Beginning on July 31, 2025, Massachusetts will join a host of other states in requiring employers to provide detailed pay disclosures in public-facing and internal employee job postings pursuant to the recently passed Frances...more
Pre-Closing Notice or Consent: If signed by Governor Newsom, Assembly Bill 3129 (AB 3129) will mandate that, starting January 1, 2025, certain healthcare investors provide a 90-day written notice to, or obtain consent from,...more
On April 23, 2024, the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) voted 3-to-2 along party lines to approve a final rule (Rule) that prevents all for-profit employers nationwide from using non-compete agreements for any worker (whether...more
Invention assignment provisions are fundamental in employment agreements. On one hand, they are the mechanism by which an employer takes ownership of important types of intellectual property employees create that relates to...more
A recent federal appellate court ruling has once again introduced uncertainty for California employers as to whether they may require mandatory arbitration of employment disputes. In 2019, California passed Assembly Bill 51...more
On June 17, 2021, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted to approve certain revisions to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA’s) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards...more
On May 18, 2020, the Massachusetts Reopening Advisory Board published its Reopening Massachusetts Report (the "Report") setting out detailed requirements for businesses that are currently open and those that are permitted to...more
As the prospect of bringing employees back to the office becomes a reality for some employers, and draws closer for others, businesses need to ensure that they have a return to work plan that prevents the spread of COVID-19...more
While much of the country remains subject to stay-at-home orders due to the spread of COVID-19, many businesses are starting to plan for employees' return to the office. Because COVID-19 is expected to remain in the community...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly led to stay-at-home directives, enhanced health and safety requirements, and new legislation. These developments changed the working environment and the rules governing the employment...more
Effective Tuesday, March 24, 2020,, at 12:00 PM, until Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at 12:00 PM, Governor Charlie Baker has issued an emergency Order requiring all businesses and organizations that do not provide "COVID-19...more
New York Governor Cuomo and the New York State legislature have reached agreement on a bill to expand New York's Paid Sick Leave Law to provide job protection and pay for New Yorkers quarantined as a result of the Novel...more
In tandem with the Massachusetts Noncompetition Act, which reformed Massachusetts law governing non-compete agreements (described here in detail), Massachusetts has adopted its version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (the...more
Massachusetts has joined a growing list of states, including Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Oregon, and Utah, among others, with statutes placing limits on the permissible terms and scope of agreements prohibiting employees from...more
In a step that should immediately spur employers to review their compensation and hiring practices, Massachusetts recently enacted legislation that changes considerably the state's rules prohibiting gender-based pay...more
New laws are taking effect in New York City and New Jersey that provide greatly enhanced protections for pregnant women in the workplace. As of January 21, 2014, an amendment to New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination took...more