Specialty Group: Employment and Labor Law

After a long eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems that a vaccine will be available soon. With this news, employers across the country are beginning to think about how and when they can safely return to their p ...

When the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act was enacted in 2019, some employers applied for an exemption from the state’s plan and opted out of contributing to the state plan by having a private plan that ...

In a recent decision of the Federal Circuit Court (Fair Work Ombudsman v Tac Pham Pty Ltd & Anor 2020] FCCA 3036), a café and its general manager were ordered to pay penalties exceeding a combined total of $230,0 ...

We are nearing the first anniversary of a first-of-its-kind ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. The SJC’s ruling in Lynch v. Crawford in December 2019 has particular relevance right now as many nonprof ...