With a new Presidential administration comes a new Secretary of the United States Department of Labor (DOL), Boston mayor Marty Walsh. Walsh was… Read More
An issue of key concern to employers now that vaccines are being made available to inoculate against COVID-19 is whether they should require… Read More
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has long taken the position that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to provide a… Read More
Folks who follow the United States Department of Labor received notification on Monday, September 21, that a significant new rule would soon be… Read More
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) codifies the employment relationship as it relates to the payment of wages. The United States Department… Read More
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) codifies the employment relationship as it relates to the payment of wages. The amount of overtime… Read More
Ever since the world was introduced earlier this year to COVID-19, questions have been raised in legal circles regarding whether employee exposure to… Read More
As part of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was enacted on March 18,… Read More
As part of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, P.L. 116-127 (the “FFCRA”) was enacted… Read More
On January 12, 2020, the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor announced a final… Read More
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