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Author Archives: Sheri Qualters

In House with … Susan H. Alexander of Biogen Inc.

Biogen Inc.’s shifting fortunes over the past 18 months have included a restructuring to cut 11 percent of its workforce, an 11 percent revenue increase in 2015, and a constant stream of deals, including acquisitions and licensing arrangements. With the ...

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Employer can’t enforce non-compete vs. doctor

A health care provider could not enforce a non-competition agreement with a physician who left to work elsewhere, a Superior Court judge in Rhode Island has held. The plaintiff, Medicine and Long Term Care Associates LLC of Cranston, or MLTC, ...

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Supreme Court ruling sets stage for battles on statistical evidence

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing plaintiffs to use statistical evidence to establish class liability in a wage-and-hour case opens up a new battlefront in employment and other types of class action cases. The case involved current and former ...

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Employers keep close eye on pay equity push

A state law mandating gender pay equity that has been on the books for more than 70 years has generated few cases, but the issue is increasingly top of mind for employment lawyers in Massachusetts. Attorneys are watching two recent ...

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