New England Biz Law Update

The Department of Labor is gearing up to reintroduce regulatory action targeting joint-employer definitions and independent-contractor classifications.

Artificial intelligence development is moving at a fast pace and the faster it moves, the more rapidly the courts will need to play catch up, according to some area lawyers, who add insight to the issue.

The very thing leaders wish away is the same thing that makes an operation exceptional. Invite it in. Give it direction. And suddenly, the breeze you crave isn’t because the people part vanished; it’s because it finally has a path to follow.

The commercial real estate (CRE) sector has in recent years been focused on continued higher interest rates, which has increased the cost of borrowing in an environment of property valuations driven upward while low interest rates persisted, stressing both CRE deal volume and investor return.

A Massachusetts federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a superintendent candidate whose job offer was rescinded after he opened a group email with the word “ladies,” which some school committee members viewed as a microaggression.

In a twist on the typical post-pandemic employment dispute, a former employee is suing insurance giant Aon for being denied the right to work in person.

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court has upheld the dismissal of a Title VII sex discrimination complaint brought against the U.S. Navy by a probationary employee, finding the complaint to be “devoid of any assertions of facts that plausibly indicate a causal nexus between his sex and termination.”

It was supposed to be a sweet moment. Two concertgoers swaying to Coldplay under the stars, caught in a lingering embrace on the stadium’s kiss cam.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed to rescind several major components of its 2024 Final Rule governing the H-2A agricultural guest worker program.

Retaliation claims aren’t just about hurt feelings or workplace drama. Handled incorrectly, they can lead to serious legal consequences. Employers need to be proactive, not reactive, when handling employee complaints or accommodation requests.