New England Biz Law Update

A woman whose sex/gender discrimination claim rested on the allegation that she was written up for crying approximately five months before her termination was dismissed by a federal court, where she conceded that she was emotional during a meeting but ...

Artificial intelligence is dominating conversations across the corporate world, regardless of industry. It is becoming a key element in corporate compliance, and the U.S. Department of Justice has taken notice. The DOJ announced in September 2024 that when evaluating a ...

Whether it is identifying ransomware, phishing schemes and data breach threats, or rolling out robust cybersecurity measures, comprehensive risk management strategies, tabletop exercises and heightened internal awareness campaigns, the goal of cybersecurity is the protection of your reputation and data ...

Just last month I observed a soccer team of kids more interested in climbing fences or getting stuck in the netting of a goal than playing the game. And while those actions are shocking, what is crazier is the coach’s ...

Paychex Inc. released its annual list of top regulatory issues that small- and medium-sized businesses should be watching in 2025. Among them are taxes and tax credits, retirement, paid leave, wage and hour developments, and artificial intelligence and privacy. With ...

A Rhode Island-based employee who brought whistleblower, contract and fraud claims against her Texas employer following her termination will have to arbitrate her claims in Texas, a U.S. District Court judge has decided. Plaintiff Linda Kenerson, who claims her Dallas-based ...

There are many ways to exit a business, some of which include complete or partial liquidation, or transfers of ownership via mergers and acquisitions, or through business brokers. One approach – establishing an employee stock ownership plan (or ESOP) – ...

Federal labor law provides significant protection to employees when they are acting together in the hopes of bettering their working conditions or pay. Employers must be cognizant of this area of labor law because water cooler talk and labor strikes ...

A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Biden administration that would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers across the U.S. U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan sided with the state of ...

A U.S. District Court judge has found that a mortgage lender could not enforce a contractual non-solicitation clause barring its former employees from doing business with any broker with whom the lender did business during their time of employment. Plaintiff ...