On March 1, 2018, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office issued its formal Guidance on the amendments to the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (MEPA) taking effect on July 1, 2018. These amendments represent a significant change in the law, and employers will want to take prompt steps to determine if their pay practices
On August 1, 2016, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law the Act to Establish Pay Equity (the “Act”) which becomes effective July 1, 2018. The Act makes three significant changes to existing law. First, and most importantly, it prohibits employers from inquiring about a prospective employee’s salary history. This is a groundbreaking provision –
“Wait ‘til next year,” the unofficial slogan of fans of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is becoming equally applicable to proponents of reform to Massachusetts law concerning non-competition agreements. Massachusetts legislators have filed bills every year since 2009. Each has failed to be enacted into law. This year looked like it would be the year. The House
A recent decision by Superior Court Judge Thomas Drechsler offers guidance on how employers may reduce their exposure for treble damages under the Massachusetts Wage Act, G.L. c. 149, §§ 148, 150. In Littlefield v. Adcole Corporation, Judge Drechsler considered the case of an employer that failed to pay a discharged employee his earned wages
