New England Biz Law Update

At the end of 2022, accommodations for pregnant and nursing employees were signed into law as part of Congress’ $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill. The new measures extend protections from some states to apply nationwide. Here are some key elements ...

The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) has issued new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) workplace posters, notification forms, and rate sheets for all state employers. These updates are part of the DFML’s yearly adjustments to eligibility ...

A Massachusetts jury recently awarded a plaintiff more than $2 million in damages on malicious prosecution and defamation claims in a case that highlights the caution with which employers should engage the police in workplace investigations. In Moran v. Khalil, ...

A convenience store and gas station chain has entered into a nationwide agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve disability, pregnancy and retaliation discrimination charges, according to the agency. The agreement resolves multiple charges of discrimination filed ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case raising the issue of whether trial court proceedings should be paused during the appeal of a denial of a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration. Employers’ groups and advocates for employees ...

Employers that violate federal labor law must compensate workers for the direct consequences of unfair labor practices, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled. In its decision in Thryv, Inc., the Board clarified its make-whole remedy, making clear that ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to review a case brought by a Georgia fire chief who claimed that she was fired for being transgender in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the ...

Coming soon to a federal district court in Massachusetts: dozens of suits filed by state troopers and corrections officers who lost their jobs because they failed to comply with a state vaccine mandate. In October, Gov. Charlie Baker announced a ...

In a recent memo, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo called for limits on electronic monitoring and automated management practices by employers. The memo describes various technologies that are increasingly being used to closely monitor and manage ...

The “Speak Out Act,” which limits the enforceability of confidentiality and nondisparagement clauses, has passed Congress and is expected to be signed into law by President Joe Biden. The Act limits “judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses” ...