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Recent updates:

• Update: December 2025

  Dear Subscriber:

  Thank you for updating your reference library with the 2026 edition of the Massachusetts Employment Law Sourcebook & Citator. This updated product brings the latest in employment law and procedure within your immediate reach for fast answers to the questions that arise most frequently in your practice.

  Highlights from this year's sourcebook updates include

  • provisions of the Massachusetts Salary Range Transparency Act effective October 29, 2025;

  • the treatment of retention bonuses under the Massachusetts Wage Act;

  • the definition of "handicap" as applied to discrimination under G.L. c. 151B;

  • enforcement provisions relating to discrimination against members of the armed services;

  • the burden of proof applicable to majority-group plaintiffs seeking to advance a prima facie claim of employment discrimination; and

  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission notices regarding ongoing court proceedings and enactment of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

  • numerous additions and amendments to federal employment statutes and regulations, including the addition of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and associated regulations promulgated by the EEOC.

  New materials for the MCAD citator include eleven abstracts of MCAD decisions from 2024 and 2025, along with expert commentary and overviews of the year's developments from both employee- and management-side perspectives. Among the topics addressed in these decisions are disability discrimination, hostile work environments, race discrimination, reasonable accommodation, sex and pregnancy discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation. Hundreds of annotated abstracts from prior years (2000—2024) are available for download.

  Thank you for your ongoing support as we at MCLE continue our efforts to bring you the latest solutions to the issues you face in your practice.

  Very truly yours,

  John M. Lawlor, MCLE Publications Attorney

Table of Contents

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Massachusetts Statutes and Regulations

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Part 02 expand

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD)— Selected Materials

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Attorney General Advisories

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Federal Statutes and Regulations

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)— Selected Enforcement Guidances

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MCAD Citator 2024–2025

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Appendix

MCAD Case Digest 2000–2025

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