Federal Trade Commission Proposes Rule To Ban Non-Competition Agreements
By: Michelle De Oliveira, Esq. On January 5, 2023, the [...]
Plaintiff Succeeds In Establishing Prima Facie Case Of Age Discrimination Where Employer’s Overarching Discriminatory Animus Tainted an Otherwise Neutral Reduction In Force Decision
By: Michelle M. De Oliveira, Esq. and Andrew M. Winston, [...]
First Circuit Re-Examines the Administrative Exemption Test Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
By: Herling Romero, Esq. In a recent U.S. Court of [...]
DOL’s Proposed Rule Regarding Independent Contractor Classification
By: Brittany M. Darcy, Esq. On October 13, 2022, the [...]
Liquidated Damages Provisions Are Powerful, But Only If They Are Enforceable
By: Alexander R. Zwillinger, Esq. The goal of any contract [...]
Unique Situations Confronting Contractors Seeking Liens In the Commonwealth
By: Andrew M. Winston, Esq. The Massachusetts Mechanic’s Lien Statute, [...]
PFML Update: Employers Must Issue 2023 Rate Sheet by December 2, 2022, Provide Employee Notice, and Publish Updated PFML Workplace Poster
By: Michelle M. De Oliveira, Esq. As the year is coming to an end, there have been a series of PFML updates from the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (the “Department”). Employers must take the necessary steps discussed below to ensure compliance, and in short, distribute the updated 2023 PFML rate sheets by December 2, 2022, and timely distribute and/or publish the 2023 mandatory workplace poster and employee notice.
Massachusetts Mechanic’s Lien Statutory Deadlines Are Strictly Enforced, Pandemic or Not
By: J. Nathan Cole, Esq. and Herling D. Romero, [...]
Attorney-Client Relationships In The Metaverse
By: Matthew C. Welnicki, Esq. and Michael P. Dickman, Esq. [...]
Court Provides Employers with Roadmap to Ensure Proper Employee Versus Independent Contractor Classification
By: Greg Vanden-Eykel, Esq. On July 13, 2022, the Massachusetts [...]