony P. DaSilva, Jr. Joins Mirick O'Connell

Reid Wakefield quoted in Forbes article "What the EEOC's Updated Covid Guidelines Mean for Business Leaders"

Amanda Baer interviewed by Spectrum News 1 "Back to the Office: What Employers and Employees Can Expect with a Return to Work"

Amanda Baer quoted in Workest by Zenefits article "Can Small Businesses require COVID Vaccines in the Workplace?"

e-Alert: COVID-19 and Masks: Updated Guidance from OSHA and Massachusetts

e-Alert: COVID-19 and Masks: Should Employers Continue to Require Masks in the Workplace?

Brian Casaceli quoted in LegalZoom "Vaccinations, Masks, and Small Business Rights"

Best Lawyers release the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in New England

Kim Rozak quoted in Telegram, "Can employers mandate vaccine? Experts discuss strategies to maintain workforce health and safety in the era of COVID-19"

PODCAST: Amanda Baer discusses American Rescue Plan Act and FFCRA

Amanda Baer Named Partner

James Donnelly and Chris Collins to co-chair MBA 18th Annual In-House Counsel Conference: The New (Not So) Normal

David Surprenant was quoted in Telegram & Gazette article "Mirick O'Connell signs 10-year lease renewal with Mercantile Center in downtown Worcester"

Amanda Baer was quoted in the Healthline.com article "Why Many Employers Want to Make COVID-19 Vaccines Mandatory,"

Mirick O'Connell Wins First Place for Law Firms in Worcester Business Journal Best of Business

PODCAST: Amanda Baer discusses Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Claims

Jonathan Sigel quoted in Zenefits.com article "Time Theft: How SMBs Can Detect and Control it"

D. Moschos quoted in American Banker article "Banks could be ripe targets for age-bias lawsuits"

Mirick O'Connell Named Tier 1 Firm by U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" in 2021

PODCAST: Mirick O'Connell attorneys discuss Remembering RBGT: Her Life and Legacy

PODCAST: Marc Terry discusses Reopening of Public Schools during COVID-19 Pandemic

PODCAST: Rich Van Nostrand discusses Non-Competition Agreements Act of Massachusetts

Rich Van Nostrand provides background of the Non-Competition Agreements Act of Massachusetts and its impact on businesses since its passing.

PODCAST: Chris Collins discusses the Benefit of Serving in the Community

17 Mirick O'Connell Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch List

e-Alert: Federal Court in New York Strikes Down Parts of the Department of Labor's Regulations Interpreting the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

PODCAST: Nick Anastasopoulos and Jim Croteau of Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. discuss How do Businesses Protect Themselves, their Employees and Clients as Businesses Start to Reopen?

e-Alert: COVID-19: OSHA's Updated Guidance - Face Masks in the Workplace/ United States Supreme Court Issues Historic Decision Protecting LGBT Workers from Employment Discrimination

PODCAST: Reid Wakefield discusses Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination in Massachusetts | Recorded 6.10.20

e-Alert: New PPP Flexibility Act Extends Forgiveness Period and Maturity Date Among other Benefits

We Stand in Solidarity: A message to our clients and our community.

PODCAST: Brian Casaceli is joined by Stephen Graham of CEA to discuss reopening your business or building operations while minimizing the risk of becoming a COVID-19 Hot Spot | Recorded 6.2.20

e-Alert: Update on COVID-19 Workplace Health and Safety Enforcement by OSHA and the Massachusetts Attorney General

e-Alert: The Next Phase in the COVID-19 Battle for School Districts: Budget Cuts, Furloughs, Layoffs and Collective Bargaining

PODCAST: Bob Kilroy discusses issues employers may face upon re-entry into the workplace during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Recorded 5.15.20

e-Alert: Treasury Department issues New Guidance on "Necessity" Certification for PPP Loan Recipients

PODCAST: Jonathan Sigel discusses re-entry into the workplace after the COVID-19 pandemic

e-Alert: Massachusetts Legislature Passes Remote Notarization Bill / Recommendations to Ensure Workplace Safety in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Non-Healthcare Employers

