The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) recently provided several significant updates related to the Commonwealth’s paid family and medical leave (PFML) program as 2023 comes to a close. ...more
On July 26, 2022, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law “An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Natural and Protective Hairstyles,” popularly known as the Massachusetts CROWN Act. The effective date of the new law...more
On July 26, 2022, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law “An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Natural and Protective Hairstyles,” also known as the Massachusetts CROWN Act. The law prohibits...more
Massachusetts is seeing an increase in Tips Act claims, and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) just reinforced that a lack of clarity in fee- and tip-related documentation may result in employer liability,...more
9/7/2021
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Former Employee ,
Hospitality Industry ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Safe Harbors ,
Service Charges ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Treble Damages ,
Wage and Hour
On February 12, 2020, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued an opinion with significant implications for Massachusetts employers with commissioned employees. In Parker v. EnerNOC, Inc. (SJC-12703), the SJC...more
2/25/2020
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Contract Terms ,
Damages ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Jury Verdicts ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Retaliation ,
Sales Commissions ,
Termination ,
Treble Damages ,
Wage Act