New England Biz Law Update
Overtime: Some employees hate it; others can’t get enough. And many companies struggle to manage it. It can be even more complicated in a unionized setting, as the applicable labor agreement undoubtedly touches on, if not exhaustively addresses, overtime. The National Labor ...
Read More »Massachusetts AG: online vape sales violate law
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura T. Healey’s office has announced it is suing eight online e-cigarette sellers it says are violating a new state law banning sales of flavored tobacco products. A complaint filed on Dec. 20 in Massachusetts Superior Court alleges ...
Read More »DHS establishes new H-1B electronic registration process for employers
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on Dec. 6 the implementation of an electronic registration process in the next H-1B lottery. Employers seeking H-1B workers subject to the cap will be required to complete ...
Read More »DOJ updates FCPA corporate enforcement policy
On Nov. 20, the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division announced changes to its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Corporate Enforcement Policy. The policy, which began as a pilot program in April 2016 and was formally introduced in ...
Read More »NLRB: Property owners may prohibit off-duty access for Section 7 activity
On Aug. 23, the National Labor Relations Board reversed precedent and rebalanced the rights of property owners versus the Section 7 rights of employees in a labor dispute. In Bexar County Performing Arts Center Foundation d/b/a Tobin Center for the ...
Read More »NLRB: employers may ban non-employee union activity in public areas
On June 14, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in a 3-1 decision that employers may prohibit non-employee union representatives from conducting organizing activities on employer property that is open to the public. UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, 368 NLRB No. 2 ...
Read More »CFPB releases new proposed rules for debt collection practices
On May 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making to implement the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The bureau’s stated purpose for the proposed rules, which would be placed in the existing Regulation F, is to ...
Read More »Employers can lose failure-to-exhaust defense if not timely raised, U.S. Supreme Court rules
On June 3, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Fort Bend County, Texas vs. Davis that Title VII cases can proceed in federal court even if employees fail to first bring their claims before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or ...
Read More »PFMLA notification deadline extended to June 30
Complying with the upcoming requirements of the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Act (“PFMLA”) continues to be a bit of a moving target. The Department of Family and Medical Leave (“DFML”) is providing regular updates that address employer questions and ...
Read More »SEC proposes amendments to accelerated and large accelerated filer definitions
The SEC this month voted to propose amendments to the definitions of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer,” which are used to determine, among other things, the filing deadlines for periodic reports and the requirement for providing an audit of ...
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