PODCAST: Arthur Bergeron talks about alternatives to nursing homes during COVID-19 | Recorded 4.27.20

PODCAST: Rich Van Nostrand discusses Diversity & Inclusion

PODCAST: Mike Refolo discusses Navigating your Business During COVID-19

e-Alert: Employee Benefits Tax Relief under the CARES Act

PODCAST: Nick Anastasopoulos discusses employer-union relations during COVID-19

e-Alert: COVID-19 Legal Updates: Employment Law | Estate Planning | Business

Webinar: New Regulations: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

PODCAST: Marc Terry discusses School Law and COVID-19 (4.3.20)

PODCAST: Brian Casaceli discusses EFMLA and FFCRA (4.1.20)

e-Alert: Payroll Tax Relief; SBA Loans

Bob Kilroy quoted in Worcester Business Journal article, "Key steps for businesses to survive the coronavirus crisis"

WEBINAR: Latest DOL Guidance regarding Families First Act

e-Alert: Extended Closure due to COVID-19 Raises Multiple Issues for Schools

PODCAST: Amanda Baer talks about the Emergency Sick Leave Act (3.25.20)

e-Alert: Tax Extension/ DOL Releases Poster of Employee Rights/Impact on Construction Industry

Employment Law Webinar Recording Available

e-Alert: Department of Homeland Security Relaxes Standards for Verifying Work Authorization

e-Alert: Congress Passes Families First Coronavirus Response Act/ April 15 Reprieve

e-Alert: Long-term Care and Estate Planning/ Coronavirus Impact on the Workplace/ Construction Industry

Mirick O'Connell recognized as "Best Law Firm" for business by Worcester Business Journal

Bob Kilroy quoted in Health Risk Management article, "Federal Wage and Hour Labor Laws May Confuse Healthcare Employers"

The New Massachusetts Non-Compete Law

14 Mirick O'Connell attorneys recognized in 2019 The Best Lawyers in America

Telegram's One on One with Employment Attorney Jonathan Sigel

Jonathan Sigel interviewed by NECN - How to Prepare for Mass Equity Pay Law

Mirick O'Connell Ranked Largest Law Firm in Central MA

Jonathan Sigel interviewed by Worcester News Tonight, "Equity Pay in the Workplace"

Mirick O'Connell Voted Best Law Firm For Business

Do Your COBRA Notices Comply with the Law? If Not, Your Organization Could be Susceptible to a Class Action Lawsuit

Previously Enjoined Salary Basis Test for White Collar Exempt Employees Has Been Permanently Struck Down by U.S. District Court Judge in Texas

Massachusetts Enacts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Massachusetts High Court Recognizes Employee Right of Qualified Medical Marijuana Users To Allege Handicap Discrimination For Off-Site Use of Medicinal Marijuana

Worcester T&G "One on One" with Jonathan Sigel

Marc Terry Elected to the National COSA Board

Nicholas Anastasopoulos Named one of the "Top 20 Lawyers in Traditional Labor & Employment Law" by Human Resource Executive Magazine and Lawdragon

Mirick O'Connell Voted Best Law Firm

Bob Kilroy talks about the new Marijuana Act on Radio Entrepreneurs

Amanda Baer interviewed by WCVB "Companies determine practices when marijuana becomes legal in Massachusetts"

Highlights from our "Off the Clock" Employment Blog

Mirick O'Connell Featured in Worcester Telegram

Worcester Chamber Salutes Mirick O'Connell on 100 Years of Excellence

Mirick O'Connell Celebrates 100th Anniversary!

Paralegal Cheryl Spakauskas Honored by MA Lawyers Weekly, Excellence in the Law award

Mirick O'Connell Recognized as "Best Law Firm for Business" by the WBJ

14 Attorneys selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America

BREAKING NEWS: Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement Enjoined, including Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Employer Obligations Under the MA Paid Family Medical Leave Law"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Update: "U.S. District Court Strikes Down Department of Labor's Final Rule Increasing the Salary Thresholds for Salaried Exempt Executive, Administrative..."

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Massachusetts Expands Permitted Uses of Earned Sick Time"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "FTC's Non-Compete Ban Ruled Unenforceable by Federal Judge"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "A Reminder That the Department of Labor's Final Rule Increasing the Salary Thresholds for Salaried, Exempt Executive, Administrative, and ..."

