By Michael Fleischer, Jean Wilson, and Barry Miller
Synopsis: Massachusetts Attorney General investigates 70 employers (both large and small – across all industries), citing 21 of them for violating the state’s “ban the box” law, which prohibits most businesses from asking about job candidates’ criminal backgrounds on initial employment applications.
Last week, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy
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By Ariel D. Cudkowicz, Anthony Califano and Timothy Buckley
On March 9, 2018, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (“CCC”) filed its much anticipated recreational marijuana Regulations with the Massachusetts Secretary of State. According to the CCC, the Regulations are on track to be published in the Massachusetts Register on March 23, 2018. The Regulations will become effective upon publication.
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By Karla Grossenbacher and Christopher W. Kelleher
Seyfarth Synopsis: A string of recent class action lawsuits regarding businesses’ use of employees’ biometric data should put employers on heightened alert regarding compliance with various state biometric privacy laws.
As biometric technology has become more advanced and affordable, more employers have begun implementing procedures and systems that rely on employees’ biometric data.
Continue Reading HAZARDS AHEAD: UPTICK IN BIOMETRIC PRIVACY LAWS CAN PUT EMPLOYERS IN HOT SEAT
By: Johanna T. Wise and Joshua D. Seidman
Last week, the momentum gained by mandatory paid sick leave laws in 2014 carried the conversation to the White House as President Barack Obama announced his renewed support for a federal bill known as the “Healthy Families Act” (“Act”) (S. 631/H.R. 1286). The Act, which was introduced in 2013, is still far
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By: Daniel B. Klein and Carolyn B. French
On January 7, 2015, during one of his final days in office, Governor Deval Patrick signed into law the Parental Leave bill, which amends and replaces the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act (“MMLA”) and greatly expands its scope.
The most significant aspect of the new law is that it extends to men the
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By: Johanna T. Wise and Andrew J. Masak
While most of the political pundits, and indeed the country, are busy analyzing the election results, four new localities passed paid sick leave laws. As we previously blogged, the current landscape of paid sick leave laws is a patchwork of varying regulations, causing headaches for many employers. And compliance isn’t getting
Continue Reading High Tide On Paid Sick Leave Laws: The Number of States and Cities with Paid Sick Leave Laws Rises