9+ hour, 44+ min ago  (500+ words) The Massachusetts Wage Transparency Act took effect in 2025. Under the law, as of 29 October 2025, Massachusetts employers with 25 or more employees are required to disclose pay ranges in all job postings and to current employees or applicants upon request, including for…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (451+ words) On October 22, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) upheld the Appellate Division's decision that employee retention bonuses are "outside the ambit of the Wage'Act." ... On October 22, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) upheld the Appellate Division's decision that employee retention…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (533+ words) Starting 29 October 2025, Massachusetts's pay transparency law1will require employers with 25 or more Massachusetts employees to disclose wage ranges in all job postings to job applicants and current employees upon request. Following the law's July 2024 passage, the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (474+ words) A law passed last year " An Act Relative to Salary Range and Transparency (the "Act) " is scheduled to take effect October 29 and will require certain private employers to disclose wage ranges in job postings. What Is Required? Under the Act,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (586+ words) The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has announced the 2026 weekly benefit amount and contribution rates for employers and employees under the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act. As of'Jan. 1, 2026, the benefit contribution rate remains at .88% of eligible wages…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (655+ words) In March 2025, we'reported'that the District of Massachusetts had denied class certification of the plaintiff's Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) claims in'Therrien v. Hearst Television Inc.'for failure to meet the implied ascertainability requirement of Rule 23. More recently, in April 2025, the District…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago  (255+ words) On June 13, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued a decision in'Miele v. Foundation Medicine, Inc., confirming that the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act does not apply to nonsolicitation agreements incorporated into a termination agreement even if the termination agreement includes a…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (756+ words) On January 31, 2025, in'Campos v. TJX Companies, Inc., No. 24-cv-11067, the District of Massachusetts granted a motion to dismiss a class action due to the plaintiff's lack of standing. The court concluded that the named plaintiff's claims regarding the intrusion of her privacy…...