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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | Nancy Puleo |Alexandra Romero |Lauren Schaefer
On March 19, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released two technical assistance documents focused on educating the public about “unlawful discrimination” related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. The guidance follows several executive orders issued by the Trump Administration relating to DEI and comes at a time when many employers are struggling over what, if anything, to do with their DEI policies and programs.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Whitt Steineker |Nancy Puleo |Lauren Schaefer |Maya Ffrench-Adam
Skip to main content January 13, 2025 Volume XV, Number 13 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Nancy Puleo
Skip to main content January 10, 2025 Volume XV, Number 10 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Nancy Puleo
Skip to main content December 03, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 338 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Nancy Puleo |Lauren Schaefer
Effective November 21, Massachusetts employees will be permitted to use their sick time to "address the employee's own physical and mental health needs, and those of their spouse, if the employee or the employee's spouse experiences pregnancy loss or a failed assisted reproduction, adoption or surrogacy." The enacting bill also restates existing law allowing employees to use sick time to attend routine medical appointments for the employee or their child, spouse, parent, or parent of their...
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Nancy Puleo |Lauren Schaefer
Effective November 21, Massachusetts employees will be permitted to use their sick time to “address the employee’s own physical and mental health needs, and those of their spouse, if the employee or the employee’s spouse experiences pregnancy loss or a failed assisted reproduction, adoption or surrogacy.” The enacting bill also restates existing law allowing employees to use sick time to attend routine medical appointments for the employee or their child, spouse, parent, or parent of their...
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Nancy Puleo |Lauren Schaefer |Keith Bishop |Nicola J. Bartholomew
Skip to main content October 21, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 295 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Nancy Puleo
Effective November 21, Massachusetts employees will be permitted to use their sick time to “address the employee’s own physical and mental health needs, and those of their spouse, if the employee or the employee’s spouse experiences pregnancy loss or a failed assisted reproduction, adoption or surrogacy.” The enacting bill also restates existing law allowing employees to use sick time to attend routine medical appointments for the employee or their child, spouse, parent, or parent of their...
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
afslaw.com | Nancy Puleo |Lauren Schaefer
On The enacting bill also restates existing law allowing employees to use sick time to attend routine medical appointments for the employee or their child, spouse, parent, or parent of their spouse and to address the psychological, physical, or legal effects of domestic violence. The Earned Sick Leave laws in Massachusetts state that employers must allow employees to accrue a minimum of 1 hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked, up to at least 40 hours per year.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Nancy Puleo
In a rare positive decision for employers in Massachusetts, one of the Commonwealth’s district appellate courts held that a retention bonus is not a wage under the Massachusetts “Wage Act” (G.L. c. 149, § 148). Massachusetts’ unforgiving Wage Act imposes strict liability upon employers for late payment of wages — whether the payment is a day late or months late — with penalties equal to treble damages plus attorneys’ fees for each violation of the Act.
