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Totality of Circumstances Test MA Supreme Judicial Court

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Mass. SJC adopts "totality of the circumstances” test to determine whether municipal land is held for a specific purpose

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In its recent decision in Carroll v. Select Board of Norwell (pdf), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) reaffirmed that where town-owned land is held for a specific purpose, M.G.L. c. 40, § 15A dictates that it...more

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Harvard Can be Sued Over Louis Agassiz Slave Daguerreotypes from 1850

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The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (the state’s highest court) recently issued a surprising decision that permits claims against Harvard arising out of a series of daguerreotypes taken of the plaintiff’s ancestors in...more

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Massachusetts SJC Adopts FLSA ‘Joint Employer’ Test for Minimum Wage & Overtime Laws

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Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court held that to determine whether an entity jointly employs an individual for purposes of the state’s minimum wage and overtime laws, courts should apply the Fair Labor Standards Act’s test,...more

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Massachusetts Employers: Protect Your Documents

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An important new Supreme Judicial Court decision has paved the way for Massachusetts employees pursuing certain discrimination claims to engage in what the court has dubbed “self-help discovery.” This new variant of...more

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