Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP

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200 State Street
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Boston, Massachusetts 02109, United States
Phone: (617) 523-6666
Fax: (617) 367-3125
Areas Of Practice
  • Labor & Employment Law
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Other U.S. Locations
  • Massachusetts
Number of Attorneys
25-50 Attorneys

EEOC and Department of Justice Issue Guidance on DEI-Related Discrimination

The first two months of the Trump administration saw a flurry of Executive Orders targeting private and public sector diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) programs, and March has been no different. On March 19, 2025, the…more
 /  Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law

Employers Should Prepare for Increased Scrutiny Against Private Sector DEI Programs

The Trump Administration and Republican Attorneys General have signaled that private sector employers could expect to be targets of enforcement measures seeking to eliminate diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (“DEI”…more
 /  Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law

Employee Handbook Notices Now Mandated by New York State’s Reproductive Health Bias Law

Recent appellate court action has activated a new handbook requirement affecting New York employers. Initially, a lower court issued an injunction blocking certain provisions of the 2019 New York State Reproductive Health Bias…more
 /  Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law

EEOC Offices Cancelling Mediations Following President Trump’s Firing of Commissioners

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision to terminate two Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) commissioners, multiple EEOC offices have informed MBJ attorneys that their respective offices are…more
 /  Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law

Employers Should Prepare for an Increase in I-9 Audits Under Trump Administration New Immigration Directives

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an array of executive orders in an effort to dramatically reshape immigration policies in the United States. These new policy directives are likely to result in a renewed focus…more
 /  Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law

U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies That Employers Are Not Required to Meet Heightened Standard of Proof to Establish an FLSA Exemption Applies

Employers do not need to meet a heightened standard of proof to establish an exemption from the minimum wage and overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in E.M.D Sales, Inc…more
 /  Labor & Employment Law

Update on Massachusetts Pay Transparency Law: FAQs, Filing and More

As of February 1, 2025, covered employers under the Massachusetts pay transparency law, Chapter 141 of the Acts of 2024, will for the first time have to submit copies of EEO data reports to the Commonwealth. The Massachusetts…more
 /  Labor & Employment Law

The Pendulum Swings Again: NLRB (Re)Adopts “Clear and Unmistakeable Waiver” Standard in Duty to Bargain Cases

On December 10, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in Endurance Environmental Solutions, LLC, 373 NLRB No. 141 (2024), a case in which it reconsidered and reestablished the standard against which an…more
 /  Labor & Employment Law

Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law Expanded to Include Reproductive Loss Events

A change to the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law went into effect November 21, 2024, that expands the permissible usage of earned sick time to include care for an employee or the employee’s spouse in the event of pregnancy…more
 /  Labor & Employment Law

Federal Court Blocks U.S. Department of Labor Overtime Rule Nationwide

On November 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction to block the new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) overtime rule that would have expanded overtime eligibility for…more
 /  Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law

NLRB General Counsel Seeks Harsher Remedies for Unlawful Non-Compete and Stay-or-Pay Agreements in Latest Memorandum

On October 7, 2024, National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued Memorandum GC 25-01 where she takes the position that most “stay-or-pay provisions” violate the National Labor Relations Act…more
 /  Labor & Employment Law

Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Contribution Rates and Benefit Amounts for 2025 Announced

The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (the “Department”) has announced what employers should anticipate for Paid Family and Medical Leave (“PFML”) employer contribution rates and benefit amounts for 2025. The…more
 /  Labor & Employment Law

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Department of Labor’s “80/20” Tip Credit Rule

On August 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit, in Restaurant Law Center v. U.S. Department of Labor, No. 23-50562 (Aug. 23, 2024), struck down the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) 2021 rule restricting an employer’s ability to claim tip…more
 /  Labor & Employment Law

Supreme Judicial Court Rules That Typical Franchise Operators Are Independent Contractors, Not Employees

On September 5, 2024, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) held that 7-Eleven franchisees operating in a “typical” franchisor-franchisee relationship were independent contractors and not “employees” of 7-Eleven, the…more
 /  Labor & Employment Law, Franchise Law

Texas Court Strikes Down FTC Noncompete Ban

On August 20, 2024, United States Court District Judge Ada Brown ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) lacked the authority to promulgate and enforce its Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “FTC Noncompete Ban”). The Court’s…more
 /  Labor & Employment Law
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