Posted in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Elwood Staffing to Pay $77,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that Elwood Staffing will pay $77, 500 to settle a disability…

Posted in Independent Contractor

US DOL Secures $278K in Back Wages and Damages for Construction Workers Misclassified by Staffing Agency

The United States Department of Labor obtained $278k for construction workers misclassified as independent contractors by a…

Posted in Data Privacy/Cyber Security

The Best & Worst States in America for Online Privacy 

In their post The Best & Worst States in America for Online Privacy, the PIA Blog provides a…

Posted in Data Privacy/Cyber Security

EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Questions and Answers

The EU announces that it start the process to allow data transfers to the United States based…

Posted in Independent Contractor

US DOL Recovers $352K in Back Pay After Staffing Agency Misclassifies Workers Placed at Manufacturing Facilities as Independent Contractors

The United States Department of Labor announced that it recovered over $352k in back wages for workers…

Posted in Independent Contractor

US Department of Labor obtains judgment to recover $9.3M in back wages, damages for 1,756 workers misclassified by Philadelphia staffing company

PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment that will recover $9.3 million in…

Posted in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

EEOC Suse Supreme Staffing LLC, Inspire Hotel Staffing LLC, and Better Placement LLC for Race Discrimination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against several staffing agencies alleging that they discriminated…

Posted in Employment Law

Court Orders Staffing Firms that Split Pay to Avoid Overtime to Pay $2.4 million for Wages and Liquidated Damages

The United States Department of Labor announced that a court ordered the owners of two staffing firms…

Posted in Independent Contractor

US Dept. of Labor Recovers $80k in Back Wages and Damages from Temporary Staffing Agency who Denied Overtime to Hospitality Workers.

The United States Department of Labor announced that it recoverd $80k from a temporary staffing agency that…

Posted in Paid Family and Medical Leave

Massachusetts Clarifies Whether Employees May “Top Off” Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits

From JDSupra, Morgan McDonald discusses the recent notice that employees may not “top off” paid family and…

Posted in Employment Law

Massachusetts Democrats Nominate Campbell for AG Race; AG Healey Runs for Governor

From JDSupra, Lori Kalani and Bernard Nash report on the results of last week’s elections. Lori and…

Posted in Employment Law

AG Healey Issues Seventh Annual Labor Day Report on Office’s Efforts To Combat Wage Theft and Protect Workers

BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey today issued her seventh annual Labor Day Report on the office’s efforts to combat wage…