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Employment Law Coffee Break

Employment • September 12, 2024

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Tip Credits – Striking Down the Federal Rule & Massachusetts Ballot Question

Tips, Wages • September 11, 2024

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Federal District Court Strikes Down FTC Non-Compete Ban

Employees, Non-Compete Agreements • August 21, 2024

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Pay Transparency Comes to Massachusetts

Equal Pay, Wages • July 31, 2024

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New FTC Rule Imposes Sweeping Ban on Non-Compete Agreements with Workers

Employment • April 24, 2024

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DOL Announces Final Rule Increasing Minimum Salary Levels for FLSA Overtime Exemptions

Employment • April 24, 2024

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Proposed Changes in Massachusetts that Would Bar Use of Credit Reports by Employers

Employment • April 19, 2024

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EEOC Publishes Final Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regulations

Employment • April 19, 2024

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MCAD Announces Draft of Updated Harassment Guidelines and Seeks Public Comment

Employees, Harassment • February 1, 2024

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Bob Young to Present “HR Support + Compliance” at the Mass Brewers Guild Technical Brewing & Business Conference

Employment, Events + Recordings • November 6, 2023

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Changes to MA PFML – “Topping Off” and New 2024 Benefit Rates

Employee Benefits, Employment • October 19, 2023

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U.S. Department of Labor Seeks to Expand Overtime Protections

Employment, Wage and Hour • August 30, 2023