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Federal Trade Commission Bans Non-Competition Clauses"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Overtime Protections Expanded for Millions of Workers"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Dartmouth College Men's Basketball Team Held to Be Employees of Institution and Allowed to Unionize"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "New California Non-Compete Law Prohibits Almost All Non-Compete Agreements and Requires Notice to Certain Current and Former Employees"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "All Employees Now Permitted to 'Top Off' Benefits Under Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "NLRB General Counsel Expresses Views on Non-Competes Violating the NLRA"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Navigating Pay Transparency Laws: What Employers Need to Know"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Private Employers Take Note: Overbroad Non-Disparagement & Confidentiality Restrictions..."

e-Alert: "The NLRB Pendulum Swings Back: Employers Face Increased Liability for Damages, While It's Once Again Easier for Smaller Worker Groups to Organize"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Employers Must Remember Their Obligations under the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Massachusetts "CROWN" Law Prohibits Discrimination Based on Hairstyle"

Don't Delay: MA Employers Are Now Strictly Liable for Three Times the Amount of Wages for Late Payments With No Safe Harbor for Paying in Full Prior to Suit!

Court Lifts Stay on OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard Regarding COVID-19, OSHA Exercising Discretion in Enforcing ETS Until January 10

Massachusetts Legislature Enacts School Anti-Lunch Shaming Law

OSHA's COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) - Temporarily Blocked

e-Alert: Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave - Benefits Extended

e-Alert: Should Employers Consider Surcharges for Unvaccinated Workers?

e-Alert: DOL Issues Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries

e-Alert: Supreme Court Finds School District Violated First Amendment for Off-Campus Speech

Remote Public Meetings Authorized Through April of 2022

Employer Tax Credits for Employee Paid Leave Due to COVID-19 Applies to Government Entities

COVID-19 Mandates in the Workplace

DOL Publishes Model Notices for COBRA Subsidies

Extension of 2020 Massachusetts Tax Return Filing and Payment

Extension of 2020 Federal Tax Return Filing and Payment

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Contains New COBRA Subsidies

American Rescue Plan and Paid Leave: What Employers Need to Know

e-Alert: New Gathering and Capacity Restrictions Effective December 26; SJC Upholds Governor's Authority to Issue COVID-19 Orders

The Next Phase in the COVID-19 Battle for School Districts: Budget Cuts, Furloughs, Layoffs and Collective Bargaining

Recent COVID-19 Legislation Provides Payroll Tax Relief to Employers

Governor Files Bill to Help Delay Town Meeting Season During COVID-19 Emergency

The Coronavirus and Its Impact on the Workplace

U.S. Dept of Education and U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services Updates Joint Guidance on the Applicability of FERPA and HIPAA to Student Records

DOL Issues Final Rule on Joint Employer Regulations Under the FLSA

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule About How to Calculate "Rate of Pay" Under Fair Labor Standards Act

New DOL FLSA Rule Issued September 24, 2016

Massachusetts Legislature Responds to Janus Decision

Cadillac Tax

More News on the Noncompete Front: Employers Should Still Expect Strict Scrutiny of Their Restrictive Covenant Agreements

Department of Family and Medical Leave Announces Extension of Time to Provide Notice to Employees

Commonwealth's Department of Family and Medical Leave Has Published a Workplace Poster and Notice Forms for Employees and Independent Contractors

A Rebalancing for Wage Act Claims and Class Actions?

Coming to a Workplace Near You: New Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Regulations Appear Imminent

Is Your Noncompete Still Valid? Technically Yes, But... Recent Decision Foreshadows How The New Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act May Impact Existing Agreements

Governor Baker Signs Noncompetition Bill into Law

Massachusetts Legislature Passes Long-Anticipated Act Limiting Noncompetition Agreements

Attorney General's Office Releases Guidance Interpreting an Act to Establish Pay Equity

Individual Superintendent Evaluations Not Subject to Release under Open Meeting Law

Employees May Now File Discrimination Complaints Online with EEOC

U.S. Dept. of Education Interim Guidance to Schools and Colleges for Addressing Sexual Misconduct on Campus

Student Free Speech Rights

Do Your COBRA Notices Comply with the Law?

