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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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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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December 13, 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, Massachusetts employers should start to plan for the new Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave law, which will begin to be implemented, in stages, starting…
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September 19, 2018
New limitations on criminal history background checks will go into effect on October 13, 2018. Massachusetts employers will be prohibited from asking applicants or employees about an expanded number of…
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August 3, 2018
On July 31, 2018, the Massachusetts Legislature finally passed non-compete reform. We had been reporting annually on earlier failed attempts to enact legislation limiting non-competition agreements in Massachusetts. It looked…
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March 10, 2018
Daniel Tarlow was quoted in a front-page Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article on the recent pay equity guidelines released by the Commonwealth’s Attorney General. Tarlow commented on the wave of litigation that is likely…
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March 2, 2018
March 2, 2018 On March 1, 2018, the Massachusetts Attorney General issued a long-awaited guide on the amendments to the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (MEPA). The guide provides helpful information…
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March 1, 2018
March 1, 2018 One in a series of occasional Prince Lobel updates from Beacon Hill regarding new laws that will significantly impact Massachusetts employers, as well as other legislative proposals…
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January 31, 2018
The Massachusetts Payment of Wages Act (Gen. Laws c. 149 s. 148 et seq.) (“Wage Act”) is famously unfriendly territory for employers. On January 29, Prince Lobel’s Employment Law Group achieved a rare…
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December 4, 2017
The Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which goes into effect on April 1, 2018, will require employers to provide new types of accommodations to pregnant workers. Under existing laws, an…