New England Biz Law Update

A recently enacted Massachusetts law that provides immunity to nonprofit institutions of higher education from certain state Wage Act claims does not offend due process when applied retroactively to bar a lecturer’s putative class action against Boston University over the alleged late payment of her salary, a U.S. District Court judge has found.

In a recent decision, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals broke from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and most other federal circuits on the question of when an employer can be held responsible for harassment committed by a client or customer.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a new compliance tool: the E-Verify Status Change Report.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has issued a nine-page memorandum clarifying how federal antidiscrimination laws apply to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Rhode Island has made history as the first state in the nation to require employers to provide workplace accommodations for employees experiencing menopause and related medical conditions.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently resolved two significant federal sector cases involving claims of religious discrimination.

The Department of Labor is gearing up to reintroduce regulatory action targeting joint-employer definitions and independent-contractor classifications.

A Massachusetts federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a superintendent candidate whose job offer was rescinded after he opened a group email with the word “ladies,” which some school committee members viewed as a microaggression.

In a twist on the typical post-pandemic employment dispute, a former employee is suing insurance giant Aon for being denied the right to work in person.

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court has upheld the dismissal of a Title VII sex discrimination complaint brought against the U.S. Navy by a probationary employee, finding the complaint to be “devoid of any assertions of facts that plausibly indicate a causal nexus between his sex and termination.”