DOL Issues Final Overtime Pay Rule

Maureen T. DeSimone December 15, 2019

Effective January 1, 2020, important changes take effect concerning the payment of overtime wages in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Generally, FLSA

Mark Whitney Quoted In Mass Lawyer’s Weekly Article About Big Verdict Trends In The #MeToo Era

Mark M. Whitney January 31, 2019

Mark Whitney was recently quoted in an article appearing in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly concerning important factors in employment law leading to a recent trend in substantially larger

Corporate Officers Not Personally Liable For “Unpaid Wages” Due To Surprise Company Shut-down

Mark M. Whitney January 12, 2019

The Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, U.S.C. §§ 2101-2109 (the “WARN Act”), allows employees to sue employers who fail to provide them with

Important Changes Take Effect January 1st For Mass. Hourly Wage Law

Mark M. Whitney December 26, 2018

Effective January 1, 2019, important changes take effect concerning the payment of hourly wages in Massachusetts. Both employers paying and employees earning minimum wage, especially retail

Massachusetts Enacts Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Law

Mark M. Whitney October 23, 2018

On April 1, 2018, the Massachusetts Pregnant Worker Fairness Act (“PWFA”) went into effect. This new law mandates a variety of workplace accommodations for expecting

Mark Whitney Recognized as a 2018 Massachusetts Superlawyer

Mark M. Whitney October 19, 2018

WLG is proud to announce that Mark Whitney has once again been selected by Thompson Reuters as a Massachusetts SuperLawyer. This is Mark’s 10th year to

Employees Can Still Be Fired For Legal Recreational Marijuana Use

Mark M. Whitney June 26, 2018

As a recent Boston Globe article highlights, the impact of laws legalizing the use of recreational marijuana in the workplace remains unsettled. The Globe article discusses a

$28 Mil. Retaliation Verdict Is The Largest In Mass. History

Mark M. Whitney May 24, 2018

A Suffolk County Superior Court jury just handed a $28 million award to a former nurse who claimed she had suffered discrimination because of her

Mass AG Issues Formal Guidance On Compliance With New Pay Equity Law

Mark M. Whitney March 1, 2018

Today the Massachusetts Attorney General issued a long-awaited compliance guidance to help employers prepare for the effective date of the Act to Establish Pay Equity,

Mark Quoted In Boston Globe Article About “Love Contracts” In The #MeToo Era

Mark M. Whitney February 13, 2018

Mark Whitney was recently quoted in an article appearing in the Boston Globe concerning the increased use of “Love Contracts” by employers in response to relationships in

$1.2 Million Age Discrimination Verdict Provides Lessons For Employers And Employees

Mark M. Whitney January 28, 2018

Late in 2017, a Norfolk County Superior Court jury awarded a 65-year-old plaintiff, James Beresford, $1.2 million in an age discrimination lawsuit against his former

NH Legislature Seeks To Limit Non-compete Agreements

Mark M. Whitney January 22, 2018

NH follows the vast majority of states in the US with respect to the enforcement of non-competition agreements (“NCAs”). NH courts will enforce NCAs that

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