Massachusetts Employment Law

Advice and successful strategies for both sides

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Publication Date: 8/23/2017
Edition: 4th Edition 2015, with 2017 Supplement
Copyright: © 2017 MCLE, Inc.
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Massachusetts Employment Law

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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.

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- Update: August 2017
  
  Dear Subscriber:
  
  Thank you for updating your reference library with the 2017 supplement to the 2015 edition of Massachusetts Employment Law.
  
  The supplement features updates in thirty-two of the two-volume book's chapters. Analysis and notes on court decisions and new and amended laws and regulations in this fast-changing practice area bring you up-to-speed on recent developments. Fifteen checklists on a variety of topics serve as fast daily practice aids.
  
  New Chapter 16A focuses on gender identity discrimination. Gender identity discrimination was previously addressed in Chapter 16, but has been expanded to its own chapter for the 2017 supplement.
  
  We at MCLE trust that you will find the updates included in this supplement useful in your law practice and in keeping your law library current. Thank you for your continued support.
  
  Cordially,
  
  Alexis J. LeBlanc, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney
- Update: August 2015
  Dear Subscriber:
  
  Thank you for updating your reference library with the 2015 edition of Massachusetts Employment Law. This updated publication brings you the latest in employment law and procedure—for fast and practical answers to your questions and practice challenges.
  
  Highlights of the new edition include
  - the elimination of often-cumbersome chapter "parts"—many topics that were previously a subpart of a chapter are now highlighted in their own chapter so that you can quickly focus on the specific topic and perspective you are looking for;
  - detailed treatment of new and important court decisions and EEOC and MCAD decisions in the employment law area throughout the book; and
  - discussion of recent Massachusetts legislative changes, including the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time law, the Massachusetts Domestic Violence Leave Act, and the Massachusetts Parental Leave Act.
  We at MCLE trust that you will find this revised publication useful in your law practice and in keeping your law library current. Thank you for your continued support.
  
  Cordially,
  
  Alexis J. LeBlanc, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney
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Chapter 1 expand

Introduction to the Practice of Employment Law
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John F. Adkins, Esq.,
Brian J. MacDonough, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Barbara A. Robb, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb LLP
Jennifer A. Yelen, Esq., Arent Fox LLP

Exhibit 1A
- A Massachusetts Employment Lawyer’s Checklist: Claims, Defenses, and Counterclaims Buy Form

Exhibit 1B
- Procedures for Private Complaints Buy Form

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

Chapter 2 expand

Employment Contracts: An Employee Perspective
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Ellen J. Messing, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC

Chapter 3 expand

Employment Contracts: An Employer Perspective
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Shannon M. Berube, Esq., Littler Mendelson, PC
Stephen T. Melnick, Esq., Littler Mendelson, PC

Exhibit 3A
- Employment Contract Claim Strategy Checklist Buy Form

Chapter 4 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 5 expand

Overview of Employment Discrimination
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Alexandra H. Deal, Esq., Law Office of Alexandra H. Deal
Lynn G. Weissberg, Esq., Shapiro Weissberg & Garin LLP

Chapter 6 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

Exhibit 6A
- Age Discrimination Strategy Checklist for Defense Attorneys Buy Form

Chapter 7 expand

Gender Discrimination
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Gavriela Bogin-Farber, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC
Alida Bográn-Acosta, Esq., Tufts University Office of Equal Opportunity
Dahlia C. Rudavsky, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC
James S. Weliky, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC

Chapter 8 expand

Litigating Sexual Harassment Claims: Employer’s Perspective
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Shannon M. Berube, Esq., Littler Mendelson, PC
Stephen T. Melnick, Esq., Littler Mendelson, PC

Exhibit 8A
- MCAD’S Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy Buy Form

Exhibit 8B
- Harassment Investigation Checklist Buy Form

Chapter 9 expand

Litigating Sexual Harassment Claims: A Plaintiff’s Perspective
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Justine H. Brousseau, Esq., Kimball Brousseau LLP
Nina J. Kimball, Esq., Kimball Brousseau LLP

