On March 1, 2018, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office issued its formal Guidance on the amendments to the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (MEPA) taking effect on July 1, 2018. These amendments represent a significant change in the law, and employers will want to take prompt steps to determine if their pay practices are compliant. Overview of the […]
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Erin Higgins and Alexis Theriault Volunteer with MDLA
Erin K. Higgins and Alexis P. Theriault joined other Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association members on Friday, March 2 to volunteer at the Pine Street Inn in Boston. MDLA members were given a tour of the facility and assisted in serving dinner to those in need.
Two Recent SJC Decisions Clarify the Scope of the Wage Act
Alexis P. Theriault authored the article “Two Recent SJC Decisions Clarify the Scope of the Wage Act,” which was featured in the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, MassDLA, February 2018 Newsletter.
Conn Kavanaugh joined in the 19th Annual Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid event
Conn Kavanaugh joined the 19th Annual Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid
Lessons from a Pioneer
Carol Starkey authored the Boston Bar Journal article “Lessons from a Pioneer,” which was published on August 9, 2017. View an excerpt from the article below. Read the full article on the Boston Bar Journal website. On June 22nd, I had the honor of presenting Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Geraldine S. Hines with the Boston Bar […]
Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What to Know and How to Prepare
On July 27, 2017, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (the “PWFA”) into law. Massachusetts joined twenty-one states and Washington D.C. in providing protections to pregnant workers. The PWFA supplements Massachusetts employment discrimination law, by adding pregnant employees and employees with pregnancy-related medical conditions (including breastfeeding) as a protected class with the right […]
Massachusetts’ Highest Court Recognizes Employment Protections for “Qualifying Patients” Under the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Act
In a case of first impression, the Supreme Judicial Court held that an employee who is a “qualifying patient” under the Massachusetts’ 2012 medical marijuana law (“An Act for the humanitarian medical use of marijuana”) (the “medical marijuana law”) may pursue a claim for handicap discrimination under the state’s anti-discrimination laws codified in M.G. L. c. […]
Federal Leaders Need to Know How Costly It Would Be to Cut Legal Aid
Carol Starkey was quoted in the Boston Globe article “Federal Leaders Need to Know How Costly It Would Be to Cut Legal Aid,” which was published on June 14, 2017. An excerpt from the article is below. To read the full article, visit the Boston Globe website. Simply put, investing in civil legal aid programs […]