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State Law Gives Employees Time to Vote
Massachusetts has a law related to voting and employment, and the state legislature is also considering pending legislation…
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Checklist for the New Year
The start of the calendar year is always a good time to think about updating employee information, from…
February 5, 2024
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Government Changes Assessment of Penalties for Certain Child-Labor Violations
The US Department of Labor (DOL) announced in November a new method of assessing child-labor law violations, likely…
January 23, 2024
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Ask the Helpline | Completing the OSHA Form 300A
Question This is my first time filling out the OSHA 300A form. Is there anything special to be…
January 23, 2024
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Labor Department Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractors
The federal Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a final rule defining independent contractors effective on March 11,…
January 23, 2024
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Ask the Helpline | Are Unemployment Insurance Rates Going Up?
Question Have you heard anything about our Unemployment Insurance rates for 2024? Answer Massachusetts recently announced that unemployment…
January 8, 2024
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State Issues Guidance on ‘Topping Off’ with Paid Time Off
Employees taking Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) in Massachusetts now have the option to “top off” the…
January 8, 2024
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OSHA Issues Final Rule on Detailed Tracking
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a rule requiring certain employers to submit electronically…
January 8, 2024
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I-9 Compliance Pitfalls
Now that you have been working with the new Form I-9 since the beginning of November we thought…
January 8, 2024
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Late Filing Deadline for EEO-1 Reports
Employers who are subject to the EEO-1 report filing requirement may submit their report by January 9, 2024,…
December 11, 2023
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Ask the Helpline: Permissible Deductions from Exempt Employee Pay
Question We have a new employee who is in his second week of work. He is classified as…
December 11, 2023
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Texas Employer Faces Massachusetts Wage Act Claim
The Massachusetts Wage Act (MGL ch. 149, § 148) has increasingly been invoked in litigation brought by remote…
December 11, 2023
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Paid Family, Medical Claims Increase
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) continues to see an increase in the number of…
November 28, 2023
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Employee Succeeds with Claim of Discriminatory Retaliation
The US District Court recently denied a local university’s motions to strike and dismiss parts of a former…
November 28, 2023
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Do Holidays Count toward FMLA/PFML Allotment?
Question I have an employee who is out on intermittent leave, taking approximately five days off each month…
November 28, 2023
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Ask the Helpline | What Constitutes Undue Hardship
Question When trying to determine what is a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I…
November 14, 2023
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Retailer Fends Off Costly Meal Break Citations
The Massachusetts Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA) handed a win to a retailer that was cited for…
November 14, 2023
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Time to Prepare for Winter Weather
As winter looms, the clock changes, and the days begin to shorten, many employers have questions about how…
November 14, 2023
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Ask the Hotline | How Do I Control Moonlighting?
Question We are concerned about our employees moonlighting. What options are there for us to limit or better…
October 31, 2023
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EEOC Proposes Updated Workplace Harassment Guidance
Looking for a chance to help shape public policy? Now is your opportunity. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity…
October 17, 2023
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Court Upholds Decision on Accommodation
The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently confirmed a finding by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) that a hospital…
October 17, 2023
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