New England Biz Law Update

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a portion of an NLRB order requiring Starbucks to compensate two allegedly wrongfully terminated employees for “all direct or foreseeable pecuniary harms” stemming from alleged unfair labor practices. The court ruled ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a final rule aimed at modernizing the H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant visa programs. These programs allow U.S. employers to hire foreign nationals for temporary or seasonal agricultural (H-2A) and nonagricultural (H-2B) positions ...

As we begin a new year, what are the newest cybersecurity threats businesses need to be aware of and what steps should they take to protect themselves? We checked in with four cybersecurity professionals to find out. “Cybersecurity is evolving ...

The EEOC has released a new fact sheet focused on the use of wearable technologies in the workplace. The fact sheet, entitled “Wearables in the Workplace: The Use of Wearables and Other Monitoring Technology Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws,” alerts ...

The National Labor Relations Board has filed a consolidated complaint against the creators of the Netflix show “Love is Blind,” alleging that cast members of the reality show are “employees” under the National Labor Relations Act. The General Counsel of ...

Businesses are following a seesaw battle over the federal Corporate Transparency Act after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a federal district judge’s injunction against enforcement of the law’s registration deadline. U.S. District Court Judge Amos L. Mazzant III ...

Here are some benefits updates and reminders to ring in the new year: HSA telehealth relief to be extended In what will come as welcome news to many employers, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025 ...

A new lawsuit against Apple Inc. highlights tensions between workplace monitoring technologies and employee privacy rights. The case could set the stage for an influential ruling on the limits of employee surveillance in the digital age. Filed under California’s Private ...

A National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled that while a wheelchair manufacturer can keep most of its restrictive employment agreement intact, including noncompete provisions, it must rescind clauses that ban workers from discussing the agreement’s terms or disparaging the ...

A woman whose sex/gender discrimination claim rested on the allegation that she was written up for crying approximately five months before her termination was dismissed by a federal court, where she conceded that she was emotional during a meeting but ...