New England Biz Law Update

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has recently taken significant actions to enforce federal protections against pregnancy discrimination.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released a revised Form I-9 on April 2, 2025, reflecting minor yet significant updates that employers should promptly integrate into their hiring processes.

Let’s be honest, we’ve all heard the stories, or maybe even lived them: the manager whose “motivational” tactics feel more like psychological warfare, the micromanager who erodes autonomy, or the one who plays favorites like it’s a competitive sport.

A deaf Indigenous woman has filed a discrimination complaint against Intuit and HireVue, alleging she was denied a promotion due to an automated video interview process that failed to accommodate her disability.

A Cambridge, Massachusetts, tech company’s recent agreement to settle a False Claims Act suit has contractors for the U.S. Department of Defense scrambling to avoid similar fates for failing to abide by the military’s strict cybersecurity standards.

Effective handling of employee complaints is a cornerstone of healthy workplace culture and risk management.

A female doctor’s claims of gender discrimination and retaliation failed to survive summary judgment when she couldn’t demonstrate that workplace tensions stemmed from gender-based animus rather than general interpersonal conflicts, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against six related entities operating Taco Bell restaurants in Michigan, alleging that they violated federal law by allowing a senior manager to sexually harass female employees, including teenagers, and firing a local assistant manager who reported the misconduct.

In recent weeks, two separate cases have emerged involving business owners accused of harboring illegal aliens and, in one case, failing to pay millions in employment taxes.

Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued a memorandum to all Department of Justice employees in February outlining a shift in the DOJ’s approach to immigration enforcement. Citing illegal immigration as a “historic threat” to the nation, the memo called for an aggressive stance that prioritizes criminal prosecution of immigration-related violations.