New England Biz Law Update

Massachusetts recently enacted legislation imposing new obligations on staffing agencies and worksite employers that use temporary workers and granting those workers a right to notice of certain terms of their employment.

Tagged with: Nov. 30 2012 issue

New Hampshire has enacted legislation requiring employers to provide applicants and employees with any required “non-compete” or “non-piracy” agreement before or at the time an offer of employment, or an offer of change in job classification, is made to the ...

Tagged with: July 31 2012 issue

The National Labor Relations Board recently announced that it will begin an educational campaign to teach non-unionized employees that they have the same rights as unionized employees to engage in “concerted activity” protected by the National Labor Relations Act. 

Tagged with: May 31 2012 issue

Developing effective witness testimony is a critical component of litigation strategy. Sometimes, however, a party to litigation overlooks the importance of careful and thorough witness preparation in readying for depositions or trial.

Tagged with: April 30 2012 issue

On the somewhat arcane topic of paying non-exempt employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s “fluctuating workweek” method, there have been some significant developments in 2011.

Tagged with: Jan. 30 2012 issue

The Massachusetts Superior Court has ruled that a mandatory arbitration agreement in a consumer sales contract is unenforceable because it contains a class action waiver.

Tagged with: Nov. 30 2011 issue

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that mere oral complaints of alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act may trigger the FLSA’s protections against retaliation.

Tagged with: Sept. 2011 issue

In a significant decision for employers, the U.S. Supreme Court recently rejected an attempted nationwide class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Tagged with: July 2011 issue

After a three-and-a-half-year hiatus, the Social Security Administration started sending “no-match” letters on April 6 to employers if an employee’s Social Security number does not correspond with the SSA’s records for the 2010 tax year. The current version of the no-match ...

In 2010, the innocuous-looking one page Form I-9 led to record penalties, criminal charges, and federal-contract debarments against employers. All indications are that federal immigration-law enforcement focused on I-9 audits is likely to be even more aggressive in 2011, as ...

Tagged with: I-9 ICE immigration March 2011 issue