President Biden announces vaccine requirement for private employers
9/10/21
By: Jacob McClendon
On September 9, President Biden announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) will develop an emergency rule requiring private businesses with 100 or more employees to require their employees to be fully vaccinated or to …
8/11/21
By: Adam Khan
On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court delivered a victory for employees and an equally tough blow to California employers.
In Jessica Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, the California Supreme Court held employers must …
8/4/21
In Dakin v. OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC, et al, the Massachusetts Appeals Court held that the workers’ compensation exclusivity provision barred an injured employee’s claims against three entities engaged in a joint venture.
In Dakin, the three related entities …
Judge rules Massachusetts public accommodation cases can skip MCAD and go directly to court
7/26/21
By: Jennifer Markowski or Lori Eller
In a recent Massachusetts Superior Court Order, Catherine Peters v. Boston Properties, Inc., et al. Memorandum of Decision and Order on Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, Judge Debra A. Squires-Lee held that …
7/21/21
By: Victoria Fuller and Lori Eller
In KPM Analytics N. Am Corp. v. Blue Sun Sci., LLC, the District of Massachusetts recently provided some much-needed guidance concerning the enforceability of non-compete agreements governed by the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act, …