Employment Blog

Category: Cases to Note

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BEWARE: In Bankruptcy, “Equity Compensation” Treated As Equity, Not Compensation

02/12/2018   |   BY Brian J. MacDonough

In a January 25, 2018 decision, In re: Lehman Brothers, Inc., the Second Circuit of the United States Court of... Read More »

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Supreme Court Employment Cases to Watch

12/12/2017   |   BY Brian J. MacDonough and Nancy S. Shilepsky

Class Action Waivers - Prepared by Jessica G. Kelly In 2012, the National Labor Relation Board held that employers cannot enforce... Read More »

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Massachusetts and Rhode Island Courts Agree – and Disagree – on the Rights of Medical Marijuana Patients in the Employment Context

08/02/2017   |   BY Christopher R. Blazejewski

Two recent decisions by state courts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island on medical marijuana and the workplace agree on one... Read More »

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Disability Discrimination, Good Faith is Not Enough: Case Note: Gannon v. City of Boston

07/14/2017   |   BY David I. Brody

On April 18, 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued its decision in Gannon v. City of Boston, a case... Read More »

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Termination for Cause, Office Romance and Unexpected Forgiveness in the Courts

06/27/2017   |   BY Brian J. MacDonough and Nancy S. Shilepsky

Consider the following: A male executive has a long-term, clandestine affair with a young female subordinate.  The executive takes steps... Read More »

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Lady Murderface and Protected Activity Under the NLRA

02/23/2016   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Have you seen the story about “Talia Jane”?  I am not sure what qualifies as “going viral” (although I bet... Read More »