Previously Enjoined Salary Basis Test for White Collar Exempt Employees Has Been Permanently Struck Down by U.S. District Court Judge in Texas

MA Enacts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Revised Form I-9 Issued

MA High Court Recognizes Employee Right of Qualified Medical Marijuana Users to Allege Handicap Discrimination for Off-Site Use of Medical Marijuana

Does your Commission Plan Comply with the MA Wage Act?

What Should School Districts do When ICE Comes Knocking?

Quick Hits from the National COSA Conference

Could You be Liable for the Sins of Your Staffing Agency?

2017 Employment Law Changes

Department of Labor's Final Rule Increasing Salary Threshold for White Collar Exempt Employees Will Not Take Effect on December 1st, As Originally Planned

What Recreational Marijuana Means for Massachusetts Employers

With Veterans' Day Approaching, Employers Should Be Aware of New Veterans' Rights

OCR Seeks to Ensure Compliance with Website Accessibility Guidelines

School Residency-Enrollment Issues

DOL Issues Final Rule Updating Overtime Regulations

The Defend Trade Secrets Act: A Federal Remedy for the Misappropriation of Trade Secrets

Drug Testing of CDL Drivers Through Use of Hair Samples on Hold

Supreme Judicial Court's Decision in Somerville v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board Represents Big Win for Municipalities on Retiree Health Insurance Benefits

MA Expands Leave for Birth or Adoption to Male Employees

New Law Gives Preference in Hiring and Promotion Decisions to Veterans

New Law Requires Coaches be Certified in CPR

New OSHA Requirements for Notice of Employee Hospitalization

Massachusetts Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave Law

Federal Appeals Court Halts Implementation of NLRB Employees' Rights Posting

New Limits on Employer Access To and Use Of Criminal Records Take Effect on May 4, 2012

Attorney General Announces $2.8 Million Settlement with 3 Companies that Violated Massachusetts Prevailing Wage and Misclassification Laws

Supreme Judicial Court Issues Much Anticipated Quinn Bill Decision

Transgender Discrimination Protection

Massachusetts Court Upholds Students' Suspensions for Hazing Incident

Principal and Teacher Who Exchanged Intimate E-Mails May Proceed with Invasion of Privacy Claim Against Employer

Executive Order Loosens Open Meeting Law Requirements During Coronavirus Emergency

2023 Employment Law Seminar

Mirick O'Connell Attorneys Present at MBA's In-House Counsel Conference

Every HR Professional's Nightmare: Handling Difficult Leave and Accommodation Scenarios under FMLA, PFMLA, ADA and in light of the COVID Pandemic

Mirick O'Connell Attorneys to Speak at Massachusetts Bar Association 19th Annual In-House Counsel Conference: Avoiding Traps for the Unwary

Reid Wakefield to Present "COVID-19 Employment Legal Issues" at the MA Municipal Auditors and Accountants Association Fall Conference

WEBINAR: OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard

Spring Webinar Series: Workplace Investigations in Today's World

Spring Webinar Series: Paid Family Medical Leave: Are We Having Fun Yet?

Spring Webinar Series: What Employers Need to Know About the American Rescue Act of 2021 and the anticipated MA COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave

Spring Webinar Series: Should Employers Mandate Vaccinations and Mandate Remote Workers to Return to Working On Site?

Richard Van Nostrand to speak at Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly webinar "Proposed National Ban on Noncompetes: What Employers Need to Know"

POSTPONED: Employment Law Conference 2020

Employment Conference 2020

Brian Casaceli to present, "Protecting Your Business's Customer Goodwill and Confidential Information" at the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce

D. Moschos and Kim Rozak to provide an "Update on the New Federal Overtime Regulations" at the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce

Marc Terry to Present at MassEdCo's Fall Forum: Cyberbullying: Current Research and Trends

Update on the Massachusetts Family and Medical Leave Act and its New Regulations and Review of the New Proposed FLSA Overtime Rules and Filing with EEOC

Jonathan Sigel Speaks at "Workplace Violence" Seminar

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Seminar

OSHA and MA DSL Compliance and Workplace Safety Seminar

The Massachusetts Equal Pay Act and Pay Equity Audits: Why and How?

