Do I Make Enough Money to be Exempt from Overtime Payments?
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay employees overtime unless they meet a listed exemption. Several of the exemptions require that the employee be paid a minimum salary amount and also meet a duties test. Recently the [...]
Get Ready for the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law
On June 28, 2019 Massachusetts passed the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (“PFML”) law which goes into effect in 2021. Below is a timeline and list of employer responsibilities to prepare for the upcoming law. Notice Requirements: MAY 30, [...]
How Can Employers Make Positive Changes to Minimize Workplace Harassment?
We often hear Company’s talk about their policies and strong reporting procedures to try to curb sexual harassment in the workplace. However, if employers are serious about reducing workplace harassment, they need to go beyond policies and procedures, or have [...]
Is Your Non-Competition Agreement Enforceable?
Massachusetts Passes New Non-Compete Law Last Friday, Governor Baker signed an economic development package into law that includes, among other things, new restrictions on the use of non-compete agreements in Massachusetts. The new law which will amend M.G.L. c. 149 [...]
Why the Massachusetts’s Misclassification Statute is Important
Massachusetts has a very strict independent contractor statute which makes it very difficult for businesses to hire independent contractors. There are a number of reasons why the Massachusetts legislators enacted this law including the following: Misclassification hurts the individual employee [...]
Massachusetts Equal Pay Act Guidance
The Massachusetts Attorney General has recently issued compliance guidance to help employers prepare for the effective date of the Act to Establish Pay Equity, which amends the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act ("MEPA"), and which goes into effect on July 1, [...]