Massachusetts Enacts Law on Noncompete Agreements
From Lexology, David J. Santeusanio and Andrew Silvia provide an excellent overview of the Massachusetts statute governing noncompete agreements. The new
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Comprehensive Noncompete Reform
From Lexology, Melissa McDonagh and Kevin Burke report on the recently passed (but not yet signed into law) Massachusetts
SJC justices urge lawmakers to update independent contractor law
From MassLive, Shira Schoenberg reports that Massachusetts Supreme Court Justices encouraged the legislature to clarify the state’s independent contractor laws. Shira
Mass Attorney General Leads Multi-State Effort To Curb Worker Misclassification
From Framingham Source, Susan Petroni reports tha Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy joined in a brief to the National Labor Relations
Out-of-State Workers May Bring Suit under Massachusetts Independent Contractor Statute
This is a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case from 2013 but it came up in a conversation I was
Harvard University Gets Lesson In “Higher Education” In Independent Contractor Case
From JDSupra, Mark Tabakman reports on a settlement between Harvard University and therapists and acupuncturists who alleged that they were misclassified
Patriot Ledger delivery drivers ruled employees, not contractors
From The Boston Globe, Katie Johnston reports on the Appeals Court decision that newspaper delivery drivers were employees and not independent
Massachusetts Appeals Court rules against Gatehouse, says its newspaper carriers are employees
From MassLive.com, Shira Schoenberg reports that the Massachusetts Appeals Court found that a newspaper carrier was an employee and not
Massachusetts high court case considers workers’ compensation for newspaper deliverers
From MassLive, Shira Schoenberg reports that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is considering a case in which a newspaper deliverer was
Judge rules taxi driver is an employee, not contractor
From the Gloucester Times, Mary Markos reports that judge found a taxi driver to be an employee and not an independent contractors.
2016 Massachusetts Employment Law Year In Review
From the National Law Review, Robert Sheridan reviews the developments in 2016 in employment law in Massachusetts including a court
NH Drywall Company Agrees to $500,000 Settlement
The Massachusetts Attorney General released a statement saying that a drywall company agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve allegations