The new year is an excellent time for businesses to take a fresh look at their policies to ensure they are up-to-date. This article highlights recent updates to the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave law (PFML) to be...more
1/15/2024
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employee Contributions ,
Employer Contributions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed rule that, if enacted, would amount to a near-total ban on the use of non-compete agreements nationwide. If enacted as written, the FTC’s proposed...more
2/20/2023
/ Competition ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Garden Leave ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unfair Competition
As employers are settling into the post-pandemic “new normal,” many offices look much different than they did in 2020. Employers have implemented significant changes in workforce arrangements, with many employees working...more
Effective immediately, Massachusetts employers must furnish up to 40 hours of COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave (“COVID Leave”) to their employees, to be made available either through September 30, 2021, or until the...more
6/2/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Governor Baker ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Safety
Keeping an eye on changes and trends in employment law is an excellent way for businesses to mitigate risk. Benjamin Franklin famously said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This adage rings especially true...more
2/28/2020
/ Amended Rules ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Employees ,
Medical Leave ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
NDAA ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Family Leave Insurance Program ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Rate of Pay ,
Retail Workers ,
State Labor Laws ,
Sunday Pay Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions