Vermont has joined the growing list of jurisdictions with pay transparency laws.
On June 4, 2024, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed “An Act Relating to Disclosure of Compensation in Job Advertisements” (the “Act”)...more
On May 2, 2024, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced legislation they say will help protect warehouse workers from injury by placing limitations on, and requiring...more
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In February, the New York Times published an investigative report regarding alleged employment of underage migrants, many from Central America, at U.S. companies. While employment of certain minors is permitted under federal...more
8/21/2023
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On March 15, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (covering Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) held that paid time off is not part of an employee’s salary for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act...more
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has answered a question that employers in the Commonwealth have been struggling with in recent months concerning possible changes to the Paid Family and Medical Leave...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has stepped into the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s fight for equal pay.
In March 2019, players from the team filed a lawsuit alleging pay discrimination by the...more
For more than three months now, qualifying Massachusetts employees have been eligible for medical and family leave benefits under the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Act. As employers build out their PFML...more
Employees in Massachusetts will soon be eligible for up to 26 weeks of paid family and medical leave.
As explained in a recent post, benefits established by the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law...more
Massachusetts will soon join the growing list of states mandating paid family and medical leave for employees. Beginning January 1, employees in Massachusetts will be eligible to receive benefits established by the...more