Monthly Archives: August 2009

Massachusetts Employment Law: Getting Laid Off Video

August 22, 2009 – 8:31 am

Massachusetts employment lawyer, Attorney Jack Merrill discusses “Getting Laid Off” by your employer in Massachusetts. Massachusetts employment lawyer, Attorney Jack Merrill provides legal services to employees, employers and businesses throughout the Boston metro west and Worcester County region including Ashland, Dedham, Framingham, Franklin, Hopkinton, Maynard, Marlborough, Milford, Natick, Needham, Newton, Shrewsbury, Sudbury, Waltham, and Worcester, [...]

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SJC Makes Arbitration of Discrimination Lawsuits Tougher

August 14, 2009 – 1:14 pm

In a surprising decision, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled in July that not all arbitration agreements are created equally and, consequently, only some of them are enforceable by employers. When it comes to suits under the state’s anti-discrimination law (Chapter 151B), the language in a workplace arbitration clause must be clear and unequivocal. Unless it demonstrates [...]

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