Exhibit 9A
- MCAD Sexual Harassment Guidelines Buy Form

Chapter 10 expand

Pregnancy Discrimination: A Plaintiff’s Perspective
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Katherine J. Michon, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb LLP

Chapter 11 expand

Pregnancy Discrimination: A Defense Perspective
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Johanna L. Matloff, Esq., Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
Mary E. O'Neal, Esq., Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP

Chapter 12 expand

Race, Ethnicity, and National Origin Discrimination
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Allyson E. Kurker, Esq., Kurker Law LLC
Sherley E. Rodriguez, Esq., Suffolk University Law School

Exhibit 12A
- Strategy Options Checklist for Plaintiff in Race, Ethnicity, or National Origin Discrimination Claim Buy Form

Exhibit 12B
- Strategy Options Checklist for Defendant in Race, Ethnicity, or National Origin Discrimination Claim Buy Form

Chapter 13 expand

Disability Discrimination: A Plaintiff’s Perspective
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Patrick J. Hannon, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb LLP

Exhibit 13A
- Checklist: Plaintiff’s Burden of Proof When Alleging Employer’s Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation Buy Form

Chapter 14 expand

Disability Discrimination: A Defense Perspective
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Richard L. Alfred, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Timothy J. Buckley, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Anthony S. Califano, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Daniel B. Klein, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Exhibit 14A
- Disability Discrimination: Strategy Options Checklist for Employers Buy Form

Chapter 15 expand

Religious Discrimination
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Anne L. Josephson, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP
Alexandra E. Shaw, Esq., Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC
Robert M. Shea, Esq., Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC

Chapter 16 expand

Same-Sex Sexual Harassment and Sexual Orientation Discrimination: A Plaintiff’s Perspective
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Mary L. Bonauto, Esq., GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders
Hon. Vickie L. Henry, Appeals Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Jennifer L. Levi, Esq., Western New England University School of Law

Chapter 16A expand

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

Chapter 17 expand

Same-Sex Harassment and Sexual Orientation Discrimination: A Defense Perspective
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Gail A. Goolkasian, Esq., Ahold USA, Inc.

Chapter 18 expand

Federal and State Overtime Laws: A Plaintiff’s Perspective
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Philip J. Gordon, Esq., Gordon Law Group LLP
Alan Jay Rom, Esq., Rom Law PC

Exhibit 18A
- Plaintiff’s Checklist Regarding Overtime Issues Buy Form

Chapter 19 expand

Federal and State Overtime Laws: A Defense Perspective
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Jonathan A. Keselenko, Esq., Foley Hoag LLP

Chapter 20 expand

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

Exhibit 20A
- G.L. c. 149, § 148: Covered Employers and Employees Buy Form

Exhibit 20B
- Wage Payment Due Dates Buy Form

Exhibit 20C
- 2008 Attorney General Advisory on Independent Contractor Law Buy Form

Exhibit 20D
- Awuah v. Coverall North America, Inc., Order of Certification Buy Form

Chapter 21 expand

The Family and Medical Leave Act: A Plaintiff’s Perspective
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Nina J. Kimball, Esq., Kimball Brousseau LLP

Chapter 22 expand

The Family and Medical Leave Act: An Employer Perspective
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Joshua D. Nadreau, Esq., Fisher & Phillips LLP
Christine M. Netski, Esq., Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, PC

Chapter 23 expand

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

Exhibit 23A
- Small Necessities Leave Act: Attorney General’s Advisory 98/1 Buy Form

Exhibit 23B
- Small Necessities Leave Act Questions and Answers Buy Form

Exhibit 23C
- Small Necessities Leave Act Snapshot Buy Form

Chapter 24 expand

Collective Activity and the National Labor Relations Act: An Employee Perspective
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Burton E. Rosenthal, Esq., Segal Roitman LLP

