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Final Rule and Guidance Issued Implementing Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order
On August 25, 2016, the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued a Final Rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order 13673, the Fair Play and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (also known as the “blacklisting rule”). The Department of Labor (DOL) also issued Final […]
Bello Welsh Partner Quoted in Law360 Article
Bello Welsh partner, Ken Bello, was quoted in an article about the new Massachusetts Pay Equity Law. The article is posted on Law360, here, and below with permission: How Mass. Employers Should Prep For New Pay Equity Law By Brian Amaral Law360, Boston (August 11, 2016, 4:40 PM ET) — Massachusetts’ sweeping new law against gender […]
Massachusetts Legislature Passes An Act to Establish Pay Equity
On July 23, Massachusetts lawmakers unanimously approved An Act to Establish Pay Equity (the “Bill”), which seeks to ensure that men and women are paid equally for comparable work. Variations in pay must be based on legitimate reasons, as enumerated in the Bill. If Governor Baker signs the Bill into law, which he is expected […]
EEOC Issues Resource Document on Leave of Absences under the ADA
On May 9, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a new Resource Document that advocates the use employer-provided leaves of absence as accommodation for an employee’s disability. According to the press release announcing the publication of the document, titled Employer-Provided Leave and the Americans with Disabilities Act, this new resource attempts to address the […]
Defend Trade Secrets Act Signed Into Law
President Obama signed the “Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016” into law on May 11th. The Act amends the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 to provide a federal private right of action for trade secret misappropriation and theft. Remedies include actual damages, injunctive relief, and exemplary damages and attorneys’ fees for willful and malicious misappropriation. […]
Update: Comment Period Extended for Proposed Rule for Federal Contractor Paid Sick Leave
By: Alexandra (Sasha) Thaler The Department of Labor has extended the public comment period on its Proposed Rule for Federal Contractor Paid Sick Leave, based on public comments received and the interest that has been expressed in this matter. The comment period was due to close on March 28; comments may now be submitted through […]