New England Biz Law Update

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is expected to propose a rule that would allow third-party worker advocates to take part in facility inspections. Workers at nonunion facilities would have the right to designate a representative to take part ...

The U.S. Department of Labor is expected to propose a new overtime rule in May. Once the new rule has been announced, stakeholders will have an opportunity to comment before it’s finalized. Analysts are widely predicting an increase to the ...

In February, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in McLaren Macomb, establishing that severance agreements with overly broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions violated Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (the Act). The decision raised many ...

A disabled employee can no longer perform their job, even with accommodations. Is that employee entitled to other positions in the company, ahead of more qualified candidates? The EEOC says yes, but some federal courts disagree — including the U.S. ...

SECURE Act 2.0, enacted at the end of 2022, has ushered in significant changes for retirement plans. While many changes are mandatory and will be handled by your third-party administrator, one optional provision should get leadership consideration: matching retirement contributions ...

If employees are failing to meet productivity quotas, a new ruling from a federal appeals court says that employers can go ahead and dock their paid time off (PTO). The opinion from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals only ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have entered into an information sharing agreement to better protect American workers from issues of worker surveillance, data collection, and “employer-driven debt.” While the two agencies have ...

Long COVID can be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Information provided by the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a service provided through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy, offers guidance on how ...

Trade secrets can be the lifeblood of a company’s success. These confidential pieces of information – such as customer lists, product formulas, and strategic plans – can give a company a competitive edge in the marketplace. However, when an organization ...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that even a highly compensated employee could be eligible for overtime, provided that the employee is not paid on a salary basis. In Helix Energy Solutions Group v. Hewitt, the court considered whether a ...