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SJC Rules that Employees Do Not Accrue Benefits During Massachusetts Paid Family & Medical Leave

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In its September 13, 2024 decision in Bodge et al. v. Commonwealth et al., SJC-13567 (2024), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) ruled that an employer’s policy of denying the accrual of certain benefits to...more

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Massachusetts Appeals Court Broadly Interprets “Joint Employment” to Hold Management Company Liable: 6 Steps to Minimize Your Risk

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The Massachusetts Appeals Court just rendered a decision that significantly broadens when one entity may be found to be a “joint employer” of another entity’s employees under state wage laws. The June 13 decision, coupled...more

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The Top 14 Workplace Law Stories from July 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Massachusetts Creates Exception to At-Will Employment for Employees Exercising the “Right of Rebuttal”

On December 17, 2021, the highest state court in Massachusetts held that an employer may not terminate an employee solely for exercising his right to file a rebuttal to be included in his personnel file....more

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Employers Beware: M.G.L c. 149, § 52C Right to Rebut Trumps At-Will Employment

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Massachusetts law gives employees the right to submit a written statement explaining the employee’s position when the employee disagrees with any information contained in the employee’s personnel record. This written...more

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Medical Marijuana on Campus: Barbuto's Impact on School Policies Banning Drug Use

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled in Barbuto v. Advantage Sales and Marketing, LLC that an employee's use of medical marijuana to treat a qualified disability may be a reasonable accommodation under...more

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Medical Marijuana Use May Be Reasonable Accommodation Under Massachusetts Law

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In a much-anticipated decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled on July 17, 2017, that an employee's use of medical marijuana to treat a qualified disability may be a reasonable accommodation under the...more

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