Barry Miller

Jan 6, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Hillary Massey |Barry Miller |Annette Tyman

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) has confirmed that employers subject to the new Massachusetts pay data reporting law will only have to submit their most recent EEO forms even though (in most instances) those forms do not contain employee compensation data.

Nov 29, 2024 | inforum.com | Barry Miller

Why does The Forum allow lies to be printed in letters to the editor. In a recent letter to the editor, Beth Bradley states, "This type of behavior has emerged because we have a president-elect who has been convicted of rape and does not respect women. And because we have a president-elect who is a racist." "Kids need to know that people who respect others can still succeed in our society," writes Beth Bradley of Fargo. For the record, Trump was never convicted of rape.

Nov 18, 2024 | inforum.com | Barry Miller

As I sit and try yet once again to go through my health insurance policy thanks to the Affordable Care Act it brings a few thoughts to mind.

Oct 15, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Anthony S. Califano |Barry Miller

IntroductionIn a refreshing break for business in the Bay State, two recent appellate court decisions have confirmed that legitimate independent contractor relationships are alive and well in Massachusetts. Those decisions are Patel, et al. v. 7-Eleven, Inc., et al., 494 Mass. 562 (2024) (“Patel”) and Weiss v. Loomis, Sayles & Co., Inc., 104 Mass. App. Ct. 1 (2024) (“Weiss”).

Aug 23, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Hillary Massey |Barry Miller

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the Woodward case, Justice Sisitsky of the Massachusetts Superior Court issued an outright win for employers in the first decision to apply the affirmative defense of the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (“MEPA”) since it took effect in 2018. The defendant in the case was an agency of the state and thus represented by the Attorney General’s Office (“AGO”) – the very entity responsible for guidance on MEPA.