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Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act: Updated
By Martha J. Zackin and Hayley Cotter Following weeks of piecemeal changes and updates, the Department of Family and Medical Leave (“DFML”) has now issued the final regulations (effective July 1, 2019). Click here for a revised Bello / Welsh alert, which has been updated to be consistent with both the final regulations and the bill […]
New Deadlines Established for Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law
On December 3, 2018, we posted about the new Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law (“PFML”). Although the post was accurate at the time published, the Department of Paid Family and Medical Leave (the “Department”), has since pushed out some deadlines and made other changes. We will be posting substantive guidance shortly, but in […]
Administrative Law Judge Recommends Dismissal of Department of Labor’s Pay Discrimination Claims Against Federal Contractor
By Justin L. Engel Following a two-week trial, Bello Welsh has secured a major victory for a federal contractor in an enforcement action alleging gender-based pay discrimination brought by the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) under Executive Order 11246. The case, OFCCP v. Analogic Corporation, No. 2017-OFC-00001, is the first […]
Amendments to Massachusetts Law Concerning Criminal History Inquiries
By Justin L. Engel In October 2018, amendments to Massachusetts law concerning employer criminal history inquiries became effective. Under the previous version of the law, employers were prohibited from asking about: (i) an arrest, detention, or disposition regarding any violation of law in which no conviction resulted; (ii) a first conviction for any of the […]
Massachusetts Raises Minimum Wage and Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave
By Jennifer Belli and Justin Engel In June 2018, Massachusetts passed a law that will gradually raise the state minimum wage to $15.00 per hour and establish a paid family and medical leave program for employees in the state. The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave, a newly established state agency created to administer […]
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Non-Compete Legislation
By Jennifer Belli The Massachusetts Legislature has passed a major overhaul of non-compete law, known as the “Massachusetts Noncompetition Act.” Assuming Governor Charlie Baker signs the bill, it will apply to noncompetition agreements entered into on or after October 1, 2018. This alert summarizes the key provisions of the Act. What is a noncompetition agreement? […]