New England Biz Law Update

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be asked to clear up ambiguity over the appropriate causation standard that should be applied to retaliation claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act. At least that’s the hope of amici ...

A public school teacher who claimed her principal withdrew his approval for her to participate in an alternative licensure program and gave her negative evaluations after she complained of harassment by a male student could bring a retaliation claim against ...

During the 2016 campaign, pledges to make progress on pay equity were an oft-heard refrain. But just because the election is over does not mean the issue is going away — not with Massachusetts, California, New York and Maryland recently ...

The Boston NAACP has selected an in-house lawyer from Cambridge to replace Michael Curry, who is stepping down after six years as the branch’s president. Genzyme attorney Tanisha M. Sullivan, who was the initial investigator into allegations of racial discrimination ...

If you shared with friends and family around your Thanksgiving table reasons to be grateful this year, here’s one you probably left out: the fact that you aren’t a management-side employment attorney. If you are such a lawyer, you would ...

William N. Gabovitch, General Counsel for Primark U.S. Corp, is the subject of this Q&A, conducted by Ellen M. Keiley with members of the Massachusetts legal profession.   EK: Tell me about your background and why you came to Primark. GABOVITCH: ...

A U.S. magistrate judge has ruled that a health care provider that brought suit over a failed attempt to buy Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket need not disclose the communications it had with a special master concerning asset purchase agreements. ...

A plaintiff alleging sex discrimination and sex harassment must present only sufficient circumstantial evidence from which a jury could find in her favor, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided. The plaintiff employee filed suit against her former ...

A Hong Kong investment analyst pleaded fraud with sufficient particularity to proceed with an intentional misrepresentation claim against a Massachusetts company that rescinded a job offer shortly after he left the employment he had, a U.S. District Court judge has ...

Consumer protection attorneys are lauding a proposed federal rule that would effectively ban class action waivers in arbitration clauses included in new contracts for financial services. At the same time they are bracing for a wave of legal challenges by ...