The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the latest of many jurisdictions—including neighboring Vermont as well as Minnesota—to adopt new laws promoting pay equity....more
9/6/2024
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Pay Equity Act (PEA) ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
State Labor Laws ,
Vermont ,
Wage and Hour
Summer in the Ocean State brings with it familiar novelties: the beach, clam cakes, and the end of the General Assembly’s legislative session. In this Insight, we summarize three employment-related bills that Rhode Island...more
7/18/2023
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Rhode Island ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers do not have to excuse an employee from performing an essential function of a job as a reasonable accommodation. Several courts have found that a job duty is an...more