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Join the HRW Team: Now Hiring Associates

August 16, 2022 Filed Under: General (MA)

Hirsch Roberts Weinstein (HRW) is seeking a mid-level associates.

Massachusetts Enacts CROWN Act, Prohibiting Discrimination Against Protective Hairstyles

August 8, 2022 Filed Under: General (MA)

Jackson Lewis

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has signed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act (CROWN Act) into law, making Massachusetts the 18th state to enact such a law.

Massachusetts Becomes Latest State to Ban Discrimination Based on Natural Hairstyles and Hair Texture

August 5, 2022 Filed Under: General (MA)

On July 26, 2022, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law “An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Natural and Protective Hairstyles,” also known as the Massachusetts CROWN Act.

Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (“CROWN”) Act

August 5, 2022 Filed Under: General (MA)

By enacting the CROWN Act, Massachusetts follows 17 other states that have passed similar legislation banning discrimination on the basis of a person’s natural or protective hairstyle. Although a federal CROWN Act was introduced to Congress and passed by the House of Representatives in March of 2022, it has not

Change to Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Vetoed, Current Law Remains In Place

August 2, 2022 Filed Under: General (MA)

Jackson Lewis

A provision in the enacted state budget for fiscal year 2023 would have amended the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) to provide employers and employees more flexibility to use other accrued benefits to supplement paid benefits received from the state.

Massachusetts Appeals Court Holds That Home Inspection Company’s Inspectors Were Independent Contractors Under ‘ABC’ Test

July 29, 2022 Filed Under: General (MA)

In a decision that further clarifies Massachusetts law with regard to employee classification, the Massachusetts Appeals Court recently held that home inspectors working on behalf of an inspectional services company were independent contractors (and not employees) under the ABC test for determining employment status, and, therefore, ineligible for unemployment benefits.

Massachusetts Budget Includes Changes to State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Act

July 29, 2022 Filed Under: General (MA)

Littler

On July 18, 2022, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed the Commonwealth’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget, which includes a major amendment to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFML).

Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Allows Adding Accrued Sick, Vacation Pay to Benefits

July 28, 2022 Filed Under: General (MA)

Jackson Lewis

A provision in the enacted state budget for fiscal year 2023 amends the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) to provide employers and employees more flexibility to use other accrued benefits to supplement paid benefits received from the state.

Opening Day of NILG 2022 National Conference

July 27, 2022 Filed Under: General (MA)

Jackson Lewis

Hello from the opening day of the NILG 2022 National Conference in Boston, Massachusetts and it seems like the crowds have returned following last year’s hybrid conference in Nashville, TN.

With the theme of “Be the Beacon of Change” the first full day of this year’s conference kicked off with

Massachusetts Enacts Law Banning Discrimination Based on Hair Texture and Style

July 27, 2022 Filed Under: General (MA)

Littler

On July 26, 2022, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (“CROWN”) Act that bans discrimination based upon natural and protective hairstyles in workplaces, school districts and certain school-related organizations.  Specifically, the new Massachusetts law prohibits discrimination on the

U.S. Court of Appeals Offers Guidance on Applicability of Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws to Out-of-State Workers

June 10, 2022 Filed Under: General (MA)

Littler

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently affirmed a district court finding that the Massachusetts Wage Act did not apply to a person who mostly lived and worked in Florida. While the court’s decision in Viscito v. National Planning Corp.

Massachusetts Supreme Court Triples Wage Protections for Workers

April 27, 2022 Filed Under: Wage & Hour (MA)

Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Supreme Court Justices ruled that employees terminated in the state are entitled to triple their accrued wages if employers do not settle financial obligations the same day they separate. 

This is a significant decision that holds employers accountable for their employees’ due earnings without

State Law Remedies Not Available for Violations of FLSA, Massachusetts High Court Holds

April 18, 2022 Filed Under: Wage & Hour (MA)

Jackson Lewis

Employees who assert wage claims available only under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cannot recover the greater remedies available under the Massachusetts Wage Act (MWA), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held. Devaney v. Zucchini Gold, LLC, 2022 Mass. LEXIS 156 (Mass. Apr. 14, 2022).

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds That FLSA Preempts Wage Act Remedies for Federal Overtime Violations

April 18, 2022 Filed Under: Wage & Hour (MA)

On April 14, 2022, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled that when an employee pursues and succeeds on a claim for the failure to pay overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the employee may not recover treble damages and other remedies under the Massachusetts Wage Act

Late Pay Entitles Employees to Triple Wages Regardless of When Paid, Massachusetts High Court Holds

April 12, 2022 Filed Under: General (MA)

Jackson Lewis

When an employer does not pay an employee earned wages within the time frames set forth in the Massachusetts Wage Act (MWA), the employee is entitled to three times the wages owed, regardless of the length of the delay or whether the wages are paid prior to a civil suit being filed, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held.

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