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Suits question legality of governor’s vape ban

Federal lawsuits have been filed challenging the emergency four-month ban in Massachusetts on sales of e-cigarette products. Vapor Technology Association and some of its member retailers filed suit in U.S. District Court on Oct. 1, days after three vape shops sued Gov. ...

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Massachusetts Legislature overrides veto to approve ‘Janus’ response bill

Massachusetts has a new law enabling public sector unions to recover costs associated with representing non-members after the state Legislature completed an override of Gov. Charlie Baker’s veto of the so-called Janus bill. The state Senate voted 39-1 on Sept. 19 to ...

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Rhode Island club settles dancers’ FLSA suit for $1.25M

The Cadillac Lounge strip club in Providence, Rhode Island, has agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit brought by dancers who said the club violated federal fair labor standards by failing to pay them minimum wage. The Providence ...

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Massachusetts family leave agency clarifies counting self-employed contractors

The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has issued clarification on when 1099-MISC workers should be included in a business’s workforce count and whether the business needs to report them for the purposes of the paid family and medical ...

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NLRB: Property owners may prohibit off-duty access for Section 7 activity

On Aug. 23, the National Labor Relations Board reversed precedent and rebalanced the rights of property owners versus the Section 7 rights of employees in a labor dispute. In Bexar County Performing Arts Center Foundation d/b/a Tobin Center for the ...

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Massachusetts fines Wells Fargo over unregistered agents

The registrations of more than 1,600 Wells Fargo agents and supervisors in Massachusetts lapsed over a 30-month period, prompting state securities regulators to hit the company with a $450,000 fine. Secretary of State William F. Galvin reported that an offer of ...

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Judge enjoins recidivist do-not-call violators

A federal judge in Boston has issued orders banning a Rhode Island home security installation company and its founder from telemarketing in partial resolution of a Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging the defendants directly and through their agents called more ...

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Massachusetts governor vetoes ‘Janus’ response bill

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Aug. 2 vetoed a bill that would allow unions to charge non-union employees fees for representing them in certain labor disputes, challenging the state House and Senate to override him in order to restore a ...

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Unaware of medical condition, employer defeats discrimination claim

A company could not be held liable for disability discrimination when it was not aware of the medical condition of a former employee who brought suit, a U.S. District Court judge in Rhode Island has held. The plaintiff, David Saad, ...

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