Exhibit 24A
- Checklist to Determine Whether an NLRB Charge Is Appropriately Filed on Behalf of a Disciplined or Discharged Employee Buy Form

Chapter 25 expand

Collective Activity and the National Labor Relations Act: An Employer Perspective
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Nicholas D. DiGiovanni, Jr., Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP

Chapter 26 expand

Interrelationships Among the ADA; the FMLA; G.L. c. 151B; G.L. c. 149, § 52D; the DVLA; the MPLA; and the Earned Sick Time Law
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Sally L. Adams, Esq., Law Office of Sally L. Adams
Joseph W. Ambash, Esq., Fisher & Phillips LLP
Justin F. Keith, Esq., Greenberg Traurig LLP
Nina J. Kimball, Esq., Kimball Brousseau LLP
Monica Snyder, Esq., Fisher & Phillips LLP

Chapter 27 expand

Privacy in the Workplace: An Employer Perspective
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Joshua M. Davis, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC
Deborah Hesford DosSantos, Esq., Lahey Health
Neil V. McKittrick, Esq., Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC

Chapter 28 expand

Privacy in the Workplace: An Employee Perspective
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Lawrence J. Casey, Esq., Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, PC
Robert M. Kaitz, Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, PC

Chapter 29 expand

Pursuing and Defending Cases at the MCAD
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Justine H. Brousseau, Esq., Kimball Brousseau LLP

Exhibit 29A
- Flowchart of MCAD Employment Case Buy Form

Exhibit 29B
- Employee Strategy Considerations Checklist: MCAD Complaint Buy Form

Exhibit 29C
- Employer Strategy Considerations Checklist: MCAD Complaint Buy Form

Chapter 30 expand

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

Chapter 31 expand

Employee Noncompetition Agreements
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Lee T. Gesmer, Esq., Gesmer Updegrove LLP
Joseph J. Laferrera, Esq., Gesmer Updegrove LLP

Exhibit 31A
- Example Nondisclosure, Invention, and Noncompetition Agreement Buy Form

Exhibit 31B
- Resources on Employee Noncompetition Agreements Buy Form

Chapter 32 expand

Issues in the Health-Care Workplace
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Joshua L. Abrams, Esq., Partners HealthCare

Chapter 33 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 33A
- Unemployment Insurance Online Quick Start Guide Buy Form

Exhibit 33B
- Sample Work-Search Log Buy Form

Chapter 34 expand

Mental and Emotional Disabilities: An Employer Perspective
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Antonio Moriello, Esq., Rose, Chinitz & Rose
Alan D. Rose, Jr., Esq., Rose, Chinitz & Rose
Alan D. Rose, Esq., Rose, Chinitz & Rose

Exhibit 34A
- Mental and Emotional Disabilities: Strategy Options Checklist for the Employer Buy Form

Chapter 35 expand

Mental and Emotional Disabilities: An Employee Perspective
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Eliza J. Minsch, Esq., Petrucelly, Nadler & Norris, PC
Jeffrey P. Petrucelly, Esq., Petrucelly, Nadler & Norris, PC

Exhibit 35A
- Mental and Emotional Disabilities: Strategy Options Checklist for the Employee Buy Form

Chapter 36 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

Exhibit 36A
- Insurance Coverage for Employment Claims: Strategy Options Checklist Buy Form
Editors & Authors

Editor(s)

John F. Adkins, Esq., Waban

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

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

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Joshua L. Abrams, Esq., Partners HealthCare, Somerville

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

Shannon M. Berube, Esq., Littler Mendelson, PC, Boston

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

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

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

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

Timothy J. Buckley, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw 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

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

Joshua M. Davis, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC, Boston

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

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

Deborah Hesford DosSantos, Esq., Lahey Health, Burlington

Gail A. Goolkasian, Esq., Ahold USA, Inc., Quincy

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

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

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

Hon. Vickie L. Henry, Appeals Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston

