Is Pay Transparency and Reporting Coming to Massachusetts?

?Massachusetts employers should keep an eye on a flurry of proposed legislation recently filed in both the state House of Representatives and Senate. One bill would impose new pay transparency obligations on... Read more »

Massachusetts Updates Paid Family and Medical Leave Contribution Rates

?The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has announced changes to the employer contribution rates and benefit amounts under the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA), effective Jan. 1, 2023.... Read more »

Change to Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Vetoed

?A provision in the enacted state budget for fiscal year 2023 would have amended the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) to provide employers and employees more flexibility to use... Read more »

Massachusetts Court Rules Home Inspectors Are Independent Contractors

?The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently held that home inspectors were independent contractors and, therefore, ineligible for unemployment benefits. Tiger Home Inspection, Inc. v. Director of the Department of Unemployment Assistance overturned a... Read more »

Massachusetts Court Rejects Ballot Measures to Make Gig Workers Independent Contractors

?The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently rejected two proposed ballot initiatives that would have kept gig workers designated as independent contractors and given them some of the benefits that employees receive. On... Read more »

Calculating Tipped Workers’ Wages in Massachusetts

Effective Jan. 1, Massachusetts employers with tipped employees are now required to calculate tipped employees’ wages at the end of each shift instead of at the end of each pay period.Read more »
Subscribe to our Newsletter