Employment

New Overtime Rule Blocked by Federal Court

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction on a nationwide basis enjoining…

8 years ago

Separate Companies May Constitute a Single Employer for Liability Purposes

Is your company a single employer? Earlier this year, a Massachusetts Superior Court for the first time applied the “single…

8 years ago

New Overtime Regulations – Is Your Company Ready?

by Adam J. Shafran Beginning on December 1, 2016, nearly five million employees will now be eligible for overtime compensation…

8 years ago

Can an Employee’s Severance Pay Be Cut Off Based on After-Acquired Information?

Unfortunately, the Massachusetts appellate courts have not directly decided the issue whether an employer can re-characterize an employee’s termination from…

9 years ago

Giving Stock to Key Employees – Good Idea or Bad Idea?

by James L. Rudolph, Esq. As a small business grows, it is not unusual for a critical or key employee…

9 years ago

New Case Establishes Liability for Boston Restaurant Owners with Multiple Locations

by James L. Rudolph, Esq. and Robert P. Rudolph, Esq. In a first of its kind ruling by a Massachusetts…

9 years ago

Constructive Knowledge of Overtime Work Sufficient for Wage Act Liability

by Robert P. Rudolph, Esq. The Appeals Court of Massachusetts recently decided that an hourly employee who claimed that she…

9 years ago

Internships and the Massachusetts Minimum Wage Law

byAdam J. Shafran, Esq. Internships, both paid and unpaid, are popular across nearly every industry throughout the country and in…

9 years ago

Firm News

Jon Friedmann and Adam Shafran recently obtained approval in Suffolk Superior Court of a Class Action lawsuit for $6.5 Million…

9 years ago

Massachusetts Finalizes Earned Sick Time Regulations

By Robert P. Rudolph, Esq. and Adam J. Shafran, Esq. After several months of public hearings on the new Earned…

9 years ago