New England Biz Law Update

Historically, courts were hostile to pre-dispute arbitration agreements. To address this hostility, Congress enacted the Federal Arbitration Act, or FAA, that placed arbitration agreements on the same footing as other contracts. Arbitration is a powerful weapon against lawsuits. Since passage ...

Josie got used to drinking several glasses of wine during the workday when working 100% remotely for the past three years. There were no colleagues in the room to question her behavior or report her to management, and no supervisor ...

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposal to revise the regulations relating to the white-collar exemptions from overtime and minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the DOL ...

A mainstay of employment-based litigation – non-compete agreements – is on the proverbial chopping block. Earlier this year, New York State Assembly passed Bill S3100A. This bill would amend the New York State Labor Law (NYLL) by adding a new ...

Quiet quitting is a trend that emerged last year as employers struggled to fill vacant positions after the Great Resignation, and as the economy picked up post-pandemic. Quiet quitting is the term used to describe when an employee psychologically disengages ...

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a proposal to revise the regulations relating to the white-collar exemptions from overtime and minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the DOL proposed ...

Any employers muddling through the current labor shortage probably have already seen dozens of articles with advice on how to best attract, incentivize, and retain employees. A simple Google search will yield hundreds of hits exhorting the benefits of an ...

The vast majority of private and many nonprofit entities will be swept into the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) compliance net. If you or your clients are an investor or have investors, you need to pay attention. Not only is reporting ...

Now more than ever, people are basing their employment decisions on benefits, with many placing a higher value on affordable health care and well-being perks than they do on salary. So, to attract and retain top talent, businesses need to ...

Work performed by contractors is among the most dangerous in the country, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Of the 5,190 fatal work injuries reported in 2021, 951 happened in construction and extraction occupations. Workers file claims because ...