August 26, 2010
The Massachusetts Personnel Records Act was amended earlier this month in two significant ways. First, and most importantly, there is now an affirmative obligation on employers […]
August 19, 2010
Massachusetts employers should be aware that there have been significant developments to the laws affecting work/life issues – and more appear to be on the way: […]
August 12, 2010
The Massachusetts Legislature recently enacted a comprehensive overhaul of the system of maintaining criminal offender records. The new law, which was signed by Gov. Deval Patrick […]
August 10, 2010
Your trust in us is paramount, and maintaining the privacy of your personal information is our priority. Massachusetts has recently enacted new data protection regulations, and […]
August 2, 2010
Rob Bertsche is quoted in a story about the Peabody School Committee voting behind closed doors to grant merit pay to the school superintendent. For more […]
August 2, 2010
Walter Prince’s hometown paper mentioned his inclusion as one of “Boston’s Best Lawyers,” as published in Boston magazine. The article included all the Prince Lobel attorneys […]
July 20, 2010
This post considers the 7th Circuit’s July 15, 2010 decision in Medmarc Casualty Insurance Company v. Avent America, Inc., which can be found here. But first […]
July 19, 2010
The article discusses how some news websites are trying to reduce or eliminate offensive posts by requiring the commenter to provide identifying information. Many news outlets believe […]
July 1, 2010
Do arbitrators exhibit "evident partiality," providing grounds to vacate an arbitration award, by failing to disclose that they are serving as arbitrators in a simultaneous but […]
June 24, 2010
In insurance law, as in many other areas, context is (or should be) important, so lets start by adding some context to the title of this […]
June 15, 2010
On June 21, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will require certain federal contractors and subcontractors to post notices in the workplace informing employees of […]
May 25, 2010
In 2009, two Massachusetts state legislators filed a bill calling for an outright ban of all noncompete agreements in Massachusetts. While that bill died on the […]