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Developments in the Dynamic World

of Business and Employment Law

Bay State Enacts Pay-Transparency Law

Governor Healey signed a new law on July 31, 2024, that will require many employers in Massachusetts to post salary ranges and regularly report certain compensation data. Through the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act, H. 4890, Massachusetts joins 10 other states in requiring employers to disclose salary ranges. The pay-transparency mandate, to be codified as G.L. c. 149, § 105F,…
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LEVEY AMASSES SIGNIFICANT ONLINE FOLLOWING DISCUSSING EMPLOYMENT ISSUES

B&B Partner, Craig Levey, has generated substantial buzz online for his daily posts on various employment issues.  Levey, who has more than 400,000 followers on TikTok, routinely discusses tips for employees and employers, and hot-button workplace matters. The goal of Levey’s posts is to spread awareness regarding best practices and prevailing employment matters, not to provide legal advice.  Levey discusses…
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Appeals Court Chimes In on “Joint Employer” Rule

The Massachusetts Wage Act, G.L. c. 149, § 148, requires employers to pay employees in full and within the strict timeframes in the statute. Damages awarded to employees are unlawfully underpaid, or paid late, include back wages, treble damages (i.e. three times lost wages), attorneys’ fees, and costs. But when is a company an “employer” subject to these laws? In…
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Michaela May Elected MELA President

Bennett & Belfort, P.C. is pleased to announce that Michaela May, a partner of the firm, has been elected President of the Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association (MELA). MELA is comprised of approximately 230 attorneys in Massachusetts who primarily represent employees, and is an affiliate of the National Employment Lawyers Association, a nationwide network of employee-side attorneys. “MELA and their members…
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Attorney Todd Bennett Quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly On Appeals Court Decision

B&B Founding Partner, Todd J. Bennett, was quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recently about a decision of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, holding that a plaintiff who had not initially disclosed a sexual harassment case in her bankruptcy filings was not prevented from bringing her sexual harassment claim in court. The defense argued that the alleged sexual harassment plaintiff should be…
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