Monthly Archives: February 2018
Employer Policies Unlawful Under Obama May Be Lawful Again
Trump Administration Rolling Back Certain Obama-Era DOL and NLRB Interpretations
The Trump Administration has begun to roll back some of the prior administration’s policies which reinterpreted decades of US Department of Labor and National Labor Relations Board decisions and enforcement policies. Many employers had revised long standing payroll practices, handbook policies, and internship programs to comply with these interpretations. As the Trump-era DOL and NLRB are beginning to restore many of the prior interpretations, including under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the National Labor Relations Act, employers might reconsider similarly restoring prior policies and practices when updating employee handbooks for 2018.
In Ferman, SJC held plaintiffs may recover attorneys’ fees under the Wage Act in private settlements if, under catalyst test, lawsuit was the necessary and important factor causing defendant to provide material portion of the relief demanded. https://t.co/VfDxBqYlOt
In Hahnfeldt v. Newman, MA Appellate Court follows Mui v. Massachusetts Port Auth., 478 Mass. 710 (2018), holding that unused sick leave isn’t a ‘wage’ under the Wage Act, even if an employer has a policy of compensating departing employees for it. https://t.co/n1216JHktv
Draft regulations have been released for MA Paid Family & Medical Leave Act. The Department of Family and Medical Leave will hold several listening sessions in February for public input. Expect Final Regulations by March 31. https://t.co/0aGO2xZLk2