New England Biz Law Update

According to employer-side attorneys, a recent Massachusetts verdict in favor of an employer in a misclassification case should bring comfort to employers who contract with “legitimate” businesses for independent contractors’ services. But plaintiffs’ side employment attorneys say that they hope ...

United Airlines will pay $305,000 to a Buddhist pilot and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. According to the EEOC’s suit, the pilot was diagnosed with ...

The new year will be here soon. Consider this to be your annual reminder to review your employee handbook. Handbooks should be reviewed regularly as employment laws change at the local, state, and national level. Failure to update your handbook ...

A Cambridge, Massachusetts, police officer is suing the city, claiming that his employer violated his right to free speech. The city moved to dismiss the lawsuit, but a federal district court is allowing it to move forward. Officer Brian Hussey ...

As every employer has seen, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes to employees’ work locations, schedules and job status, affecting their work and personal obligations. This has resulted in competing job and caregiving demands for millions of Americans who must ...

A former Tesla employee has filed a federal lawsuit in Nevada, alleging that the company subjected her to a sexually hostile work environment, including obscene rap music and inappropriate actions from a coworker. Regarding the music, the suit claims that ...

First there was “quiet quitting,” a phenomenon in which employees reduce the effort and initiative they put into their job until they’re doing the bare minimum. Then, that was quickly followed by the idea of “quiet firing,” or effectively reducing ...

A “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights” has been published by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The framework, which is only guidance at this time, applies to the use of automated technology that impacts someone’s ...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking related to classifying employees as independent contractors. The change could result in more workers being classified as employees and therefore entitled to certain federal protections such as ...

A federal judge in Texas has ruled an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance on LGBTQ+ protections is unlawful. The guidance stipulated that employers should allow transgender employees to access bathrooms aligned with their gender identity and that acts countering ...