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MarshallHalem: Massachusetts New Paid Sick Time Requirement (November 2014)

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Massachusetts New Paid Sick Time Requirement (November 2014). Effective July 1, 2015, employers must grant employees who work in Massachusetts one hour of sick time for every 30 hours they work, up to a maximum of 40 hours of sick time each year. This new law imposes a number of new requirements on employers. Under the law, employers with 11 or more employees must grant employees up to 40 hours of sick time off with pay each year. Employees may use that time off to:. Employees may carry over up to 40 hou...

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MarshallHalem: Attorney General Announces Safe Harbor For Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law (May 2015)

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Attorney General Announces Safe Harbor For Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law (May 2015). Most Massachusetts employers are aware of the Earned Sick Time law (the "Law") that is scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2015. For further information about that Law, please see our November, 2014 E-Mail Alert http:/ marshallhalem.blogspot.com/2015/01/massachusetts-new-paid-sick-time.html. When the Attorney General issues Final Regulations we will send you an E-Mail Alert describing them. To be in compliance, a...

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MarshallHalem: New Massachusetts Parental Leave Law Extends Benefits To Fathers (January 2015)

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New Massachusetts Parental Leave Law Extends Benefits To Fathers (January 2015). Effective April 7, 2015, Massachusetts employers with 6 or more employees must grant a leave of absence to new fathers. Massachusetts has long required employers to give 8 weeks of maternity leave to female employees who give birth to or adopt a child. The new Parental Leave Law now requires employers to grant full time employees of any gender an 8 week leave due to the:. Birth of a child;. Adoption of a child;. Employees in...

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MarshallHalem: Massachusetts Sick Leave Law Final Regulations (June 2015)

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Massachusetts Sick Leave Law Final Regulations (June 2015). By now, most Massachusetts employers are aware that they must provide sick leave to all employees by July 1, 2015, unless they take advantage of the Safe Harbor to extend their compliance to January 1, 2016. Employers with fewer than 11 employees must grant the same sick time but it need not be paid. The Law directed the Attorney General to draft regulations interpreting the Law. Because the following is a summary, we do not comprehensively desc...

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MarshallHalem: Domestic Violence Leave (August 2014)

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Domestic Violence Leave (August 2014). A new Massachusetts law expands the rights of individuals who are victims of, or have a family member who is a victim of, domestic violence. One portion of the law places new requirements on employers with 50 or more employees. Specifically, covered employers must give employees up to 15 days of leave in any 12 month period to address domestic violence against themselves or a family member (a "Domestic Violence Leave"). In that case, the employee or his/her represen...

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MarshallHalem: Compensation News (December 2014)

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Compensation News (December 2014). Effective January 1, 2015, the minimum wage for non-exempt employees in Massachusetts will increase from $8.00 per hour to $9.00 per hour. The minimum wage for tipped employees increases to $3.00 per hour. On January 1, 2016, the Massachusetts minimum wage will increase to $10.00 per hour and, on January 1, 2017, will go to $11.00 per hour. Some neighboring states have also increased their minimum wage. Pay for Screening Time. The Court ruled in favor of Amazon, holding...

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MarshallHalem: When Weather Forces You To Close Your Business (January 2015)

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When Weather Forces You To Close Your Business (January 2015). Employers all over the east coast are anticipating closing tomorrow due to snow. Many are asking whether they must pay their employees if they do decide to close. The key questions to ask in deciding whether you must pay employees on a day you close your business are: (1) is the employee exempt or non exempt; and (2) is the employer open all or part of the day? Employers must pay all exempt. The situation is different for non-exempt. Employer...