TO BE RESCHEDULED! The Massachusetts Equal Pay Act and Pay Equity Audits: Why and How?

Rich Van Nostrand to serve on MCLE Panel, "1st Look at Massachusetts' New Noncompete & Trade Secrets Laws"

Addiction in the Workplace Forum: Bob Kilroy to serve on panel

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Seminar

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Seminar

D. Moschos and Kim Rozak to present at the Worcester Chamber of Commerce

John McMorrow to present on The DOL Fiduciary Investment Advice Rule

Mirick O'Connell sponsors Safe Homes Gala & People Of Courage Awards

Mirick O'Connell participates in National Wear Red Day

Mirick O'Connell sponsors Worcester Chamber of Commerce 145th Annual Meeting

Mirick O'Connell sponsors the 12th Annual UMass Winter Ball

Mirick O'Connell sponsors Massachusetts Bar Association 2020 Annual Dinner

Mirick O'Connell sponsors the Worcester Regional Research Bureau 34th Annual Meeting

Combating COVID-19-Related Fraud Starts with Training Employees

Off the Clock: Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Blog

Dartmouth College Men’s Basketball Team Held to Be Employees of Institution and Allowed to Unionize

In the Matter of Trustees of Dartmouth College & Service Employees International Union, Local 560, Case 01-RC-325633 (2024), the Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB” or the “Board”) has provided yet another expansion of the Board’s on-going …

New California Non-Compete Law Prohibits Almost All Non-Compete Agreements and Requires Notice to Certain Current and Former Employees by February 14

California has long taken an extremely strong position against non-compete agreements, but new laws which took effect January 1, 2024 make that prohibition even stronger and impact employers nationwide who have any employees in California.  California now expressly prohibits any …

Navigating Pay Transparency Laws: What Employers Need to Know

Over the last several years, in an effort to close the gender pay gap, several states and localities across the country have enacted pay transparency laws that, generally, require employers of certain sizes with employees in those locations to disclose …

Private Employers Take Note: Overbroad Non-Disparagement & Confidentiality Restrictions in Severance Agreements Run Afoul of the National Labor Relations Act

As many employers well know, it is customary to include non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions in severance agreements that prohibit departing employees from (i) making disparaging, critical, or otherwise detrimental comments concerning the employer and (ii) disclosing information concerning the substance, …

Is Your Company in Compliance With Executive Order 13706?

In September 2015, Executive Order 13706 was signed, requiring employers that enter into covered contracts with the federal government to provide covered employees with up to seven days (56 hours) of paid sick leave annually, including paid leave allowing for …

SJC Finds Public Meeting Comment Restrictions Unconstitutional

Government boards and committees should review their public comment policies following a decision this week by the Supreme Judicial Court holding that a “civility code” violated the Massachusetts Constitution’s Declaration of Rights and the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act. In Barron v. …

The FTC’s Proposed Ban On Noncompetes – Predictions

Following his election, President Biden issued “The Biden Plan for Strengthening Worker Organizing, Collective Bargaining and Unions,” in which he promised to work with Congress to “eliminate all non-compete agreements” with very limited exceptions. While a bipartisan bill, the Workforce …

Update Policies to Comply with the Massachusetts CROWN Act

At the end of October 2022, the Massachusetts Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Natural and Protective Hairstyles (the “CROWN Act”) went into effect. The CROWN Act expands the definition of “race” under Chapter 151B to include “traits historically associated with …

2023 Changes in Massachusetts Employment Laws

            Beginning January 1, 2023, changes to the Massachusetts Minimum Wage Law, retail premium pay, and Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law take effect. Changes to Minimum Wage & Premium Pay Changes to Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) …

Employers Must Remember Their Obligations under the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

The Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (the “Act”), which went into effect on April 1, 2018, amended Massachusetts General Law c. 151B to include “pregnancy or a condition related to pregnancy, including, but not limited to, lactation, or the need …