The final provision of Massachusetts’ two-year-old CORI reform law quietly went into effect on May 4. Intended to give employers online access to applicants’ criminal histories while changing what can and cannot appear on initial written job applications, the new ...

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Noted labor and employment attorney Harold L. Lichten was feeling A-OK as he put the finishing touches on his preparations for an oral argument before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

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Kenneth Flynn is no lawyer, but he’s not afraid to go toe to toe with them. A construction company owner, Flynn recently found himself jousting with California attorneys representing Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services Inc., better known as JAMS, in ...

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Bill bars insurance for civil penalties Legislation that would prohibit officers, directors and employees from buying insurance shielding them from personally paying compensation clawbacks or civil penalties for harmful actions they commit has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. ...

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A recent 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision has cast doubt on a tool that is increasingly being used by employers to go after employees who use confidential information from company computer systems.

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Since last year, when generic drug makers won a victory on the issue of federal preemption before the U.S. Supreme Court, lower courts have been dismissing cases against generic drug makers left and right.

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An employer was justified in subtracting an executive’s $5 million lump-sum severance payment from his wages for purposes of calculating his retirement benefits, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled.

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