In its quarterly briefing, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (the “Department”) recently updated its Employer Portal, issued a reminder for the private plan reporting deadline of August 31, 2025, and…
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/ Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
As employers increasingly focus on in-person office mandates, reimbursements for relocation expenses have once again become a key component of attracting top talent. If not carefully structured, however, such expense…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
Many Massachusetts residents have recently considered taking, or have undertaken, steps to relocate from Massachusetts to jurisdictions with lower or no state income taxes, especially in light of the recently enacted 2023…
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/ Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Taxation
Member Jen Rubin is joined by Associate Tom Pagliarini to discuss the strategic use of restrictive covenants in private equity transactions. This episode is part of a series of conversations designed to help employers navigate…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
In an era where President Trump has revoked existing federal AI policies and directives and federal agencies have followed suit, several state legislatures and courts are weighing in to account for potential AI-enabled bias in…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The recently enacted TAKE IT DOWN Act makes it a federal offense to share online nonconsensual and explicit images, regardless of whether the images are real or computer generated. The law is intended to protect victims from…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
In this episode of the Mintz On Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin and Crisis Management and Strategic Response Chair Erek L. Barron dive into the world of crisis management and discuss the myriad of…
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/ Business Organizations, Communications & Media Law, Criminal Law
In a closely watched decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Miele v. Foundation Medicine, Inc. clarified that the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act (MNAA) (G.L. c. 149, § 24L) does not apply to…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In the latest episode of the Mintz On Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin is joined by Member Anne Bruno to discuss public company DEI reporting in today’s evolving federal legal landscape. This episode is part of…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
If your company is required to submit a federal EEO-1 report, you have until June 24, 2025 at 11:00 p.m. ET to file it online. The EEOC has already indicated there will be no grace period…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Can members of a majority group be subject to a heightened pleading standard for their Title VII discrimination claims? The United States Supreme Court answered this question with a unanimous “no” in Ames v. Ohio Department of…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a rare but significant “win” for employers, the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed that an employer can enforce a termination provision limiting an employee’s entitlements strictly to the minimum standards under the Employment…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin discusses with colleague and Member Andrew Bernstein when the best time is to hire an employment lawyer. This episode is part of a series of…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
The Province of Ontario recently introduced a guide (“Guide”) to help employers navigate recent and upcoming changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”). We have highlighted some of the key upcoming changes below…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
New York State has resolved a recent judicial split regarding pay frequency violation remedies by amending the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) to limit an employee’s ability to recover sizeable liquidated damages. New York employers…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law
