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July 23, 2019
We have previously reported on the long-running legal battle over the Obama-era requirement that large employers annually submit pay data by race/ethnicity and gender to the EEOC. The requirement, known…
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June 27, 2019
On June 24, 2019 the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion that allows for federal registration of a class of trademarks not previously permitted. The Supreme Court’s decision in…
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June 20, 2019
On June 17, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) expanded the types of information that can be withheld from the public under the “privacy” exemption to the Public Records Law. …
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June 18, 2019
The Massachusetts Department of Family Leave (DFML) has now made it official. The deadline for the required withholdings/contributions under the State’s new family and medical leave program has been pushed…
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June 13, 2019
The Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law has had more starts and stops than a local train. Once again, the brakes have been put on. On June 12, it…
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May 14, 2019
More and more, institutions are turning to internal investigations as the response when confronted with allegations of serious wrongdoing. Especially now, in the #MeToo era, the expectations are often quite…
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April 30, 2019
As Prince Lobel has reported on extensively, the Massachusetts Legislature in 2018 enacted the most comprehensive and generous Paid Family and Medical Leave law (PFML) in the country. While paid…
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March 21, 2019
This alert is the first in a two-part series on GDPR’s influence in shaping U.S. domestic legislation. Here we will outline some ways that the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)…
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March 11, 2019
Two Obama-era initiatives are once again in the spotlight: the criteria for overtime eligibility and the collection of pay information on EEO-1 forms. Employers should be aware of the following…
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March 6, 2019
Developers, owners, architects, engineers, contractors, and others involved in the construction industry should take note of a recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision clarifying the application of the statute of…