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Rhode Island Pay Equity Act: Questions And Answers For Employers

By: Greg Vanden-Eykel, Esq. On January 1, 2023, the Rhode [...]

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 [...]

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.