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Massachusetts Employment Law

Advice and successful strategies for both sides

Product Number: 2000269B00
Publication Date: 1/24/2020
Edition: 5th Edition 2020
Copyright: © 2020 MCLE, Inc.
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Whether you advise corporate America, the 'mom-and-pop' business, the non-salaried worker, the executive, or the independent contractor, Massachusetts Employment Law can help you sort through the many statutes and regulations—both state and federal—that provide causes of action and defenses to volatile workplace disputes. Filled with step-by-step guidance, coverage of important case law, and practical tips, this comprehensive manual will ensure you have the resources you need to recognize the issues and plan an effective course of action for your client.

Recent updates:
- Update: January 2020
  Dear Subscriber:
  
  Thank you for updating your reference library with the 2020 revised edition of Massachusetts Employment Law.
  
  This 2020 edition brings together all of MCLEs core employment law resources in one title. New topics covered include
  - understanding the Massachusetts independent contractor law,
  - pursuing employment-related claims at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, and
  - working with a plaintiff-client on a wrongful termination claim.
  Topics previously separated into different chapters offering employee-perspective and employer-perspective guidance are now combined into one for faster research. Additionally, throughout the book you will find expert guidance on new cases and statutes affecting your daily practice.
  
  We at MCLE hope that you will continue to find Massachusetts Employment Law to be a valuable resource. Thank you for your continued support.
  
  Cordially,
  
  Alexis J. LeBlanc, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney
Table of Contents

Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 expand

Introduction to the Practice of Employment Law
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Brian J. MacDonough, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Barbara A. Robb, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb LLP

Checklist 1.1
- A Massachusetts Employment Lawyer’s Checklist: Claims, Defenses, and Counterclaims Buy Form

Exhibit 1A
- Ten Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Employment Law Buy Form

Exhibit 1B
- MCAD Procedures for Private Complaints Buy Form

Chapter 2 expand

Employment Contracts
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Shannon M. Berube, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Gavriela M. Bogin-Farber, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC
Stephen T. Melnick, Esq., Littler Mendelson, PC
Ellen J. Messing, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC

Checklist 2.1
- Employment Contract Claim Strategy Checklist for Employer’s Counsel Buy Form

Chapter 3 expand

Common Law Tort Claims in the Employment Context
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Amy C. Mainelli Burke, Esq., Dunkin' Brands, Inc.
Sharen Litwin, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP

Chapter 4 expand

Overview of Employment Discrimination
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David Conforto, Esq., Conforto Law Group
Alexandra H. Deal, Esq., Law Office of Alexandra H. Deal

Chapter 5 expand

Age Discrimination
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Robert S. Mantell, Esq., Powers, Jodoin, Margolis & Mantell LLP
Sean P. O'Connor, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP

Checklist 5.1
- Age Discrimination Strategy Checklist for Defense Attorneys Buy Form

Chapter 6 expand

Gender Discrimination
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Gavriela M. Bogin-Farber, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC
Alida Bográn-Acosta, Esq., Tufts University Office of Equal Opportunity
Gwen Nolan King, Esq., Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, PC
Dahlia C. Rudavsky, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC
James S. Weliky, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC

Chapter 7 expand

Disability Discrimination
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Richard L. Alfred, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Anthony S. Califano, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Patrick J. Hannon, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb LLP
Daniel B. Klein, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Michael E. Steinberg, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Checklist 7.1
- Plaintiff’s Burden of Proof When Alleging Employer’s Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation Buy Form

Checklist 7.2
- Disability Discrimination: Strategy Options for Employers Buy Form

Chapter 8 expand

Pregnancy Discrimination
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Johanna L. Matloff, Esq., Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
Katherine J. Michon, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb LLP
Julie Muller, Esq., Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
Mary E. O'Neal, Esq., Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
Lucia A. Passanisi, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP

Chapter 9 expand

Race, Ethnicity, and National Origin Discrimination
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Sherley E. Cruz, Esq., University of Tennessee College of Law
Allyson E. Kurker, Esq., Kurker Law LLC

Checklist 9.1
- Strategy Options for Plaintiff in Race, Ethnicity, or National Origin Discrimination Claim Buy Form

