Developments in the Dynamic World
of Business and Employment Law
On August 3, 2023, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court promulgated changes to Superior Court rules that will go into on September 1, 2023. The amendments largely concern the formatting of exhibits to civil motions and certificates of service. Here at Bennett & Belfort, we have kept an eye on these developments and are providing a high-level summary as non-compliance may…
On June 21, 2023, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that a former employee of Schneider Electric would get his day in court on his claim of age discrimination. The case, Adams v. Schneider Electric, involved an employee who was laid off in 2017. Adams alleged that he was laid off because of his age, and that Schneider Electric had…
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is taking steps to severely restrict employers’ tendering of non-competition, non-disparagement and confidentiality agreements to employees. In particular, the NLRB has deemed it unlawful for employers to tender provisions in severance agreements and other employment agreements that broadly seek to interfere with or otherwise limit protected rights of employees. In a memo dated May…