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Suit: new Title IX rule strips sex harassment protections

The attorneys general of 18 states filed a lawsuit on June 4 alleging a new federal rule “strips away longstanding protections against sexual harassment” and will leave schools less equipped to keep students safe. The lawsuit takes aim at regulations around the ...

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Path to ballot cleared for question on beer, wine sales

Massachusetts voters will get their say on a ballot question that would expand the ability of convenience stores to sell beer and wine, thanks to a May 26 decision by the state’s Supreme Judicial Court. Package store owners had mounted ...

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Contract suit against U.S. kept from Court of Claims

A federal judge in Massachusetts has found a rare exception to the rule that contract actions against agencies of the U.S. government fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Federal Claims. On May 14, U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. ...

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Enforcement of state AG’s debt collection ban enjoined

A federal judge in Boston has issued a temporary restraining order enjoining the enforcement of key provisions of emergency regulations issued in March by the state Attorney General’s Office to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive debt collection practices during ...

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Universities face suits over fees, other payments

A federal lawsuit filed April 30 accuses Boston University of improperly retaining fees and other payments from students after “constructively evicting” students and transitioning to online classes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a suit filed the following day in U.S. District ...

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New Mass. law creates liability shield for those who treat COVID-19

On April 17, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law an act designed to provide liability protection for health care workers and facilities treating COVID-19 patients. The new law, Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020, provides to health care professionals ...

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Bank denied piece of Uber settlement in taxi co.’s bankruptcy

A bank could not enforce its security interest in a taxi medallion against the proceeds of a settlement that a defunct Boston taxi cab company obtained against Uber Technologies, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in Massachusetts has ruled. Berkshire Bank ...

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‘Ministerial exception’ not available to college in former prof’s suit

A college in Massachusetts cannot avail itself of an affirmative defense grounded in the First Amendment’s religion clauses known as the “ministerial exception” in a discrimination suit brought by one of its former professors, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruled on ...

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Lyft drivers’ Wage Act claims not subject to arbitration

Lyft drivers are not required to arbitrate claims that the ridesharing company misclassifies them as independent contractors in violation of the Massachusetts Wage Act, a federal judge in Boston has ruled. Lyft argued that arbitration agreements that plaintiffs Melody Cunningham ...

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Restricting third-party access to premises due to COVID-19

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow in the United States, many businesses struggle to balance their obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act as places of public accommodation with their obligations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act to maintain ...

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