Checklist 9.2
- Strategy Options for Defendant in Race, Ethnicity, or National Origin Discrimination Claim Buy Form

Chapter 10 expand

Religious Discrimination
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Anne L. Josephson, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP
Robert M. Shea, Esq., Beck Reed Riden LLP

Chapter 11 expand

Sexual Harassment
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Shannon M. Berube, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Justine H. Brousseau, Esq., Kimball Brousseau LLP
Nina J. Kimball, Esq., Kimball Brousseau LLP
Stephen T. Melnick, Esq., Littler Mendelson, PC

Checklist 11.1
- Harassment Investigation Checklist Buy Form

Exhibit 11A
- MCAD Sexual Harassment Guidelines Buy Form

Exhibit 11B
- MCAD’S Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy Buy Form

Chapter 12 expand

Sexual Orientation Discrimination and Same-Sex and LGBTQ Sexual Harassment
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Mary L. Bonauto, Esq., GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders
Arielle B. Kristan, Esq., Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP
Jennifer L. Levi, Esq., Western New England University School of Law

Checklist 12.1
- Same-Sex Sexual Harassment and Sexual Orientation Discrimination Checklist of Possible Defenses for the Employer Buy Form

Chapter 13 expand

Gender Identity Discrimination
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Arielle B. Kristan, Esq., Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP

Chapter 14 expand

Massachusetts Payment of Wages Law—G.L. c. 149, §§ 148–150
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Philip J. Gordon, Esq., Gordon Law Group LLP
Elizabeth A. Rodgers, Esq., Gordon Law Group LLP

Exhibit 14A
- G.L. c. 149, § 148: Covered Employers and Employees Buy Form

Exhibit 14B
- 2008 Massachusetts Attorney General Advisory on Independent Contractor Law Buy Form

Exhibit 14C
- Awuah v. Coverall North America, Inc., Order of Certification Buy Form

Exhibit 14D
- Wage Payment Due Dates Under G.L. c. 149, § 148 Buy Form

Chapter 15 expand

Federal and State Overtime Laws
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Desiree Y. Murphy, Esq.,
Alan Jay Rom, Esq., Rom Law PC

Checklist 15.1
- Plaintiff’s Checklist Regarding Overtime Issues Buy Form

Chapter 16 expand

The Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law
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Michelle M. De Oliveira, Esq., Kenney & Sams, PC
Michael P. Sams, Esq., Kenney & Sams, PC

Chapter 17 expand

The Family and Medical Leave Act
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Nina J. Kimball, Esq., Kimball Brousseau LLP
Joshua D. Nadreau, Esq., Fisher & Phillips LLP
Christine M. Netski, Esq., Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, PC

Chapter 18 expand

The Small Necessities Leave Act
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Kimberly Y. Jones, Esq., Athena Legal Strategies Group

Exhibit 18A
- Small Necessities Leave Act: Attorney General’s Advisory 98/1 Buy Form

Exhibit 18B
- Small Necessities Leave Act Questions and Answers Buy Form

Exhibit 18C
- Small Necessities Leave Act Snapshot and Checklist Buy Form

Chapter 19 expand

Mental and Emotional Disabilities
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John D. Arnold, Rose Law Partners, LLP
Eliza J. Minsch, Esq., Petrucelly, Nadler & Norris, PC
Alan D. Rose, Esq., Rose Law Partners, LLP
Alan D. Rose, Jr., Esq., Rose Law Partners, LLP

Checklist 19.1
- Mental and Emotional Disabilities: Strategy Options Checklist for the Employee Buy Form

Checklist 19.2
- Mental and Emotional Disabilities: Strategy Options Checklist for the Employer Buy Form

Chapter 20 expand

Interrelationships Among Federal and Massachusetts Leave Laws
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Sally L. Adams, Esq., Law Office of Sally L. Adams
Joseph W. Ambash, Esq., Fisher & Phillips LLP
Nina J. Kimball, Esq., Kimball Brousseau LLP
Monica Snyder, Esq., Fisher & Phillips LLP

