Category: Massachusetts
Out-of-State Workers May Bring Suit under Massachusetts Independent Contractor Statute
This is a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case from 2013 but it came up in a…
Harvard University Gets Lesson In “Higher Education” In Independent Contractor Case
From JDSupra, Mark Tabakman reports on a settlement between Harvard University and therapists and acupuncturists who alleged that…
Patriot Ledger delivery drivers ruled employees, not contractors
From The Boston Globe, Katie Johnston reports on the Appeals Court decision that newspaper delivery drivers were employees…
Massachusetts Appeals Court rules against Gatehouse, says its newspaper carriers are employees
From MassLive.com, Shira Schoenberg reports that the Massachusetts Appeals Court found that a newspaper carrier was an…
Massachusetts high court case considers workers’ compensation for newspaper deliverers
From MassLive, Shira Schoenberg reports that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is considering a case in which a…
Judge rules taxi driver is an employee, not contractor
From the Gloucester Times, Mary Markos reports that judge found a taxi driver to be an employee and not…
2016 Massachusetts Employment Law Year In Review
From the National Law Review, Robert Sheridan reviews the developments in 2016 in employment law in Massachusetts…
NH Drywall Company Agrees to $500,000 Settlement
The Massachusetts Attorney General released a statement saying that a drywall company agreed to pay $500,000…
Labor and Employment Group News: Independent Contractor or “Employee, Inc.”?
From JDSupra, Barry Waters discusses a recent case in which the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) said that…
Massachusetts adopts strict background check rules for Uber, Lyft drivers
Reuters reports that Massachusetts requires background checks for Lyft and Uber drivers starting in January. Nov…
MA Court says FAAA Preempted Independent Contractor Statute
There have been multiple cases in Massachusetts in which parties claim that the Federal Aviation Administration…
Umpteenth Time’s the Charm? Massachusetts Has Another Go At Non-Compete Reform
From JDSupra, Dawn Mertineit, Katherine Perrelli, and Erik Weibust discuss proposed legislation that would limit non-compete agreements in Massachusetts. This…
