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Posted in Data Privacy/Cyber Security

Competing Privacy Bills Introduced to Massachusetts Legislature

From JDSupra, David Stauss provides an update on proposed changes to state privacy laws including Massachusetts. David…

Posted in Wage and Hour

Recent fines portend increased wage-hour enforcement on behalf of Massachusetts employees

From JDSupra, Christopher Deubert discusses recent fines imposed by Attorney General Andrea Campbell and the possibility that Massachusetts…

Posted in Wage and Hour

Massachusetts May Be Next in Line to Enact Pay Transparency Laws

From JDSupra, Matthew T. Brown, Lauren Kopec, and Robert Sheridan discuss the prospect of a pay transparency…

Posted in Employment Law

The Question PEOs and Staffing Agencies Will Be Asked Most in 2023: “Will You Delete My Data?”

From JDSupra, Usama Kahf and Anne Yarovoy Khan discuss some of the unique challenges that staffing agencies…

Posted in Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition

Finally, Judicial Guidance Interpreting the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act

From JDSupra, Danielle Dillon, Natalie Groot, and Geri Haight discuss a case in which a non-compete agreement…

Posted in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Immigration

Justice Department Secures Agreement with Minnesota Staffing Agency to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims

The United States Department of Justice announced a settlement with a staffing agency that routinely discriminated against…

Posted in Wage and Hour

Wholesale Bakery Company and Its Staffing Agencies Cited Over $440,000 in Wage and Hour Violations

The Massachusetts Attorney General annnounced citations totaling more than $440,000 in restitution and penalities for failing to…

Posted in Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition

FTC Proposes to Ban Employee Noncompete Agreements

From JDSupra, Zarema Jaramillo, Jessica Kriegsfeld, Jonathan Lewis, and Julie Levinson Werner discuss a rule proposed by…

Posted in Employment Law

Massachusett Department of Labor Standards Provides Update Job Order Template

The Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards updated the job order template provided on the Employment, Placement, &…

Posted in Employment Law

Operator of San Gabriel Valley Employment Staffing Company Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charge for Failing to Pay Over Payroll Taxes to IRS

The United States Department of Justice reports that a staffing firm operator pleaded guilty to failing to…

Posted in Wage and Hour

Remote Work Arrangements Pose Travel-Related Reimbursement Challenges for Massachusetts Employers 

From JDSupra, Rachel Reingold Mandel and Andrea Sullivan discuss new challenges for employers with respect whether travel…

Posted in Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition

Federal Court Determines that Garden Leave Payments Under Massachusetts Non-Compete Law Are Not Wages, Limiting Former Employees’ Leverage Under Wage Act

From JDSupra, Dawn Mertineit and Cat Johns discuss a recent case in which the court said that…