http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/ Published by Conforto Law Group en-us 2010-08-17T16:55:46-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2010/08/pregnancy_leave_in_massachuset.html The Massachusetts Maternity Leave (MMLA) experienced a set back with the Supreme Judicial Court's ruling in Stephens v. Global NAPs. I had the opportunity to provide my thoughts about the decision to WBZ's Diane Stern. The interview can be accessed... MMLA David Conforto 2010-08-17T16:55:46-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2010/03/proving_workplace_discriminati_1.html Claims for unlawful workplace discrimination are typically proven through two types of evidence: direct and circumstantial. Direct evidence is often referred to as "smoking gun" evidence where, for example, a company informs an employee that he or she is being... Age Discrimination David Conforto 2010-03-14T00:30:42-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/12/ada_amendments_act_provides_em.html Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employees who are "substantially limited" in a "major life activity" are considered disabled and entitled to reasonable accommodations in the workplace. Handicapped employees experienced a welcome change with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA),... Handicap/Disability Discrimination David Conforto 2009-12-15T00:00:00-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/12/eeoc_files_lawsuit_for_discrim.html If your criminal record or credit history has resulted in your not getting a job, you may have been the victim of unlawful discrimination. When people think of workplace discrimination they tend to think of instances of intentional discrimination -... Credit Checks David Conforto 2009-12-09T20:03:48-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/12/noncompetes_and_promotions_the_1.html Non-compete agreements must be reasonably limited in time and geographic scope and supported by consideration in order to be enforceable (among other factors). In many circumstances, the "consideration" equals a job. As an employee's job changes, however, a new non-compete... Employment Contracts David Conforto 2009-12-01T00:00:00-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/11/noncompete_agreements_in_massa.html Non-competes in Massachusetts have been a hot topic in 2009. On October 7, 2009, the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a public hearing on proposed non-compete legislation, entitled An Act Relative to NonCompete Agreements, sponsored by Representatives... Non-Compete Agreements David Conforto 2009-11-27T10:57:05-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/11/genetic_information_nondiscrim.html Employees will soon gain protection against employers that utilize genetic testing or consider genetic background in making hiring, firing, promotion decisions. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ("GINA") passed by Congress in March 2008 becomes effective law in the next coming... Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, Genetic Discrimination David Conforto 2009-11-16T14:38:17-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/11/massachusetts_supreme_judicial.html Employees who suffer workplace discrimination in violation of the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act are entitled to recover four types of damages: front pay (the amount by which someone's future earnings are reduced by discrimination), back pay (the plaintiff's lost... Race Discrimination David Conforto 2009-11-10T14:27:20-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/11/computer_fraud_and_abuse_act_b.html Employees need to be especially cautious in retaining documents that may be considered the property of the employer. A law Congress passed to deter computer hackers is now being wielded by corporations in litigation against their former employees. The broad... Workplace Torts David Conforto 2009-11-05T13:19:12-05:00 http://www.bostonemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/03/sarbanesoxley_interpreted_by_f_1.html The First Circuit in Day v. Staples recently had its first opportunity to interpret the requirements under the whistleblower protection (18 U.S.C. §1514A) provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ("SOX"). Kevin M. Day worked for Staples as a Reverse Logistics Analyst.... Sarbanes-Oxley David Conforto 2009-03-07T17:02:32-05:00