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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Jun
28
2019
What Maine Employers Need to Know About 2019 Workers' Compensation “Reforms” Pierce Atwood LLP
May
18
2020
COVID-19: Massachusetts Governor Announces Phase One of Reopening Plan Pierce Atwood LLP
Oct
2
2020
COVID-19: Massachusetts to Enter Step 2 of Phase 3 for Lower-Risk Communities; Revised Gathering Order Issued Pierce Atwood LLP
May
14
2024
Update on FTC Noncompete Ban: Court Challenges Begin Pierce Atwood LLP
Mar
18
2021
COVID-19: Congress Extends FFCRA Payroll Tax Credit through September, With Some New Wrinkles Pierce Atwood LLP
Aug
1
2023
Essential I-9 Updates: Video I-9 Document Review for Qualifying Employers Begins Today Pierce Atwood LLP
Apr
22
2021
COVID-19: Comfort Zones - Overview of Business and Social Restrictions in New England - Updated March 31 Pierce Atwood LLP
Apr
30
2021
Massachusetts Relaxes Outdoor Mask Requirement and Announces Future Rollback and Lifting of Business Restrictions Pierce Atwood LLP
Jun
10
2020
COVID-19: Maine Expands Testing Capacity; Modifies Tourism Requirements Pierce Atwood LLP
Oct
28
2020
COVID-19: Triggering Event for Reassessing Risk and Adequacy of Data Privacy and Security Controls Pierce Atwood LLP
Feb
15
2019
Massachusetts Issues Draft Regulations for Paid Family and Medical Leave Law Pierce Atwood LLP
Jun
4
2020
COVID-19: Massachusetts Governor Provides New Guidance on Reopening Phase 2 Pierce Atwood LLP
Jun
11
2020
PHMSA Issues Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Pierce Atwood LLP
Nov
1
2022
Revised NLRB Election Standards Should Lead to More In-Person Union Elections Pierce Atwood LLP
Oct
13
2020
COVID-19: Whatever Happened to OSHA? Pierce Atwood LLP
Feb
14
2020
New England “Ban-the-Box” Trend: Navigating Criminal History Checks in the Hiring Process Pierce Atwood LLP
Dec
22
2020
Congress Passes New and Additional Business, Tax Relief Measures in COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Pierce Atwood LLP
Mar
27
2020
COVID-19: Massachusetts Governor Baker’s March 23, 2020 Order Pierce Atwood LLP
May
1
2020
COVID-19: Plan Now for Bringing Back Your Workforce – Part II Pierce Atwood LLP
Sep
5
2023
DOL Proposes Major Expansion of Workers’ Overtime Eligibility Pierce Atwood LLP
Jun
16
2021
Real Estate Permitting Update: Massachusetts – 6/16/21 Pierce Atwood LLP
Aug
17
2021
OSHA Updates COVID-19 Guidance Based on Recent CDC Recommendations Pierce Atwood LLP
Jan
10
2023
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Places Pregnancy Restrictions on Par with Disabilities Pierce Atwood LLP
Apr
23
2024
FTC Votes to Ban Non-Competition Agreements Pierce Atwood LLP
Mar
12
2019
New Overtime Rule Means Minimal Changes for Maine Employers Pierce Atwood LLP
Mar
20
2019
First Circuit Ruling Expands Liability for Discrimination by Non-Employers and Employers with Offsite Workers in Maine Pierce Atwood LLP
Mar
23
2020
Emergency Federal and State Legislation Related to COVID-19 Has Immediate Impact on Workplace Pierce Atwood LLP
May
23
2024
Business Groups Sue to Enjoin DOL Rule Increasing Minimum Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exemption Pierce Atwood LLP
 

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