New England Biz Law Update
The Rhode Island city of Providence could require hotels to retain their employees for three months in the event of a change in ownership, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has found.
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‘Misclassified’ worker can file third-party lawsuit
A truck driver who brought a purported class action alleging that companies he worked for had violated state and federal wage laws by misclassifying drivers as independent contractors could also sue a management-services firm for providing the companies with independent ...
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Read More »NLRB protects class actions, sends employers scrambling
Just when attorneys thought the issue of class action waivers in mandatory arbitration clauses had been settled by the U.S. Supreme Court once and for all, a National Labor Relations Board ruling has called into question the ability of employers ...
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Read More »Company sues ex-employee who lost flash drive
A former employee who worked in the risk management and internal audit department at a data management company may have become a security risk herself after she reported losing a USB flash drive containing thousands of sensitive documents.
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Read More »Private equity co. uses bankruptcy to keep Friendly’s afloat
A Florida-based private equity firm that bought the iconic Friendly’s restaurant chain in 2007 and managed it straight into Chapter 11 bankruptcy by 2011 used a common industry practice to buy back the assets of the business for a bargain ...
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Read More »Ropes & Gray loses bid to dismiss legal malpractice claim
One of New England’s largest law firms has suffered a significant, and potentially costly, defeat at the hands of a federal judge.
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Read More »Ministerial exception case could have ‘explosive’ impact
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the First Amendment’s ministerial exception bars job-bias suits against religion-based employers will likely have an impact far beyond discrimination claims.
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Read More »Start-up can enforce exec’s non-compete
A start-up company could enforce a non-compete agreement against a former vice president who went to work for a competitor developing products in the same industry, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge has ruled.
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Read More »Old statute put to new use in challenging screening practices
There has been an uptick in class actions over employment screening practices that use consumer reports as grounds for making decisions about job applicants or employees.
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Read More »Fired employment plaintiffs fueling rise in whistleblower claims
With more attention being given to corporate rule-breaking and stronger laws supporting those who report it, employment lawyers are seeing more workers claiming that they lost their jobs because they complained about wrongdoing in the workplace.
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