Proving Retaliation in the Workplace: What You Need to Know
Retaliation happens when an employer takes an adverse action against an employee for engaging in a protected activity, such as reporting discrimination or wage and hour violations. Retaliation in the workplace is a serious issue and it's important for employees [...]
Special Considerations in Negotiating Physician Employment Contracts
If you are a physician who has just received a job offer, you may be wondering whether the several-page employment contract you have just received is fair. There are many considerations in reviewing a physician employment contract which can impact [...]
Salary Transparency Bill Filed in Massachusetts Legislature
Last month, Massachusetts State Representatives Josh S. Cutler and Brandy Fluker Oakley filed a bill entitled “An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency.” The bill, if passed by the Massachusetts Legislature, would do several things: it would require employers with [...]
Massachusetts Enacts New Law To Combat Discrimination Based On Hairstyles
In July, Governor Charlie Baker signed the CROWN Act into law, which prohibits discrimination based on natural or protective hairstyles by employers and others. The act is intended to provide protection to Black individuals that wish to wear hairstyles that [...]
Receive Support for Human Resources Complaints from An Experienced Employment Lawyer
Most companies house a Human Resources (HR) Department to handle employee and office matters. This includes administering benefits, onboarding employees, and planning company events, but also involves handling more severe issues including harassment, discrimination, workplace safety, and more. If [...]
Political Speech Helps Plaintiff’s Claims of Religious Discrimination
Last month, a Superior Court discrimination suit with claims of disparate treatment and hostile work environment survived a motion to dismiss when overtly discriminatory conduct was coupled with more generally harassing conduct that was not clearly religiously-motivated. In Brzuchalski v. [...]