On June 30, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey gave partial approval to the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which included a new provision that offers certain higher education institutions and nonprofit healthcare...more
8/20/2025
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Universities ,
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In Makarevich v. USI Ins. Services, LLC, a Massachusetts federal district court judge dismissed a former employee’s claims of discrimination and unpaid wages under the Massachusetts Wage Act, concluding that she had knowingly...more
8/8/2025
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Motion to Dismiss ,
Separation Agreement ,
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State Labor Laws ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
Massachusetts law, G.L. c. 149, § 19B, makes it unlawful for an employer to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.
In addition, the statute requires that all job...more
Last July, Massachusetts joined a growing number of states mandating that employers provide pay transparency to employees. The Massachusetts pay transparency law also includes a wage data reporting component that requires...more
1/16/2025
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Compliance ,
Data Collection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EEO-1 ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Transparency ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour