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Illinois Attorney General Announced the Resolution of Wage Fixing and No-Poach Agreements Among Staffing Agencies and a Manufacturing Company

The Illinois Attorney General announced a settlement with a manucturing company to resolve allegations that it had…

Posted in Wage and Hour

AG Campbell Issues Over $1.3 Million In Citations Against Boston-Based Quick Temp And Owner For Wage, Sick Time, And Records Violations

Source: AG Campbell Issues Over $1.3 Million In Citations Against Boston-Based Quick Temp And Owner For Wage,…

Posted in Employment Law

MA Paid Family and Medical Leave Law Will Allow Employees to “Top Off” PFML Benefits with Accrued PTO

From JDSupra, Jaclyn Kugell, Maura D. McLaughlin, and Robert Papandrea discuss recent changes to the Massachusetts Paid…

Posted in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Massachusetts Appeals Court Holds that Overtime Work Is Not an Essential Function of Inpatient Nursing Position

From JDSupra, R. Victoria Fuller discusses a recent case in which the Massachusetts Appeals Court identifies factors…

Posted in Wage and Hour

Underpaying Workers Is a Bad Idea, says Massachusetts AG

From JDSupra, Cozen O’Connor report that Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued citations for failure to…

Posted in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

EEOC Sues Construction Staffing Company for Sex, Race and Age Discrimination, and Constructive Discharge

From JDSupra, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that the EEOC filed a lawsuit against…

Posted in Employment Law

The Legislative and Ballot Initiative Landscape in Massachusetts 

From JDSupra, Puneet Dhaliwal and Gary Lieberman provide an excellecent summary of bills and initiative petitions that…

Posted in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

EEOC Sues Distribution Company and Staffing Agency Alleging Race Discrimination

From JDSupra, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it filed a compliant against Aaron…

Posted in Independent Contractor Wage and Hour

US Department of Labor Sues Michigan Staffing Company For Misclassifying Nurses and Nursing Assistants as Independent Contractors

The United States Department of Labor initiated a lawsuit against a Michigan staffing agency for allegedly misclassifying…

Posted in Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition

Nevada Staffing Executive Indicted for Wage Fixing

The United States Department of Justice announced the indictment of a health care staffing executive for conspiring…

Posted in Data Privacy/Cyber Security

Worker Sues Staffing Firm Over Data Breach

Source: Worker sues staffing firm over data breach that released info on 104,660 workers See also: Source:…

Posted in Wage and Hour

US Department of Labor Recovers More than $114K for Employees Denied Overtime by Hotel Staffing Agency

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it recovered wages for employees of a hotel…