Employment

Guiding Clients Through the Employment Law Minefield

We provide practical advice to businesses concerning all aspects of the employment relationship.

We understand that effective employee relations management is critical to business success, and that the increasingly complex web of federal and state employment law presents many challenges and areas of legal exposure for businesses. We help our clients meet these challenges by finding effective solutions to employment problems, by designing strategies to avoid disputes and costly litigation and, when necessary, by vigorously defending employment-related claims.

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Client Alert: Federal District Court Vacates Department of Labor Rule Raising Salary Threshold Levels For Overtime Exemptions ‘Tis the Season for Employee Handbook Updates Employment Law 2025: ICYMI Webinar Recap FTC Bans Non-Compete Agreements; Federal Department of Labor Issues New Overtime Exemption Rules Employment Law Alert: MA Announces Major Changes to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act M&A News: Morse Client Garvin Construction Products in Acquisition by Beacon The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Morse Serves as Counsel to Wagr in Acquisition by Yahoo Sports An Employer’s Guide to Layoffs and Reductions in Force Employment Law Alert: The FTC’s New Proposed Rule on Non-Competes Employment Law Alert: Employer’s Watch List for 2023 IRS Announces Record Increases in Benefit Plan Limits for 2023 Employment Law Alert: The CROWN Act COVID-19 Alert: Workplace Testing Update COVID-19 Resource Collection Employment Law Alert: Reimbursement or Travel Policies After Dobbs Why Do I Need an Employee Benefits Attorney? Morse Welcomes Rebecca Alperin to the Firm; Adds ERISA Practice COVID-19 Alert: OSHA’s Vaccine ETS Ruling Morse Announces 2022 Attorney Elevations COVID-19 Alert: CDC Update COVID-19 Alert: ETS Status Update COVID-19 Alert: Massachusetts Announces Mask Advisory COVID-19 Alert: Federal Vaccine Mandates COVID-19 Alert: EPSL Extended COVID-19 Alert: Public Vaccine Mandate COVID-19 Alert: Mask Guidance Revised COVID-19 Alert: Emergency Temporary Standard COVID-19 Alert: Emergency Leave Act COVID-19 Alert: “Post-COVID” Workplace Guidelines COVID-19 Alert: Phased Economic Re-Opening Plan Terminated COVID-19 Alert: The American Rescue Plan Act Of 2021 COVID-19 Alert: Step 1 of Phase IV COVID-19 Alert: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 COVID-19 Alert: Mandatory Vaccination Programs Employment Law Round-Up: Inflection Points COVID-19 Alert: FFCRA Leave Eligibility COVID-19 Alert: FFCRA Update COVID-19 Alert: PPP Loan Forgiveness Portal COVID-19 Alert: Employment Law Regulations COVID-19 Alert: Antibody Testing COVID-19 Alert: The Guide COVID-19 Alert: Face Coverings in the Workplace COVID-19 Alert: Lender Registration COVID-19 Alert: Employer Guidance Update COVID-19 Alert: Changes to the Main Street Lending Program COVID-19 Alert: Additional Guidance for Main Street Lending Relief Program COVID-19 Alert: Fair Labor Standards Act COVID-19 Alert: Updated Response Plan COVID-19 Alert: Interim Forgiveness & Audit Rules COVID-19 Alert: Phase I: Start Plan COVID-19 Alert: Phase 1 of Re-Opening Plan COVID-19 Alert: PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Form COVID-19 Alert: Question 46 Guidance COVID-19 Alert: Safe Harbor for PPP Borrowers COVID-19 Alert: Four-Phase Re-Opening Plan COVID-19 Alert: EEO Data Collections COVID-19 Alert: “Higher Risk” Employees COVID-19 Alert: Workplace Sanitation Standards COVID-19 Alert: The Emergency Order COVID-19 Alert: Non-Essential Business Closings Extended Again COVID-19 Alert: Unemployment Insurance COVID-19 Alert: Re-Call of Employees to the Worksite COVID-19 Alert: CARES Act Payment COVID-19 Alert: Interim Final Rule on Affiliation COVID-19 Alert: New Unemployment Guidance COVID-19 Alert: PPP Interim Rules COVID-19 Alert: Families First Coronavirus Response Act COVID-19 Alert: Non-Essential Business Closings Extended COVID-19 Alert: Paycheck Protection Program COVID-19 Alert: Emergency Paid Sick Leave Guidance COVID-19 Alert: The CARES Act COVID-19 Alert: DOL Releases New Fact Sheets and FAQs COVID-19 Alert: IRS, DOL, and Treasury Plan COVID-19 Alert: Americans with Disabilities Act COVID-19 Alert: “Non-Essential” Businesses COVID-19 Alert: Federal & State Resources Employment Law Alert: Paid Family Medical Leave and Sick Time Employment Law Alert: Emergency Orders COVID-19 Alert: CDC Interim Guidance Employment Law Alert: New Minimum Wage Rate Employment Law Alert: Noncompete Reform Employment Law Alert: DOL Opinion Letter Employment Law Alert: Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Employment Law Alert: National Equal Pay Day Morse Welcomes New Employment Law Attorneys Employment Law Alert: FLSA Overtime Regulations Employment Law Alert: Non-Competition Laws MBBP Celebrates 25th Anniversary Board Members and Investors Found Not Personally Liable Under Massachusetts Wage Act Firing Executives for Cause 10 Points for Reviewing Executive Employment Agreements Five Employment Law Traps for CFOs Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws: Legal Risks for Businesses in Transition Employment Law Advisor: “Magic” Numbers Wage & Hour Tip: Employee Compensation Wage & Hour Tip: Paid Sick Leave Law Employee Noncompetition Agreements Wage & Hour Tip: Payroll Deductions Policy Court Broadly Interprets Ban on Physician Noncompetition Restrictions VIDEO: Employment Law Clips Employment Law Advisor: Employee Terminations Employment Law Advisor: Restrictive Covenant Law Wage & Hour Tip: Employee’s Exempt Status Employment Law Advisor: Personnel Record Law Employment Law Advisor: Non-Compete Agreements Terms Avoiding Employee Claims of Unlawful Retaliation Wage & Hour Tip: Payment Rules Wage & Hour Tip Employment Law Advisor: Commission Pay Employment Law Advisor: Social Media Policies Wage & Hour Tip Employment Law Advisor Employment Law Advisor: The Wage Act Employment Law Advisor: Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds Right to Enforce Employment Arbitration Agreements Employment Law Advisor Client Alert Responding to Personnel Record Requests in Massachusetts Employment Law Advisor: Final Wages Upon Termination New Treble Damages Requirement Makes Compliance with Wage/Hour Laws Even More Critical Should Employers Require that Workplace Disputes Be Arbitrated? 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