Feb 1 2021 |
Massachusetts Appeals Court Reinforces Narrow Interpretation of Public Policy Exception to At-Will Employment |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Dec 21 2021 |
Minimum Wage Increases in 2022: A Chart of Upcoming Changes and Interactive Map |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Feb 16 2017 |
Massachusetts Superior Court Holds Meal Breaks Are Compensable Unless Employees Are Relieved of All Work-Related Duties |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Aug 6 2018 |
Massachusetts Passes Noncompete Reform Legislation |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Jun 24 2019 |
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Final Regulations, Updated Notices, and Educational Sessions |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Apr 21 2021 |
Massachusetts SJC Rules That Employers May Hold Employees Liable for Violating Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Law |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Jan 25 2018 |
Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Takes Effect on April 1, 2018 |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Oct 1 2018 |
Massachusetts Court Provides Guidance on Choice of Law and Forum Selection Clauses in Restrictive Covenants |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Sep 24 2019 |
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Update on 1099-MISC Workers and State-Provided Training |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Apr 23 2020 |
Un-PAUSE New York: What Empire State Employers Need to Know About Reopening the Workplace |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Apr 18 2022 |
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds That FLSA Preempts Wage Act Remedies for Federal Overtime Violations |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Jul 31 2022 |
Massachusetts Appeals Court Holds That Home Inspection Company’s Inspectors Were Independent Contractors Under ‘ABC’ Test |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Dec 7 2018 |
Massachusetts Ban the Box 2018: Further Amendments to Criminal History and Hiring Law |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Oct 13 2022 |
Massachusetts CROWN Act Goes Into Effect on October 24, 2022 |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Oct 31 2023 |
Massachusetts Department of Paid Family and Medical Leave Revises Guidance on Topping Off Benefits With Accrued Paid Leave |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Feb 1 2018 |
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules That Unused Paid Sick Leave Does Not Qualify as Wages Under the Commonwealth’s Wage Act |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Jun 15 2020 |
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Draft Revisions to Regulations |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Jun 4 2021 |
Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave: What Employers Need to Know |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Jul 6 2021 |
First Circuit Upholds Federal Preemption of Massachusetts Wage Act Claims |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Dec 22 2020 |
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Latest Updates Ahead of January 1, 2021, Effective Date |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Feb 28 2022 |
Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act Expected to Terminate Before April 1, 2022, End Date |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Mar 22 2022 |
White House Focuses on Pay Equity and Transparency |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Jan 6 2017 |
Massachusetts High Court Rules Prong Two of Independent Contractor Test is Severable for FAAAA Preemption Purposes |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Oct 30 2017 |
Preparing for the New Massachusetts Equal Pay Law, Part II: Which Policies to Revise in Light of the Upcoming Effective Date |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Oct 24 2019 |
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Update: Private Plan Exemptions and Reminders on Notice Compliance |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Dec 23 2021 |
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules in Favor of Worker Fired for Rebutting Negative Performance Improvement Plan |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Mar 1 2022 |
Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act to End on March 15, 2022 |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Feb 2 2018 |
Massachusetts High Court Addresses Investors’ and Boards of Directors’ Liability Under the Wage Act |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Jul 19 2018 |
Navigating the Legalization of Marijuana in Massachusetts: What Employers Need to Know |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Apr 18 2019 |
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: What Employers Need to Know Before July 1, 2019 |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Jun 20 2020 |
First Circuit Rules on Post-employment Restrictions as COVID-19 Restrictions Ease and Employees Return to Work |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Sep 30 2021 |
Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Extended to April 1, 2022 |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Jul 13 2022 |
The Latest in Multi-Jurisdictional Paid Sick Leave Compliance |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Oct 31 2017 |
Massachusetts Veterans May Be Entitled to Paid Leave on Veterans Day |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Apr 30 2018 |
It’s Groundhog Day: Massachusetts Legislature Again Proposes Comprehensive Noncompete Law |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Jul 9 2019 |
State-Law Ramifications of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis: Massachusetts and Rhode Island as Case Studies |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
May 21 2020 |
Massachusetts Adopts Four-Phase Approach to Reopening |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Dec 14 2022 |
Massachusetts Unveils New Workplace Poster, Notifications for Employers |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Sep 20 2023 |
U.S. District Court in Massachusetts Weighs in on the ‘Material Change’ Doctrine and Nurse Noncompetition Exemption |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Mar 4 2024 |
Massachusetts Superior Court Finds Incentive Payment Under Profit-Sharing Scheme Is Not a Commission Under Wage Act |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
May 19 2017 |
Massachusetts House Passes “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act” |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Feb 7 2019 |
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds Denial of Lateral Transfer May Constitute Adverse Employment Action |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Jun 14 2019 |
Potential Delay in Contributions to Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Jul 9 2019 |
Taking Vacation While on Medical Leave: Massachusetts Court Rules on Liquidated Damages Under the FMLA |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Dec 4 2019 |
Party of One: Collective Action Against Outback Steakhouse Denied due to Lack of Personal Jurisdiction |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Feb 14 2020 |
Massachusetts High Court Clarifies Standards for Judicial Review of Anti-Raiding Provisions in Restrictive Covenants |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Dec 1 2021 |
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: 2021 End-of-Year Update |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Feb 20 2023 |
Federal Judge Rules Grocery Store Did Not Retaliate Over Facemask Dress Code Policy |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
Mar 24 2014 |
Massachusetts Endangered Species Act Regulations Upheld as Valid Agency Rulemaking |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
Aug 29 2014 |
Misclassification of Independent Contractors: A Challenge for Massachusetts Companies in the Delivery, Taxi, and Livery Sectors |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |