Recently, the First Circuit federal appeals court ruled that Massachusetts law would not draw a hard and fast line between active solicitation and merely accepting business.  The specifics of the case are familiar: employee/sales representative signs a non-solicitation agreement prohibiting … Continue reading →

The Massachusetts Federal Court recently reaffirmed what should be obvious by now.  If an employer issues a Handbook or similar set of policies and procedures and includes language reserving the right to unilaterally change those policies and procedures, then the … Continue reading →

As discussed in a previous blog, the NLRB created quite a stir by ruling that “at-will” statements might violate federal labor laws that protect employees’ rights to engage in concerted activity aimed to change their employment status.  Several months later, … Continue reading →

In recent months, the NLRB* has decided to crack down on some fairly typical and widespread employer policies which, on their face, have hardly seemed suspect and some of which most lawyers, including this one, have advised their clients to … Continue reading →

It’s been several years since Massachusetts enacted the country’s most restrictive standards for classifying someone as an independent contractor, and yet frustration still arises any time I try to counsel clients on compliance. Many assumed that the law would quickly … Continue reading →