New England Biz Law Update
In August 2010, Massachusetts enacted a statute that set in motion two waves of reform in the state’s Criminal Offender Record Information system.
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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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Read More »All fired up
Reebok CEO Paul Fireman and lawyers from Boston’s Goulston & Storrs used to enter the courtroom side by side. Those days appear to be over.
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Read More »Piper and prejudice
An ex-DLA Piper secretary has abruptly pulled the plug on a sexual harassment complaint she lodged against the Boston law firm and a former supervisor.
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Read More »Proposed rule would target debt collectors
The new federal consumer protection bureau has proposed a rule that would place large-scale debt collectors and consumer reporting agencies under its “nonbank” supervision program. “Our proposed rule would mean that those debt collectors and credit reporting agencies that qualify ...
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Read More »Measure accelerates FDA approval process
A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate is aimed at accelerating the Food and Drug Administration’s approval process for new drugs and treatments needed by patients with serious or life-threatening diseases. The Transforming the Regulatory Environment to Accelerate Access to ...
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Read More »DOL issues final rule on H-2B visas
The Department of Labor has issued a new, final rule governing the H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker program that the agency said will give U.S. workers greater protections and job access.
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Read More »Company, CEO sanctioned for destroying evidence
A Superior Court judge in Boston’s Business Litigation Session has ruled that a company that intentionally destroyed tens of thousands of pages of evidence must pay the plaintiffs’ counsel fees.
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Read More »Plaintiffs’ lawyers, EEOC see rise in pregnancy bias claims
The slow economy and competitive labor market may be contributing to an upswing in discrimination claims by pregnant women in the workplace, employment attorneys say.
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