Employment Blog

April 2018

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LEGAL ALERT: Updated Equal Pay Act, Effective July 1, 2018

04/30/2018   |   BY Nancy S. Shilepsky

On July 1, 2018, the new Massachusetts Equal Pay Act takes effect.  The Office of the Attorney General has published... Read More »

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#MeToo and the New Tax Law: Beware Of The Unintended Consequences

04/27/2018   |   BY Brian J. MacDonough and David I. Brody

As the dust settles from the recent legislative collision between the #MeToo movement and tax reform, it is the proponents... Read More »

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There is No Such Thing as “Boilerplate”: Protecting Equity and Deferred Compensation

04/20/2018   |   BY Brian J. MacDonough and Nancy S. Shilepsky

Typically, an executive separating from employment is asked to sign a severance agreement in exchange for severance.  Severance agreements may... Read More »