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Pay Transparency, Becoming Clearer: (Some of) Your Questions Are Answered!
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Still Waiting—Massachusetts Pay Reporting Guidance Not Yet Published
The deadline for filing the first year of Massachusetts EEO-1 pay data reports is February 1, 2025, but covered employers are still waiting for Massachusetts to publish guidance on this requirement. This means that with less than one month before the deadline, there is no official guidance on what information
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Program: November 2024 End-of-Year Update
With the close of 2024 comes the 2025 notices, posters, and rate sheets from the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML). In addition, the fiscal year (FY) 2024 DFML annual report is now available with interesting statistics about the overall administration of the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical
Expansion to Massachusetts Earned Sick Time to Include Pregnancy Loss, Failed Assisted Reproduction, Adoption, or Surrogacy
Massachusetts Expands Sick Time Law to Include Pregnancy Loss, Failed Assisted Reproduction, Adoption, or Surrogacy
Effective November 21, 2024, Massachusetts employers covered by the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time law must now provide expanded benefits under the Law to address various types of reproductive losses. Employers will want to be aware of the coverage requirements to respond accordingly to employee requests. The amendment to the sick
Retention Bonus Found Not to Constitute ‘Wages’ Under the Massachusetts Wage Act
On September 6, 2024, the Appellate Division of the Massachusetts District Court held in Nunez v. Syncsort Incorporated that a retention bonus that the defendant-employer allegedly owed to the plaintiff, its former employee, did not constitute wages within the meaning of the Massachusetts Wage Act. The decision is significant in
Massachusetts New Pay Transparency Law Addresses Pay Gaps
Massachusetts employers will enhance transparency by including pay range information in all job postings and advertisements. Additionally, employers will proactively provide pay range details to employees and applicants upon request, fostering a more open and equitable workplace.
2025 Updates to Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Adjustments to Benefit Amount and Average Weekly Wage with No Change to Contribution Rates January 1, 2025.
Massachusetts Updates Paid Family and Medical Leave Contribution Rates, Maximum Weekly Benefits for 2025
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has announced changes to the employer contribution rates and benefit amounts under the Paid
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Clarifies Franchisee vs. Employee Classification
In the ever-evolving landscape of employment law, a recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) opinion, Patel v. 7-Eleven, Inc., has shed light on a critical question: When is a franchisee considered an employee of the franchisor? This question was at the heart of a case involving five franchisees and the
Massachusetts Joins Growing List of States Requiring Pay Transparency in Job Postings
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has signed into law “An Act Relative to Salary Pay Range Transparency,” requiring employers with at least 25 employees to include pay range information in job postings and advertisements. Covered employers will also need to provide pay range information directly to employees and applicants, upon request.
Massachusetts Enacts a New Pay Transparency Law
Massachusetts is the latest state to mandate salary transparency in job postings and disclosure of demographic and pay data to the government.
On July 31, 2024, Governor Maura Healey signed into law the “Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act,” H.B. 4890. The law is named after Frances Perkins, the first woman
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rejects Compensation Plan Allocating Commissions to Overtime and Premium Pay
On March 28, 2024, in Sutton v. Jordan’s Furniture, Inc., the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) upheld a Massachusetts Superior Court decision finding the furniture retailer’s commission-based compensation scheme violated the Massachusetts Wage Act for paying commission-based sales employees their overtime and Sunday premium pay out of their earned commissions.
Massachusetts Superior Court Finds Incentive Payment Under Profit-Sharing Scheme Is Not a Commission Under Wage Act
On January 31, 2024, in Mehra v. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge held that a percent-of-profit incentive payment under a profit-sharing scheme is not a commission subject to the Massachusetts Wage Act.