New England Biz Law Update

Passwords have long been a way to authenticate a user’s identity, proving that an individual has the right to access certain files or data. But sophisticated hackers and nation-states are getting better at cracking them, and some cyber security managed ...

Let’s walk through a somewhat common scenario in the world of HR. An employee walks into your office and says, “I have something I need to tell you, but I don’t want you to do anything about it. Remember Bruce ...

Nearly 40% of U.S. employers avoid hiring recent college graduates for positions they are eligible for in favor of older candidates, a new survey reveals. Six in 10 of the employers who steer clear of Gen Z job candidates said ...

The WARN Act is a federal labor law that extends protections to workers and community members in cases of mass layoffs or plant closures. The purpose of the law is to provide employees with adequate notice of a layoff so ...

Beginning Jan. 1, the Corporate Transparency Act will require certain U.S. legal entities and foreign entities registered to do business in the United States that qualify as “reporting companies” to file Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) with the U.S. Treasury’s Financial ...

Investors could bring a securities fraud class action alleging that statements a biotech executive made about the results of an Alzheimer’s drug’s clinical trials were misleading, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has found. Alfred W. Sandrock Jr., chief ...

Starting Jan. 1, employers in Minnesota will no longer be able to ask prospective employees about their pay history during job interviews. The law, called the Preventing Pay Discrimination Act, was signed by Gov. Tim Walz in May. It prevents ...

The EEOC has published additional guidance to clarify requirements related to the 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection. With EEO-1 form submissions due by Dec. 5, employers should review their reporting processes to ensure data is complete, accurate and aligned ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed as moot a case addressing the standing of so-called tester plaintiffs to sue hotels under the Americans with Disabilities Act for failing to disclose accessibility information on their websites and through other reservation services. ...

2023 has been a bit of a blockbuster year for the National Labor Relations Board, with changes ranging from how to determine joint-employer status to whether company policies “chill” employees’ free expression. Anne Marie Buethe, an attorney at Stinson’s Minneapolis, ...