The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the latest of many jurisdictions—including neighboring Vermont as well as Minnesota—to adopt new laws promoting pay equity....more
9/6/2024
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Important changes are coming to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law (PFML), which requires covered employers to provide eligible employees with paid time off for certain qualifying absences. First, the...more
Over the past few years, lower courts in Massachusetts have grappled with determining whether the “ABC test” under the independent-contractor statute provides the proper framework for assessing joint-employment liability. The...more
While many Rhode Islanders were spending time at their favorite beach this summer, the General Assembly was busy significantly amending three employment laws. First, the legislature overhauled Rhode Island’s equal pay law to...more