New England Biz Law Update

Donald Trump’s return to the presidency will likely bring significant shifts in U.S. immigration policy, with consequences for employers. Based on his administration’s past actions and recent pronouncements, businesses should anticipate a surge in worksite enforcement, stricter visa regulations, and ...

A whistleblower must take his retaliation claims to arbitration first, despite protections under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), according to a federal judge. Judge Beth Labson Freeman’s ruling acknowledged that while a whistleblower’s SOX claim cannot be subjected to arbitration due ...

As of Nov. 21, 2024, the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law requires employers to allow employees to use earned sick time to address physical and mental health needs following a pregnancy loss or unsuccessful attempts at assisted reproduction, adoption, or ...

Amazon has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, aiming to halt a National Labor Relations Board proceeding involving its status as a joint employer. The tech giant argues that the NLRB’s administrative ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard oral arguments in a case concerning a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision that changes how employers are required to respond to union organizing efforts. In 2023, the NLRB overruled prior ...

Amazon’s labor practices are under fire as the National Labor Relations Board accuses the company of violating federal labor laws. A recently filed complaint claims that Amazon acted as a joint employer with its California logistics contractor, Battle Tested Strategies ...

In a legal development that puts the world’s largest HR professional organization in the spotlight, a Colorado federal judge has denied the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) motion for summary judgment in a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former ...

Given how much is at stake in the 2024 presidential election, the future direction of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is likely not near the top of anyone’s list outside of the employment bar. Yet that subject was very much ...

A federal appeals court has rejected a request for an en banc review in the case of a former Delta Air Lines flight attendant who alleges she was assaulted by a coworker and that Delta failed to adequately investigate her ...

A group of Democrats in Congress have appealed to the largest U.S. companies to continue their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, saying such efforts give everyone a fair chance at achieving the American dream. The 49 House members, led by ...