MA Sick Leave Law Starts Now

We all want good health – for our business and our employees – but sickness happens.  The Massachusetts earned sick time law now requires time off, paid or unpaid, as accrued for routine or emergency medical visits and travel time to care for an ill family member or to address domestic violence. The law as in […]

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Employee Handbooks: Everything You Need To Know To Keep You Out Of Trouble

Today we present a guest article by my colleague,  Jeanne M. Colachio, Esq.  We both presented at the recent Lorman Employment Law Update seminar,  for the second year.  She agreed to become my first guest blogger and has great advice about employee handbooks. We wanted to share her excellent advice with you. EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS: EVERYTHING […]

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Do you have an employment contract in Massachusetts?

Defining a contract is easier than determining if  circumstances constitute proof of one. A contract is an agreement  made voluntarily by two or more parties intending to create a legal obligation(s) and paying consideration. They are often in writing, though many are oral. In deciding that there was no contract defining the right to a bonus […]

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