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Patrick Bannon,
Timothy Buckley,
Ariel Cudkowicz,
C.J. Eaton,
Robert A. Fisher,
James Hlawek,
Bridget Maricich,
Hillary Massey,
Kristin G. McGurn,
Barry Miller,
Molly Clayton Mooney,
Alison Silveira,
Dawn Reddy Solowey,
Michael Steinberg,
Jean Wilson
Until recently, there has been much debate about the enforceability of arbitration agreements containing class action waivers. Courts disagreed as to whether employers could enforce these agreements
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Samuel Sverdlov
The Tenth Circuit is set to decide whether workers in Colorado's legalized marijuana industry are entitled to wage and hour protections under the FLSA.
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Jennifer Mora
On September 5, 2018, a federal district court in Connecticut granted summary judgment to a job applicant after an employer refused to hire her because she tested positive for marijuana in a pre-employment drug test.
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Jennifer Mora
Amidst a public disagreement between President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions regarding the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws, Sen. Elizabeth Warren ...
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Timothy Buckley,
Ariel Cudkowicz
On March 9, 2018, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission ("CCC") filed its much anticipated recreational marijuana Regulations with the Massachusetts Secretary of State. According to the CCC, the Regulations ...
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Timothy Buckley
A recently-filed lawsuit in the federal district court in Arizona alleges that an employee's use of medical marijuana may be permissible under the federal Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Gerald Maatman Jr.
In Smith v. City of Boston, Plaintiffs brought suit against their employer, the City of Boston (the "City"), challenging the City's police promotional exam from sergeant to lieutenant.
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John Ayers-Mann,
Ariel Cudkowicz,
Frederick Smith
The Judge who penned the decision began his analysis by quoting a 1967 lyric from The Beatles' song "With A Little Help From My Friends": "I get high with a little help from my friends."
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Ariel Cudkowicz,
Daniel Klein,
Frederick Smith
On July 17, 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that an employer could be liable under the Massachusetts Anti-Discrimination Act for disability discrimination by declining employment...
This article discusses the Massachusetts independent contractor statute and federal preemption.
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Timothy Buckley,
Ariel Cudkowicz
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently held that the FAAAA preempts the second prong of the Massachusetts Independent Contractor Statute as applied to certain delivery drivers.
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Ariel Cudkowicz
Massachusetts has voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. For employers that want to maintain drug-free workplaces, the new marijuana law raises a number of questions...
On October 1, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear MHN Government Services, Inc. v. Zaborowski, an appeal from a Ninth Circuit decision refusing to compel arbitration in a wage case.
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