New England Biz Law Update

As baby boomers retire over the new few decades, a wave of lawsuits may develop against former employers and plan sponsors for failing to invest people’s 401(k) money wisely. “I think there’s going to be an influx of suits, because ...

Like deleted e-mail and computer files, old websites never die. Using an online database called the Wayback Machine and archived web pages collected by operations like Google, lawyers are unearthing a wide range of web-based evidence, including websites that no longer exist and old versions of current sites.

A new wave of defibrillator litigation is starting to attack businesses that have the devices but don't use them - or don't have plans in place to make sure they are used properly in an emergency.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has approved a plan that will redeploy field office staff, reduce costs and decrease the number of district offices from 23 to 15. The plan -approved July 8 – is causing concern among employment lawyers ...

As companies seek to hire the best and safest employees, they are moving beyond traditional references and using third party screening services to perform background checks on job applicants.

Employment attorneys and lobbying groups across the country are debating possible changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act regulations - and plaintiffs' and defense groups are deeply divided as to what, if any, changes are needed.

Companies are increasingly making divorced employees pay the processing fees related to divvying up retirement plans with their ex-spouses. A little-known change in Labor Department policy has opened the door for imposing this cost on workers. The fees stem from ...