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

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

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

Justin F. Keith, Esq., Greenberg Traurig LLP, Boston

Jonathan A. Keselenko, Esq., Foley Hoag LLP, Boston

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

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, Boston

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

Antonio Moriello, Esq., Rose, Chinitz & Rose, Boston

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

Jeffrey P. Petrucelly, Esq., Petrucelly, Nadler & Norris, PC, Lexington

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

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

Sherley E. Rodriguez, Esq., Suffolk University Law School, Boston

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

Alan D. Rose, Esq., Rose, Chinitz & Rose, Boston

Alan D. Rose, Jr., Esq., Rose, Chinitz & Rose, Boston

Burton E. Rosenthal, Esq., Segal Roitman LLP, Boston

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

Alexandra E. Shaw, Esq., Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC, Boston

Robert M. Shea, Esq., Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC, Boston

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

Lynn G. Weissberg, Esq., Shapiro Weissberg & Garin LLP, Boston

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

Jennifer A. Yelen, Esq., Arent Fox LLP, Boston

Massachusetts Employment Law

Advice and successful strategies for both sides

Massachusetts Employment Law

Advice and successful strategies for both sides

Choose Format:

Product Description

Recent updates:

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Practice of Employment Law

Exhibit 1A

Exhibit 1B

Exhibit 1C

Employment Contracts: An Employee Perspective

Employment Contracts: An Employer Perspective

Exhibit 3A

Common Law Tort Claims in the Employment Context

Overview of Employment Discrimination

Age Discrimination

Exhibit 6A

Gender Discrimination

Litigating Sexual Harassment Claims: Employer’s Perspective

Exhibit 8A

Exhibit 8B

Litigating Sexual Harassment Claims: A Plaintiff’s Perspective

Exhibit 9A

Pregnancy Discrimination: A Plaintiff’s Perspective

Pregnancy Discrimination: A Defense Perspective

Race, Ethnicity, and National Origin Discrimination

Exhibit 12A

Exhibit 12B

Disability Discrimination: A Plaintiff’s Perspective

Exhibit 13A

Disability Discrimination: A Defense Perspective

Exhibit 14A

Religious Discrimination

Same-Sex Sexual Harassment and Sexual Orientation Discrimination: A Plaintiff’s Perspective

Gender Identity Discrimination

Same-Sex Harassment and Sexual Orientation Discrimination: A Defense Perspective

Federal and State Overtime Laws: A Plaintiff’s Perspective

Exhibit 18A

Federal and State Overtime Laws: A Defense Perspective

Massachusetts Payment of Wages Law—G.L. c. 149, §§ 148–150: A Plaintiff’s Perspective

Exhibit 20A

Exhibit 20B

Exhibit 20C

Exhibit 20D

The Family and Medical Leave Act: A Plaintiff’s Perspective

The Family and Medical Leave Act: An Employer Perspective

The Small Necessities Leave Act

Exhibit 23A

Exhibit 23B

Exhibit 23C

Collective Activity and the National Labor Relations Act: An Employee Perspective

Exhibit 24A

Collective Activity and the National Labor Relations Act: An Employer Perspective

Interrelationships Among the ADA; the FMLA; G.L. c. 151B; G.L. c. 149, § 52D; the DVLA; the MPLA; and the Earned Sick Time Law

Privacy in the Workplace: An Employer Perspective

Privacy in the Workplace: An Employee Perspective

Pursuing and Defending Cases at the MCAD

Exhibit 29A

Exhibit 29B

Exhibit 29C

ERISA Liability

Employee Noncompetition Agreements

Exhibit 31A

Exhibit 31B

Issues in the Health-Care Workplace

Unemployment for the Uninitiated

Exhibit 33A

Exhibit 33B

Mental and Emotional Disabilities: An Employer Perspective

Exhibit 34A

Mental and Emotional Disabilities: An Employee Perspective

Exhibit 35A

Availability of Insurance Coverage for Employment Claims

Exhibit 36A

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