New England Biz Law Update

As businesses have suffered and shuttered over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, countless contractual obligations have gone by the wayside. In ensuing litigation, many businesses have sought to escape or limit their liability for contractual non-performance, citing various considerations ...

A recent decision by a federal appellate court underscores the importance of ensuring that forms used in connection with employer background checks comply with the strict requirements of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. In Gilberg v. California Check Cashing ...

The federal government is taking aggressive action through various enforcement agencies to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. These efforts affect private employers, public employers and federal contractors. Accordingly, all employers should review their policies and procedures ...

The acting general counsel (AGC) of the National Labor Relations Board has released a new report on employment policies governing the use of social media, including Facebook, Twitter and other social-networking websites.

Tagged with: Sept. 30 2012 issue

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued a formal “enforcement guidance” addressing the applicability of the chief federal employment discrimination statute, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to the use of criminal conviction and arrest records ...

Tagged with: June 30 2012 issue