New England Biz Law Update

Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) have introduced the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, which aims to protect warehouse workers from unsafe work speed quotas and increase transparency around quota policies. If passed, the legislation ...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is considering a challenge to a proposed ballot question that would increase wages for tipped workers and allow businesses to implement tip pooling among all employees. The measure, if passed, would have a direct impact ...

A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) administrative law judge has found that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s public comments about unionization efforts at the company violated federal labor law. The decision, issued by Judge Brian Gee earlier this month, could have ...

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has made it easier for employees to sue their employers for discrimination under Title VII when they are transferred to a new position. The case, Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, ...

A pivotal trial to determine whether Uber and Lyft misclassified their drivers as independent contractors instead of employees has begun in Massachusetts. The outcome of this trial could have significant implications for workers, businesses, and the ride-hailing industry as a ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that transportation workers are exempt from mandatory arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) even if they do not work for a transportation company. The decision has ramifications for employers who rely on ...

The fate of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) controversial joint employer rule remains uncertain after facing legal challenges in court and opposition from Congress. The rule aimed to broaden the standard for determining when two entities are considered joint ...

While there is some skepticism as to whether it will survive the immediate legal challenges it faces, employers should take steps to prepare for the possibility that the comprehensive federal ban on new noncompete agreements recently announced by the Federal ...

A federal appeals court has revived a former Whole Foods employee’s claim that she was unlawfully terminated in retaliation for protected oppositional behavior when she repeatedly disobeyed and protested the company’s ban on “Black Lives Matter” face masks. Whole Foods ...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published a final guidance entitled, “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” This is the first time the workplace harassment guidance has been updated since 1999. Since then, significant changes in the ...