Boston Globe sues employee for breach of severance agreement
On May 25, 2018, the Boston Globe sued one of its former employees for breach of contract arising out of a dispute that began on Twitter,...
Women, emotional labor and work
I'm very interested in this concept of "emotional labor." It is when women, typically, are expected to take care of the people they work...
I'm quoted today in Bloomberg Law on #MeToo and the increase in sexual harassment filings
This is a quick post about today's article in Bloomberg Law in which I'm quoted. The article seems to have arisen from news that the...
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...
The wave of the #MeToo movement
Former federal District Court judge Nancy Gertner submitted a column in a recent edition of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (subscription...
The good worker myth: it will never happen to me
Last week, I was reviewing a sex discrimination and sexual harassment case out of the First Circuit and it struck me for several reasons,...
I'm being harassed and stalked at work by a customer. Is my employer supposed to help stop this?
Yes. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency responsible for enforcing the employment discrimination laws,...
The cat's paw makes its way into employment cases
A new case out of the Second Circuit (the federal Appeals Court in the New York-Connecticut region), Vasquez v. Empress Ambulance Serv.,...
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...
Sexual harassment cases: when the door opens for punitive damages
The highest court in Massachusetts decided a sexual harassment case yesterday of some importance. I will review the case focusing on what...