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
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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
Marijuana Legalization In Massachusetts – Fears Of Increased Federal Enforcement (Updated 1/21/18)
Mark M. Whitney January 22, 2018
STATUS OF MASS STATE EFFORTS TO ROLL-OUT RETAIL SALES OF MARIJUANA Massachusetts voted to legalize recreational marijuana use in the November 2016 election. After months
Mark Quoted In Recent Article About Severance Agreements
Mark M. Whitney January 20, 2018
Mark Whitney was recently quoted in an article appearing in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly concerning severance agreements and their impact of release language on equity rights of senior
SJC Provides Additional Clarity About The Scope Of The Massachusetts Wage Act
Mark M. Whitney July 8, 2017
On June 26, 2017, the highest court in Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”), decided George, et al. v. National Water Main Cleaning Company, et al. This
Pregnant Employee Bill Poised To Become Law In Massachusetts
Mark M. Whitney June 30, 2017
As WLG’s blog recently reported, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was gaining momentum this spring. Even more recently, both chambers of the Massachusetts Legislature passed their
Abuse Of Noncompete Agreements Highlighted In Recent News
Mark M. Whitney June 29, 2017
EMPLOYERS UNDER FIRE FOR USING NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS TO DEPRESS WAGES AND LIMIT EMPLOYEE MOBILITY Always a polarizing topic, the manner in which employers use —
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