
Requesting your personnel file
Generally speaking, current and former employees of Massachusetts employers have a right to request a copy of their personnel file. In...


New Massachusetts mandatory workplace safety standards
Massachusetts has announced a four-phased approach to reopening the economy amidst the COVID-19 / Coronavirus pandemic. The state has...


Employment at will in the US
A recent op-ed in the New York Times advocates for the imposition of just cause employment to be passed as part of any employment reform...

Evil HR Lady: Hire an employment lawyer
Evil HR Lady, a Human Resources professional who has been trying to -- in her words "demystify your Human Resources Department" by way of...


AG sued over the Massachusetts Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
A Cambridge-based au pair agency and a host family sued Attorney General Maura Healey last week to stop the application of the...

Workplace Posters Required in Massachusetts
In the past few weeks, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has updated two of its posters. The first pertains to federal wage and hour...