ChatAdamG is back and better than ever! This must-read monthly newsletter highlights the legal perspective on AI in the workplace from RIW’s Adam Gutbezahl! In today’s rapidly evolving world, artificial intelligence is reshaping how businesses operate—bringing incredible opportunities and complex legal challenges. In the August issue, Adam explores: An AI Action Plan recently released by…
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Congratulations to RIW shareholder and Chair of the Employment Group, David Robinson, on being named a 2025 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Go To Employment Attorney! Go To attorneys are recognized for their expertise, accomplishments, and influence in their field of practice. These lawyers are typically highly experienced, have a proven record of success in cases or…
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In a unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court held, in E.MD. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, that employers are not required to meet a heightened standard of proof to establish that a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exemption applies. Rather, employers need to meet a lower preponderance of the evidence standard, the default standard of…
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On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a series of Executive Orders focused on state and federal immigration law enforcement, border security, detention, and removal of individuals unlawfully present in the United States. On the same day, Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued two directives aimed at empowering law enforcement officials to…
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Introducing ChatAdamG: a must-read monthly newsletter highlighting the legal perspective on AI in the workplace from RIW’s Adam Gutbezahl! In today’s rapidly evolving world, artificial intelligence is reshaping how businesses operate—bringing incredible opportunities and complex legal challenges. Through ChatAdamG, Adam will explore: The latest developments in AI and Generative AI The impact of AI on…
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On November 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, in Texas v. Department of Labor, struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOU Final Rule that increased the salary thresholds for the white-collar overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Finding that the DOL overstepped its authority, the…
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Starting November 21, 2024, qualifying reasons for an employee’s use of earned sick time under Massachusetts’ Earned Sick Time Law (M.G.L. c. 149, § 148C) will include the physical or mental health care needs as a result of the employee’s or the employee’s spouse’s “pregnancy loss or a failed assisted reproduction, adoption or surrogacy.” This…
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Check out the latest episode of Transaction Talk featuring Todd Bennett, a litigation attorney at Bennett & Belfort, P.C., specializing in employment law matters for employers and employees. In this episode, Todd discusses the critical issues facing business owners as they navigate relationships between employers and employees. From differentiating between non-competes and solicitation agreements to…
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On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published a final rule, amending its existing “walkaround” rule, and expanding employees’ rights by allowing employees to designate non-employee third parties as their employee representative during OSHA inspections. The new rule’s effective date is May 31, 2024. Current Walkaround Rule Prior to this…
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Commission-based employees are entitled to, and must receive, separate and additional payments for overtime and hours worked on Sundays-and an employer’s failure to issue such payments violates the Massachusetts Wage Act. On March 28, 2024, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) issued a decision in Sutton v. Jordan’s Furniture Inc., holding that Jordan’s Furniture’s commission…
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