By Jason Albright, J.D. The Board had ordered Starbucks to compensate a fired shift supervisor and union organizer for any “direct or foreseeable pecuniary harms” suffered because of its anti-unio...

Massachusetts' newly implemented pay transparency law seems primed to be used as a tool to bolster laws already in place — including in discrimination and equal pay cases — even if... To view the f...

New Hire/Promotion Pine Brook-based Frier Levitt, a national boutique law firm focused on healthcare and life sciences, has appointed partner Christopher S. Mayer as general counsel of the firm. ...

Whistleblowers: Casualties of Government Shutdowns On October 1, 2025, the US government shut down for the 11th time since 1980 and has become the longest government shutdown in US history. Governm...

Dentons has been honored in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms, earning 39 national rankings, including Tier 1 recognition in the following practice areas: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / ...

Last year, the Appellate Division of the Massachusetts District Court held in Nunez v. Syncsort Incorporated—a decision that we addressed in an article published on October 28, 2024—that retention...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance on November 5, 2025, granting employers relief from tax penalties for failing to provide employees information related to their (1) “qualified ...

The newly published 2026 Best Law Firms directory by Best Lawyers recognizes Hinshaw in 13 individual national practice areas, including six Tier 1 rankings. The directory also lists the firm in 56...

‘Such a request appears to me to be a fishing expedition’ In dealing with the issue of substance abuse among workers, employers cannot simply conduct a “fishing expedition,” according to an Alberta...

The holiday season is here — including Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice, Christmas and more. It’s when employers and their employees often let loose and celebrate the end of the...