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Category Archives: Employment
MA Paid Family Medical Leave Law
Posted on September 27, 2019 by Debra Mayfield What is the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Law (“PFML”): In short, this new law will entitle many Massachusetts employees and independent contractors to: When does it take effect? The ability to…
Massachusetts Enacts New, Restrictive Non-Compete Law
Posted on August 29, 2018 by Debra Mayfield After almost ten years of back-and-forth in the legislature, a new non-compete law (M.G.L. c. 149, §24L) will take effect in Massachusetts on October 1, 2018. Although the new law does not…
Massachusetts Law Regarding Unpaid Interns
Posted on June 1, 2017 by Debra Mayfield As noted in a prior post, Massachusetts has one of the narrowest definitions of an “independent contractor” in the country. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that Massachusetts is equally strict…
Massachusetts Pay Equity Act
Posted on September 29, 2016 by Debra Mayfield On August 1, 2016, Massachusetts enacted the Pay Equity Act (M.G.L. c. 149, §105A), which is intended to make it unlawful to pay men and women different amounts for “comparable work.” While…
Job Changes and Restrictive Covenants
Posted on May 13, 2016 by Debra Mayfield A Company hires an employee and has a well-drafted, enforceable written agreement containing confidentiality provisions, non-solicitation clauses, and non-compete obligations (so-called “Restrictive Covenants”). The employee stays with the Company for years, receives…
Massachusetts Sick Time Law
Posted on March 5, 2015 by Debra Mayfield The new Massachusetts sick time law goes into effect on July 1, 2015 and requires ALL employers of any size to provide up to 40 hours/year of sick time to ALL Massachusetts…
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