New England Biz Law Update
The fallout from the firing of Henry C. Suominen Jr. has stretched across eight years, producing a lawsuit, a jury trial, an appeal and a second jury trial.
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Plaintiffs face uphill battle for self-leave FMLA suits
State employees seeking to file suit under the Family and Medical Leave Act’s self-care provision face an unlikely future after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
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Read More »Cyber security concerns changing attorneys’ roles
The cyber attacks that the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 cautions against might sound like the plot of a new “Mission Impossible” movie, but for in-house lawyers at a wide variety of companies, such concerns soon might be unavoidable.
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Read More »Injured nurse can’t get benefits under Chapter 151B
A certified nursing assistant who received workers’ compensation benefits for injuries sustained at work was not a qualified handicapped person under Massachusetts’ Chapter 151B because she failed to prove she could perform the essential functions of her job with or ...
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Read More »More whistleblowers reporting suspected tax fraud to the IRS
Lawyers have seen an uptick in people reporting employers, financial companies or high-worth individuals for ripping off the U.S. Treasury.
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Read More »Computer-assisted e-discovery review wins judge’s OK
For years, technology experts and attorneys have been predicting the rise of computer-assisted coding and review for electronic discovery.
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Read More »Decision invalidates part of controversial NLRB posting rule
Employers and business groups won a partial victory in federal court earlier this month with a ruling that invalidated the portion of a controversial National Labor Relations Board rule that makes failure to post notice of employees’ rights under the ...
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Read More »In-house counsel cannot disclose conversations with manager
Because an in-house attorney who met with a management employee about a sexual harassment allegation did not make clear that he was not representing that employee, he could not later disclose the substance of the meeting to company management or ...
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Read More »Interpreting who pays the cost of translators
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether the costs of document translators are covered under a federal statute that requires the losing party in litigation to pay for “compensation for interpreters.”
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Read More »Case considers where workers can bring constitutional claims
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether the Civil Service Reform Act precludes federal workers from bringing certain constitutional claims in federal court.
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