On February 14, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued General Counsel Memorandum 25-05 (“GC 25-05”), which rescinded dozens of previously issued memoranda and...more
2/25/2025
/ Discipline ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Workplace Investigations
Effective today (August 27th), individuals must wear masks in all of Boston’s indoor public settings. As the City of Boston explained in its August 20th “Order Requiring Face Coverings in the City of Boston,” the mask mandate...more
Join AiVi Nguyen and Chelsie Vokes for the Shecession webcast “COVID-19 + Working Women: How to Reverse the Shecession” presented by the Worcester Business Journal. AiVi will be moderating the webinar, and Chelsie joins a...more
Massachusetts enacted legislation this past summer (Acts 2018, c. 121, the “Act”) creating its first state-administered Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (the “Program”). Employers of all sizes are required to participate...more
11/26/2018
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Medical Leave ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Paid Leave ,
Payroll Taxes ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
New restrictions on employer requests for applicant criminal record information during the hiring process take effect in Massachusetts on October 13, 2018, and all employers are encouraged to review their employment...more
9/27/2018
/ Amended Legislation ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Justice Reform ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Expungement ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Misdemeanors ,
Notice Requirements ,
State Labor Laws