New England Biz Law Update

President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders upon beginning his term as president that will have a significant impact on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and employment law enforcement. Here is a review of the key actions: ...

United Airlines has agreed to pay $99,000 to settle a federal discrimination case involving anti-Asian harassment at its Denver catering operation. The settlement resolves allegations that the company failed to properly investigate racial harassment against a Mongolian American employee. The ...

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) took effect on January 1, 2024. The CTA requires most legal entities to report Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) to the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), including information regarding persons with control over or significant ...

A class action lawsuit file in San Francisco Superior Court alleges that Scale AI, a $13.8 billion AI development company, misclassified workers as independent contractors in violation of California labor laws. The complaint, filed by former worker Steve McKinney, targets ...

The California Chamber of Commerce and Restaurant Association have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new state law that restricts employer-sponsored mandatory meetings about religious or political matters, including union organizing efforts. The law took effect January 1, 2025. The ...

OSHA has issued a final rule requiring construction industry employers to ensure personal protective equipment (PPE) properly fits workers. The regulation, which takes effect January 13, 2025, aims to enhance worker safety. The rule explicitly mandates that PPE—including hard hats, ...

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a portion of an NLRB order requiring Starbucks to compensate two allegedly wrongfully terminated employees for “all direct or foreseeable pecuniary harms” stemming from alleged unfair labor practices. The court ruled ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a final rule aimed at modernizing the H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant visa programs. These programs allow U.S. employers to hire foreign nationals for temporary or seasonal agricultural (H-2A) and nonagricultural (H-2B) positions ...

The EEOC has released a new fact sheet focused on the use of wearable technologies in the workplace. The fact sheet, entitled “Wearables in the Workplace: The Use of Wearables and Other Monitoring Technology Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws,” alerts ...

The National Labor Relations Board has filed a consolidated complaint against the creators of the Netflix show “Love is Blind,” alleging that cast members of the reality show are “employees” under the National Labor Relations Act. The General Counsel of ...