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

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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Recent District Court Decision Highlights Complexity of FLSA Exemption Analysis

U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Robertson recently issued an order denying defendants’ motion for summary judgment in a case involving an alleged violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), citing, among other grounds, defendants’ failure to meet their burden on the “primary duty” element of the executive exemption.  See August 10, 2021 Memorandum and

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