Product Description

The new Massachusetts Sick Leave Law goes into effect on July 1, 2015. Get up-to-date on the requirements of the new law, including the enumerated purposes for which an employee can take leave, the amount of leave that must be provided, and the manner in which it can be used.

Expert practitioners address key questions employers are confronting, such as the most efficient and cost-effective ways to incorporate the law's requirements into existing paid time-off plans, and how to manage employee attendance and tardiness in the face of these requirements. The panel also analyzes employee rights under the new law—and how to protect them. The faculty then delve into the dynamic—and sometimes confusing—interplay between this law and other leave laws with which there may be overlap, such as the Domestic Violence Leave Law, the Parental Leave Law, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Small Necessities Leave Act. Finally, the panel discusses anticipated regulations to be issued by the Office of the Attorney General—and clarification those may provide on issues being debated in the employment law bar at present.

Your time is valuable; get the updates and practical analysis you need from the expert faculty in a highly focused, moderated dialogue at this new program that cuts straight to the pertinent issues arising in your practice.

Agenda & Materials

• 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

  Welcome and Introduction

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  Tracy Thomas Boland, Esq., Bowditch & Dewey LLP , Boston
  
• Overview of the Requirements of the Massachusetts Sick Leave Law; Overview of Anticipated Regulations to Be Issued by the Office of the Attorney General; Practical Advice for Incorporation of the Law’s Requirements into Pre-Existing Paid Time-Off Plans

  Tracy Thomas Boland, Esq., Bowditch & Dewey LLP , Boston
  Michael B. Firestone, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  
• Safe Harbor Provisions

  Michael B. Firestone, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  
• 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

  Practical Advice for Protection of Employee Rights Under the Law; Hypos & Questions

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  Tracy Thomas Boland, Esq., Bowditch & Dewey LLP , Boston
  Michael B. Firestone, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Maria Mancini Scott, Esq., Keches Law Group , Milton
  
• Interplay Between this Law and Related Leave Laws

  Tracy Thomas Boland, Esq., Bowditch & Dewey LLP , Boston
  Michael B. Firestone, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Maria Mancini Scott, Esq., Keches Law Group , Milton
  
• "Ask the Experts" Q&A Session

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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