New England Biz Law Update

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that calls into question a 1977 precedent that addresses when employers may reject employees’ religious accommodation requests. Under the Court’s ruling in Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison, an employer may ...

Employees could no longer require employees to sign noncompete agreements under a rule proposed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The proposal, which is being regarded as a historic regulatory move, comes over a year after President Joe Biden issued ...

A case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court has the potential to make it easier for employers to sue over labor union strikes that cause damage to company property. This month, the court heard oral arguments in a case involving ...

Couriers who handle local, intrastate deliveries are not exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act and can be required to arbitrate disputes because they are not engaged in foreign or interstate commerce, a federal appeals court has ruled. The decision is ...

At the end of 2022, accommodations for pregnant and nursing employees were signed into law as part of Congress’ $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill. The new measures extend protections from some states to apply nationwide. Here are some key elements ...

The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) has issued new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) workplace posters, notification forms, and rate sheets for all state employers. These updates are part of the DFML’s yearly adjustments to eligibility ...

A Massachusetts jury recently awarded a plaintiff more than $2 million in damages on malicious prosecution and defamation claims in a case that highlights the caution with which employers should engage the police in workplace investigations. In Moran v. Khalil, ...

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A convenience store and gas station chain has entered into a nationwide agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve disability, pregnancy and retaliation discrimination charges, according to the agency. The agreement resolves multiple charges of discrimination filed ...

In a busy season for the agency, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just issued three more decisions. In the case of Sunbelt Rentals, Inc., the NLRB decided to let stand the bright-line standard used by employers when they question employees ...