The purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act
As part of a series of how we as a country have decided to treat employees with serious medical issues, I include below the Congressional...
Micromanage, change the rules, play games, lower pay: an HR memo on how to get employees to quit
I've been an employment lawyer for more than ten years. Before that, when I applied to the Massachusetts bar at age 30 and had to list...
Sick children, aging parents and the workplace: family responsibilities and caregiver discrimination
The Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings, has issued a "Family Responsibilities Discrimination Litigation...
Paid parental leave: the state of the US/Massachusetts v the world
The Washington Post recently had a story and some nice graphics comparing paid maternity leave laws across the world. It noted that the...
Equal pay: yes. Pregnancy accommodation, paid leave, anti-bullying, non-compete reform: no.
The end of July saw the end of the formal 2015-2016 state legislative session. What were some noteworthy pieces of employment legislation...
Work stress is starting to affect my health. Is there anything legally I can do about it?
To begin, you're not alone. National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health...