Employment Blog

Category: Updates in Employment Law

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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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Federal Judge Halts New Overtime Rule Issuing Nationwide Injunction

11/30/2016   |   BY Brian J. MacDonough

On November 22, 2016, just days before the U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule regarding the new overtime pay standards... Read More »

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Steps You Need to Take Now Under the New Defend Trade Secrets Act

06/06/2016   |   BY C. Forbes Sargent III

On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) into Law. The DTSA creates a new... Read More »

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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Regarding Overtime Exemption For White Collar Employees

06/06/2016   |   BY Brian J. MacDonough

On May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its Final Rule updating the overtime pay exemption for “white collar”... Read More »