Chapter 21 expand

Collective Activity and the National Labor Relations Act
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Nicole H. Decter, Esq., Segal Roitman LLP
Nicholas D. DiGiovanni, Jr., Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP
Burton E. Rosenthal, Esq.,
Carey Shockey, Esq.,

Checklist 21.1
- Checklist to Determine Whether an NLRB Charge Is Appropriately Filed on Behalf of a Disciplined or Discharged Employee Buy Form

Chapter 22 expand

Privacy in the Workplace
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Lawrence J. Casey, Esq., Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, PC
Robert M. Kaitz, Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, PC
Neil V. McKittrick, Esq., Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC

Chapter 23 expand

ERISA Liability
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Evelyn A. Haralampu, Esq., Burns & Levinson LLP

Chapter 24 expand

Employee Noncompetition Agreements
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Michael D. Brier, Esq., Gesmer Updegrove LLP
Joseph J. Laferrera, Esq., Gesmer Updegrove LLP

Exhibit 24A
- Example Nondisclosure, Invention, and Noncompetition Agreement Buy Form

Exhibit 24B
- Resources on Employee Noncompetition Agreements Buy Form

Chapter 25 expand

Unemployment for the Uninitiated
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Monica Halas, Esq., Greater Boston Legal Services
Margaret E. Monsell, Esq., Massachusetts Law Reform Institute

Exhibit 25A
- Board of Review Website Directory of Key Decisions Buy Form

Exhibit 25B
- Request for Personnel Records Buy Form

Exhibit 25C
- Unemployment Insurance Centers Statewide List Buy Form

Exhibit 25D
- Work-Search Log Buy Form

Chapter 26 expand

Availability of Insurance Coverage for Employment Claims
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Jason B. Curtin, Esq., Krokidas & Bluestein LLP
Paul Holtzman, Esq., Krokidas & Bluestein LLP

Checklist 26.1
- Insurance Coverage for Employment Claims: Strategy Options Checklists for the Employee and the Employer Buy Form

Chapter 27 expand

Employment Claims at the MCAD: Client Intake, Forum Review, and Drafting and Filing the Charge
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Jessica Haeffner Beglin, Esq., Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Samantha L. Regenbogen Manelin, Esq., Proskauer Rose LLP

Checklist 27.1
- Checklist for Filling Out an MCAD or EEOC Complaint Form Buy Form

Exhibit 27A
- Example EEOC Charge of Discrimination Form Buy Form

Exhibit 27B
- Example MCAD Discrimination Complaint Form Buy Form

Chapter 28 expand

Employment Claims at the MCAD: Responding to a Complaint, Investigating the Complaint, and the Probable Cause Determination
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Lee Crofton Douthitt, Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP
Joseph L. Edwards, Jr., Esq., Prince Lobel Tye LLP

Checklist 28.1
- Complainant’s Checklist of Settlement Agreement Provisions to Consider in an MCAD Case Buy Form

Checklist 28.2
- Respondent’s Checklist of Settlement Agreement Provisions to Consider in an MCAD Case Buy Form

Chapter 29 expand

Employment Claims at the MCAD: Prehearing, Hearing, and Appeals
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Joseph L. Edwards, Jr., Esq., Prince Lobel Tye LLP
Samantha L. Regenbogen Manelin, Esq., Proskauer Rose LLP

Checklist 29.1
- Checklist for Filing an Appeal of an Adverse Decision of an MCAD Hearing Commissioner to the Full Commission Buy Form

Chapter 30 expand

Wrongful Termination: Interviewing Your Plaintiff-Client and Evaluating and Filing the Claim
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Lori A. Jodoin, Esq., Powers, Jodoin, Margolis & Mantell LLP
James A.W. Shaw, Esq., Segal Roitman LLP
Nancy S. Shilepsky, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP

Checklist 30.1
- Terms of the Employment Contract: A Checklist Buy Form

Exhibit 30A
- Telephone Intake Checklist for Wrongful Termination Client Buy Form

Exhibit 30B
- Client Questionnaire: Wrongful Termination Claim Buy Form

Chapter 31 expand

Wrongful Termination: Anticipating Employer Defenses and Counseling Your Plaintiff-Client on Strategy Options
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Lori A. Jodoin, Esq., Powers, Jodoin, Margolis & Mantell LLP
Nancy S. Shilepsky, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP

