New England Biz Law Update

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Office of General Counsel (OGC) Annual Report and a new data dashboard featuring selected cases that have been resolved over the past five fiscal years. In FY 2023, which ...

A Texas federal judge has vacated the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) controversial joint employer rule. The rule, which would have made it more likely for two entities to be deemed joint employers, was set to take effect on March ...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is publishing industry-specific guidance to help employers comply with the 2022 Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act). The PUMP Act extends the Fair Labor Standards Act ...

Maria Gatchalian, a former charge nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit, has been awarded $41.49 million in her wrongful termination and retaliation lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente. Gatchalian had worked in the NICU at Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the launch of a 90-day “policy sprint” as it works to develop a rewards program for whistleblowers who report corporate and financial misconduct. The program, announced by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco ...

In a recent decision, Massachusetts’ highest court has upheld an award of unemployment benefits to a home health aide whose employment with Fallon Community Health Plan was terminated after her request for a religious exemption from the company’s COVID-19 vaccination ...

A farm in Tennessee is facing allegations of retaliation against employees who exercised their legally protected right to inquire about their wages. The Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a complaint and motion seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent ...

A provider of housekeeping, food, and facilities support services has agreed to pay $520,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The lawsuit alleged that Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LLC (HHS) violated the ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a statement of interest asserting that gender dysphoria is covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a move that could impact how employers handle accommodations and discrimination claims from transgender employees. ...

The EEOC has released news of multiple legal actions related to pregnancy discrimination, and employers should take notice. First, the agency filed suit against a bakery cafe in New Orleans, claiming that it violated federal law when it fired an ...