A severance agreement is a contract. An employee waives claims in exchange for legal consideration above and beyond what he or she was entitled to receive as an employee (typically severance pay and other inducements) to sign the agreement. A common misunderstanding by employees relates to whether they are entitled to severance. Employees who are . . . → Read More: Understanding Massachusetts Severance Agreements
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On Tuesday, January 25th at noon I will present on what you need to know about severance agreements at the Boston Society of Architects for the Admistration and HR Group. We’ll discuss when it is appropriate to use severance agreements, what terms are typically negotiated, and what needs to be in the agreement in order . . . → Read More: Upcoming Presentation on Severance Agreements As many employers know, on August 6, 2010, Governor Patrick signed into law legislation that substantially changed the Commonwealth’s Criminal Offender Record Information law (“CORI”). The overhauled Massachusetts law now prohibits employers from inquiring on an initial application form about a prospective employee’s criminal offender record information. Among other provisions, the CORI law requires employers . . . → Read More: MCAD Issues Fact Sheet on CORI Law Employees’ complaints of various wage and hour violations, including nonpayment of wages, misclassification of employees, record-keeping violations and failure to pay the prevailing wage have resulted in numerous recent investigations and citations by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office (“AG”). A Rhode Island Construction Company has agreed to pay over $66,000 in restitution and . . . → Read More: Employee Wage and Hour Complaints Spark Investigations and Citations The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in an August decision rendered in Global Naps, Inc. v. Awiszus decided that a female employee who was absent from work for more than eight weeks was not entitled to the protections of the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act (MMLA). Although this story has been widely reported in the media, the . . . → Read More: Massachusetts High Court Interprets Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act Welcome and thank you for visiting our employment blog. Check back often for updates on employment cases of interest, changes in statutes and regulations, and reports on best practices in employment in Massachusetts. We don’t give legal advice here, because employment matters are fact specific and each case is different. We do hope you find . . . → Read More: Welcome to the Boston, Massachusetts Employment Law Blog  Leave a comment  age, disability, discrimination, exempt/non-exempt, gender, independent contractor law, non-competition, overtime, pregnancy, race, religious, risk management, same sex/sexual orientation, severance agreements, sexual harassment, vacation pay, wage and hour, wrongful termination  independent contractor, severance pay, terminations, unpaid wages |
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