Employers must provide current employees with written notice of the 2025 contribution rates for the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. Employees must receive notice of the 2025 contribution rates on...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employees at a Cresco Labs cannabis cultivation facility in Massachusetts recently made an unexpected and significant decision: they chose to say goodbye to their union membership just shy of their first...more
5/14/2024
/ Agribusiness ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Relations ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
State and Local Government ,
UFCW ,
Unions
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Act requires employers to post a notice and to annually notify employees of updates to contribution rates and weekly benefit amounts....more
12/5/2023
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Reform ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Effective November 1, 2023, the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law will allow employees to supplement (i.e. “top off”) benefits received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with any available accrued...more
10/10/2023
/ Accrued Benefits ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Medical Leave ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: After a remand from the Fifth Circuit, a trial court has upheld the validity of the Department of Labor’s 2021 regulation codifying the 80/20 rule, raising the possibility of another appeal....more
8/1/2023
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Food Service Workers ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Labor Reform ,
Minimum Wage ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour