The Biden administration announced a new rule designed to expand overtime pay for millions of the nation’s lower-paid salaried workers. The rule was first proposed last September, reflecting in-depth research of employers, workers, unions, and other stakeholders. This final rule takes into account more than 33,000 comments, and it redefines the salary thresholds determining which...

In an interesting turn of events, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) banned non-compete agreements by employers last week. The new rule prohibits companies from enforcing existing non-compete agreements on anyone other than senior executives, who the FTC defines as individuals earning “more than $151,164 annually who have policy making responsibilities at an organization.” The rule...

In recent news, the Supreme Judicial Court found Jordan’s Furniture in violation of overtime and Sunday-pay statutes following accusations of a commissions-based compensation scheme. Jordan’s is accused of not providing “separate and additional payments” for overtime and Sunday hours and of “reallocating and crediting payments made to fulfill one set of wage obligations against separate...

SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) suits refer to lawsuits brought by individuals and entities to prevent critics from ongoing negative publicity. The Massachusetts legislature passed the anti-SLAPP law in 1994 which was designed to provide defendants with a quick way to dismiss meritless lawsuits. In essence, the anti-SLAPP law protects free speech by thwarting...

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