Exhibit 31A
- Sample Demand Letter in Wrongful Termination Case Buy Form

Chapter 32 expand

Wrongful Termination: Litigating a Claim and Taking a Case to Trial
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Lori A. Jodoin, Esq., Powers, Jodoin, Margolis & Mantell LLP
Nancy S. Shilepsky, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP

Exhibit 32A
- Sample Amended Complaint and Jury Demand in Wrongful Termination Case Buy Form

Exhibit 32B
- Sample Proof-of-Pretext Chart Buy Form

Exhibit 32C
- Confidentiality Stipulation Buy Form

Exhibit 32D
- Sample Special Jury Verdict Form Buy Form
Editors & Authors

Editor(s)

Patrick J. Hannon, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb LLP, Boston

Kimberly Y. Jones, Esq., Athena Legal Strategies Group, Boston

Brian J. MacDonough, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP, Boston

Author(s)

Sally L. Adams, Esq., Law Office of Sally L. Adams, Milton

John F. Adkins, Esq., Waban

Richard L. Alfred, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Boston

Joseph W. Ambash, Esq., Fisher & Phillips LLP, Boston

John D. Arnold, Rose Law Partners, LLP, Boston

Jessica Haeffner Beglin, Esq., Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge

Shannon M. Berube, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Boston

Gavriela M. Bogin-Farber, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton

Alida Bográn-Acosta, Esq., Tufts University Office of Equal Opportunity, Medford

Mary L. Bonauto, Esq., GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, Boston

Michael D. Brier, Esq., Gesmer Updegrove LLP, Boston

Justine H. Brousseau, Esq., Kimball Brousseau LLP, Boston

Amy C. Mainelli Burke, Esq., Dunkin' Brands, Inc., Canton

Anthony S. Califano, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Boston

Lawrence J. Casey, Esq., Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, PC, Boston

David Conforto, Esq., Conforto Law Group, Boston

Sherley E. Cruz, Esq., University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville

Jason B. Curtin, Esq., Krokidas & Bluestein LLP, Boston

Michelle M. De Oliveira, Esq., Kenney & Sams, PC, Southborough

Alexandra H. Deal, Esq., Law Office of Alexandra H. Deal, West Medford

Nicole H. Decter, Esq., Segal Roitman LLP, Boston

Nicholas D. DiGiovanni, Jr., Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP, Boston

Lee Crofton Douthitt, Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston

Joseph L. Edwards, Jr., Esq., Prince Lobel Tye LLP, Boston

Philip J. Gordon, Esq., Gordon Law Group LLP, Boston

Monica Halas, Esq., Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston

Patrick J. Hannon, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb LLP, Boston

Evelyn A. Haralampu, Esq., Burns & Levinson LLP, Boston

Paul Holtzman, Esq., Krokidas & Bluestein LLP, Boston

Lori A. Jodoin, Esq., Powers, Jodoin, Margolis & Mantell LLP, Boston

Kimberly Y. Jones, Esq., Athena Legal Strategies Group, Boston

Anne L. Josephson, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP, Boston

Robert M. Kaitz, Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, PC, Boston

Nina J. Kimball, Esq., Kimball Brousseau LLP, Boston

Gwen Nolan King, Esq., Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, PC, Boston

Daniel B. Klein, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Boston

Arielle B. Kristan, Esq., Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP, Boston

Allyson E. Kurker, Esq., Kurker Law LLC, Waltham

Joseph J. Laferrera, Esq., Gesmer Updegrove LLP, Boston

Jennifer L. Levi, Esq., Western New England University School of Law, Springfield

Sharen Litwin, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP, Boston

Brian J. MacDonough, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP, Boston

Robert S. Mantell, Esq., Powers, Jodoin, Margolis & Mantell LLP, Boston

Johanna L. Matloff, Esq., Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP, Boston

Neil V. McKittrick, Esq., Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC, Boston

Stephen T. Melnick, Esq., Littler Mendelson, PC, Boston

Ellen J. Messing, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton

Katherine J. Michon, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb LLP, Boston

