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Massachusetts Requires Pay Range Disclosure and Pay Data Reporting

On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey made it official – with the goal of closing existing wage gaps, Massachusetts is the latest state to require employers to disclose pay range information....more

DOL Final Rule Significantly Increases Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemption

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its long-awaited final overtime rule, which substantially increases the minimum salary required for the “white collar” overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor...more

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Places Pregnancy Restrictions on Par with Disabilities

After more than a decade’s worth of attempts, Congress has finally passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The PWFA broke through the logjam as part of the must-pass $1.7 trillion government funding bill shepherded...more

More Paid Leave in Massachusetts: Emergency Paid Sick Leave Goes Into Effect on June 7, 2021

All employers in Massachusetts will soon be required to provide up to 40 hours of job-protected, paid leave for various COVID-19-related reasons. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed House Bill 3702 into law on May 28,...more

New England “Ban-the-Box” Trend: Navigating Criminal History Checks in the Hiring Process

Many states and localities have been adopting “ban-the-box,” prohibiting employers (including private employers) from asking applicants to disclose information concerning their criminal histories prior to an initial interview...more

Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: What Lies Ahead

The Massachusetts Family and Medical Leave law (MAFML) (M.G.L. ch. 175M), was enacted in 2018, imposing significant responsibilities on Massachusetts employers. ...more

Reassignment: The Often-Overlooked Accommodation Of Last Resort

What happens when, at the end of a good faith interactive dialogue and despite the parties’ best efforts, there is apparently no reasonable accommodation that will enable the employee to perform the essential functions of...more

Asking Applicants About Salary History Now Banned In Massachusetts And Vermont, Connecticut Soon To Follow

Effective July 1, 2018, Massachusetts and Vermont became the first New England states to prohibit employers from inquiring into or seeking prospective employees’ salary history. ...more

New Hampshire Passes Gender Identity Law

On June 8, 2018, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed, “An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Gender Identity,” which adds gender identity as a protected characteristic to state anti-discrimination laws. ...more

Are Your Unpaid Interns Actually Interns? Six-Factor Test Is Out, and Primary Beneficiary Test Is In

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that it will adopt a new, more flexible test for distinguishing interns from employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more

Courts Continue To Grapple With Leave As A Reasonable Accommodation Under ADA

When is it safe to terminate an employee who has exhausted (or is ineligible for) Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, but who is unable to return to work? This question continues to confound employers, and has been the...more

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