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January 5, 2022

New Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Decision Gives Employees Added Protection For Rebutting Negative Information in their Personnel Record

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In a recent decision, Meehan v. Medical Information Technology, Inc., SJC-13117 (Dec. 17, 2021) the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) held that the termination of an employee’s employment based solely upon an employee’s submission of a rebuttal to a negative performance evaluation violates the public policy exception to the employment at-will doctrine.  Although the employment law bar will undoubtedly debate the significance …

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Adopts the Federal “Joint Employer” Test for Massachusetts Wage and Hour Claims

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There are many layers of risk involved in the context of different employment relationships.  One source of unexpected liability for businesses is when a business is deemed to be a “joint employer” of an employee and therefore subject to certain employment laws.  This may occur, for example, when a business leases employees from an employee leasing firm, or relies upon temporary employees from a staffing agency. …

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