Eliza J. Minsch, Esq., Petrucelly, Nadler & Norris, PC, Lexington

Margaret E. Monsell, Esq., Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Boston

Julie Muller, Esq., Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP, Boston

Desiree Y. Murphy, Esq.,

Joshua D. Nadreau, Esq., Fisher & Phillips LLP, Boston

Christine M. Netski, Esq., Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, PC, Boston

Sean P. O'Connor, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP, Boston

Mary E. O'Neal, Esq., Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP, Boston

Lucia A. Passanisi, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP, Boston

Samantha L. Regenbogen Manelin, Esq., Proskauer Rose LLP, Boston

Barbara A. Robb, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb LLP, Boston

Elizabeth A. Rodgers, Esq., Gordon Law Group LLP, Boston

Alan Jay Rom, Esq., Rom Law PC, Chelmsford

Alan D. Rose, Esq., Rose Law Partners, LLP, Boston

Alan D. Rose, Jr., Esq., Rose Law Partners, LLP, Boston

Burton E. Rosenthal, Esq.,

Dahlia C. Rudavsky, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton

Michael P. Sams, Esq., Kenney & Sams, PC, Boston

James A.W. Shaw, Esq., Segal Roitman LLP, Boston

Robert M. Shea, Esq., Beck Reed Riden LLP, Boston

Nancy S. Shilepsky, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP, Boston

Carey Shockey, Esq.,

Monica Snyder, Esq., Fisher & Phillips LLP, Boston

Michael E. Steinberg, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Boston

James S. Weliky, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton

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Massachusetts Employment Law

Advice and successful strategies for both sides

Massachusetts Employment Law

Advice and successful strategies for both sides

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Product Description

Recent updates:

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Practice of Employment Law

Checklist 1.1

Exhibit 1A

Exhibit 1B

Employment Contracts

Checklist 2.1

Common Law Tort Claims in the Employment Context

Overview of Employment Discrimination

Age Discrimination

Checklist 5.1

Gender Discrimination

Disability Discrimination

Checklist 7.1

Checklist 7.2

Pregnancy Discrimination

Race, Ethnicity, and National Origin Discrimination

Checklist 9.1

Checklist 9.2

Religious Discrimination

Sexual Harassment

Checklist 11.1

Exhibit 11A

Exhibit 11B

Sexual Orientation Discrimination and Same-Sex and LGBTQ Sexual Harassment

Checklist 12.1

Gender Identity Discrimination

Massachusetts Payment of Wages Law—G.L. c. 149, §§ 148–150

Exhibit 14A

Exhibit 14B

Exhibit 14C

Exhibit 14D

Federal and State Overtime Laws

Checklist 15.1

The Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law

The Family and Medical Leave Act

The Small Necessities Leave Act

Exhibit 18A

Exhibit 18B

Exhibit 18C

Mental and Emotional Disabilities

Checklist 19.1

Checklist 19.2

Interrelationships Among Federal and Massachusetts Leave Laws

Collective Activity and the National Labor Relations Act

Checklist 21.1

Privacy in the Workplace

ERISA Liability

Employee Noncompetition Agreements

Exhibit 24A

Exhibit 24B

Unemployment for the Uninitiated

Exhibit 25A

Exhibit 25B

Exhibit 25C

Exhibit 25D

Availability of Insurance Coverage for Employment Claims

Checklist 26.1

Employment Claims at the MCAD: Client Intake, Forum Review, and Drafting and Filing the Charge

Checklist 27.1

Exhibit 27A

Exhibit 27B

Employment Claims at the MCAD: Responding to a Complaint, Investigating the Complaint, and the Probable Cause Determination

Checklist 28.1

Checklist 28.2

Employment Claims at the MCAD: Prehearing, Hearing, and Appeals

Checklist 29.1

Wrongful Termination: Interviewing Your Plaintiff-Client and Evaluating and Filing the Claim

Checklist 30.1

Exhibit 30A

Exhibit 30B

Wrongful Termination: Anticipating Employer Defenses and Counseling Your Plaintiff-Client on Strategy Options