When Planning to Terminate a Massachusetts Employee, Always Carefully Plan the Final Payment When an employment relationship goes wrong and an employer is faced with terminating an employee, the employer has to evaluate a...more
The Massachusetts Wage Act, which strictly requires employees to be paid on time and in full, comes with many traps for the unwary. This is particularly the case for employers who have tipped employees. It can be a large...more
A headline-grabbing case regarding race in the college admissions process at an elite university, appealed all the way to the United States Supreme Court, is the type of nightmare scenario that might inspire an educational...more
11/23/2022
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College Admissions ,
Educational Institutions ,
Harvard University ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Liability Insurance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Policy Terms ,
Universities
Over the past year, as attorneys increasingly have turned to out-of-office and out-of-courtroom work during the COVID-19 pandemic, ethical concerns specific to this operational format have come to the forefront. The American...more
4/5/2021
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Ethical Duties ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Ethics ,
Professional Liability ,
Remote Working ,
Rules of Professional Conduct ,
Virtual Litigation ,
Virtual Meetings
Drug warning labels must comply with federal regulations and receive approval from the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) before going to market. Therefore, manufacturers may argue that state law actions related to the...more
In early May, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that 100% commission-based inside salespersons are entitled to separate, additional overtime pay and premium pay for Sunday work. The decision, Sullivan v. Sleepy’s...more
11/14/2019
/ Employee Commissions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Retailers ,
Retroactive Application ,
Salespersons ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage Act ,
Wage and Hour