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Knowledge [Literally] Pays: Important Considerations for Massachusetts Employers

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Massachusetts is one of the most employee-friendly states in the nation when it comes to wage-and-hour laws. While the federal minimum wage is only $7.25 per hour, Massachusetts currently requires most employers to pay a...more

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France Reforms Class Actions Regime

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The new legislation facilitates easier access to class actions for litigants, which should lead to an increase in the use of class actions in the coming years....more

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Class Action Litigation Over Massachusetts Lie Detector Statute Surges: What Employers Need to Know

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Massachusetts employers are increasingly being targeted in a growing wave of class action litigation under the commonwealth’s longstanding law G.L. c. 149, § 19B. In relevant part, the law requires that all job applications...more

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Class Action Plaintiffs Continue Attack on Residential Rent Late Fees

Plaintiffs’ lawyers have recently taken aim at REITS and other owners and managers of multi-family property portfolios - filing class action lawsuits seeking damages and to invalidate late fee charges imposed under...more

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The ERISA Litigation Newsletter; November 2013

In This Issue: - Labor and Employment and ERISA Class Actions After Wal-Mart and Comcast — Practice Points for Defendants (Part I – Commonality)* - Agencies Release Guidance on HRAs, FSAs, and Employer Payment...more

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