Yesterday, with the approval of Question 4 by a 53.6% to 46.4% vote, Massachusetts joined a growing number of states that have legalized marijuana for recreational purposes. What does this change in the law mean for Massachusetts employers?
The new
Former Fox News Anchor and commentator Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment suit against CEO Roger Ailes alleging that her contract was not renewed because she refused Ailes’ sexual advances. Carlson also alleged that the harassment she endured was severe and “very pervasive”, that Ailes repeatedly “injected sexual and/or sexist comments” into conversations and made
On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA). The DTSA had passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in the Senate and House. It became effective upon its enactment.
In an area that has long been the province of state law, the DTSA now allows a company to
Now that the first in the nation primary is over and the politicians have headed to other states, New Hampshire employers might think they don’t have to worry about politics creeping into the workplace. This presidential election cycle, however, continues to be like no
The Zika Virus, an illness transmitted primarily by mosquitoes and also, less frequently, through blood transfusions and sexual contact has certainly been in the news recently. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued travel warnings alerting people to the risk of
During a speech in Newark New Jersey, President Obama announced executive action aimed at “banning the box” in federal hiring. This is the latest step in a national trend toward delaying inquiries into a job applicant’s criminal history until later in
Ever since Massachusetts voters approved the new Earned Sick Time Law last November, employers have been asking questions about how the law will be implemented, and what effect it will have on existing paid time off policies. Some of these questions are finally being answered. Last Friday, Attorney General Maura Healey filed draft regulations with the Secretary of State spelling out her proposal for how the technical details of the law will work.
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Every year the New Hampshire Department of Labor issues a list of the top ten violations found by its inspection division in the previous year. Remarkably, the list does not change much from year to year. The culprits move up and down and switch places, but the same mistakes seem to be made in perpetuity.
On April 1, 2015, a new law that vastly expands the rights and protections afforded to domestic workers went into effect in Massachusetts. The “Domestic Workers Bill of Rights” grants domestic workers a slew of new workplace protections, including a broader definition of compensable “working time,” mandatory rest days for full-time workers, privacy protections, a