Tailoring Safety: Navigating OSHA’s New Proper Fit Requirement for PPE
By: Matthew Madden The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) [...]
Prompt Pay Act violation voids claim for recoupment
Massachusetts Lawyer Weekly
By Kris Olson
After a party is required to make a payment for failing to comply with the Prompt Pay Act, an arbitrator is not allowed to let the party seek recoupment of a portion of that payment, a Superior Court judge has decided.
Court Strikes Down DOL’s Final Rule Increasing Salary Thresholds For White-Collar Overtime Exemptions
By: Laura M. Raisty & Michelle De Oliveira On November [...]
Federal Trade Commission Takes Action on Fake Reviews
By John Nagle Understanding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recently-issued [...]
Massachusetts Expands Earned Sick Time Law With Addition Of A New Qualifying Reason For Sick Time Use
By Michelle M. De Oliveira, Esq. Starting November 21, 2024, [...]
OSHA Proposes New Heat Hazard Standard Potentially Impacting Construction Industry
By: Samantha C. Corcoran, Esq. and Greg Vanden-Eykel, Esq. Excessive heat [...]
Let’s Be Reasonable: A Liquidated Damages Reminder
By Michael P. Dickman The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently struck [...]
Plaintiffs Seeking to Recover Damages from an Insurer Must Expressly Prove Their Insured Property Damages
By: Herling D. Romero Adrianza On August 14, 2024, the [...]
NLRB Further Limits The Enforceability of Non-Competition Agreements and “Stay or Pay” Agreements
By Greg Vanden-Eykel On October 7, 2024, the National Labor [...]
Developments in Rhode Island Employment Law Entering 2025
By Greg Vanden-Eykel, Esq. This article continues Kenney & Sams’ [...]