The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD”) recently released new draft procedural regulations, which aim to substantially overhaul the existing ones... Read More »
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UPDATE: IRS Says NDAs Don’t Prevent Plaintiffs from Deducting Attorneys’ Fees in Sexual Harassment Settlements
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act (the “Act”), contained troubling language for plaintiffs seeking to settle sexual harassment claims... Read More »
Punishing Unlawful Employers – Juries Say #MeToo
The effects of the #MeToo movement have reached almost all corners of our lives, and the courtroom has been no... Read More »
Paid Family and Medical Leave Coming in 2021
Sherin and Lodgen LLP recently co-sponsored the Boston Bar Association’s first-ever Employment Law Conference on October 25, 2018. Among the... Read More »
Are Non-Competes Enforceable in Massachusetts? Finally, Some Answers
For years, when asked by clients whether non-competition agreements are enforceable in Massachusetts, lawyers have had to say “it depends.” ... Read More »
What’s Up with Sick Leave?
There is a lot up with sick leave. First, for anyone who is on intermittent leave under the Family and... Read More »
LEGAL ALERT: Updated Equal Pay Act, Effective July 1, 2018
On July 1, 2018, the new Massachusetts Equal Pay Act takes effect. The Office of the Attorney General has published... Read More »
#MeToo and the New Tax Law: Beware Of The Unintended Consequences
As the dust settles from the recent legislative collision between the #MeToo movement and tax reform, it is the proponents... Read More »
Federal Tax Deductibility: Three Changes That Impact Employees
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law, making numerous and significant changes to... Read More »
Relief for Board Members and Investors in Non-Payment of Wages Cases
The Massachusetts Wage Act, M.G. L. c. 149, § 148, imposes on employers treble damages and attorney's fees for the... Read More »
MCAD Issues Guidance on the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act becomes effective on April 1, 2018 and will be enforced by the Massachusetts Commission Against... Read More »
Massachusetts Expands Protections for Pregnant Workers
On July 27, 2017, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law an amendment to the Commonwealth’s anti-discrimination statute, solidifying and expanding... Read More »
