Boston Office
Latest Legal Updates for Massachusetts
- A Sign of Changes to Come: NLRB's New Majority Rules Union "Bannering" Lawful
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[9/3/2010] Predictions that the newly constituted National Labor Relations Board will be inclined to issue pro-labor decisions have begun to come true. In what appears to be its first substantive determination on the merits of a major dispute, the Democrat-controlled Labor Board announced its decisions in more »
- Employers Beware: Internships are Not Free Labor
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[8/24/2010] Employers may have their pick of applicants to fill paid and unpaid internship positions this fall. Internships traditionally are sought by college students to gain work experience, but the recession and the resulting loss of jobs have prompted people of all experience levels to apply for more »
- H-1B Cap Not Yet Reached, USCIS Continues to Accept Petitions for FY2011
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[8/23/2010] As of August 13, 2010, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received only 29,700 of the 65,000 H-1B non-immigrant visa petitions needed to meet the H-1B regular cap, and just 12,300 of the 20,000 visa petitions needed to meet the U.S. master's degree cap, according to updated more »
- Massachusetts Personnel Records Law Amended to Add Notification to Employees
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[8/20/2010] Tucked into the text of new Massachusetts legislation intended to promote job growth and long-term economic recovery is an amendment to the Massachusetts personnel records law that will change employers' responsibilities significantly. The amendment places an affirmative duty on employers to notify more »
Upcoming Events for Boston Office
- ADA and FMLA 2010: Managing Employee Leave and Accomodation Issues
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Date:
September 22
8:00 - 9:30 AM
- Hot Topics In Employment Law and Traps for the Unwary: What You Need to Know in 2010
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Date:
October 28
8:00 - 9:30 AM
