New England Biz Law Update

The president of a Connecticut-based sheet-metal manufacturing company in 2006 informed his predominantly Latino work force that he would no longer tolerate them speaking Spanish on the job. The new policy, written in English and Spanish, was pinned to bulletin ...

After he retired, Robert V. Williams thought getting a job as a FedEx driver would be a good way to stay busy and pick up some extra money. Williams, 71, of Berlin, Mass., had worked for several other delivery services ...

Want a cure for the common cold? According to the makers of Airborne, an herbal supplement, their product was it. “They advertised the product as the ‘miracle cure for the common cold,’ and one press release even said it could ...

The recent jump in the number of federal discrimination charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the last fiscal year – the largest annual increase since the early 1990s – has employment lawyers urging companies to take a ...

A controversial test that is supposed to detect “malingering” is gaining popularity among defense experts in personal injury, workers’ compensation and other cases. The “Fake Bad Scale” is being offered by medical experts as evidence that plaintiffs are fabricating or ...

Patricia Mundy, 35, an associate in Sullivan & Worcester’s Boston office, works a reduced schedule that includes one day a week at home, and Fridays off. “It’s about as good as it gets,” said Mundy, who works in the firm’s ...

Requiring employees to carry work documents with them while commuting does not mean they have to be compensated for that time under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the 2nd Circuit recently ruled. A group of New York City fire alarm ...

Advocates and opponents of a bill seeking to ban mandatory binding arbitration clauses in most contracts – bolstered by recent studies they say prove their positions – are amplifying their calls on Congress to act in favor or against the ...

The Internal Revenue Service in April released new draft instructions for its recently-revamped Form 990 for non-profit organizations – and its looking for a lot more information about the inner workings of non-profits. While the original form contained nine pages ...

A federal trial judge in Virginia recently stymied the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from revamping the way it administers the U.S. patent system.