As we approach midyear, the ArentFox Schiff Labor, Employment & OSHA team highlights some of the most pressing legal issues facing employers this year, including artificial intelligence (AI) regulation at the state level,...more
In a rare positive decision for employers in Massachusetts, one of the Commonwealth’s district appellate courts held that a retention bonus is not a wage under the Massachusetts “Wage Act” (G.L. c. 149, § 148). Massachusetts’...more
On July 24, the Massachusetts Legislature passed legislation that will impact many Massachusetts employers in terms of their “pay transparency practices” for current employees and future applicants....more
Effective July 1, employers must pay employees a salary of at least $844 per week (equivalent to $43,888 per year) to qualify for the Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees exemptions...more