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United States: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rejects Use Of Independent Contractor Statute For Joint Employment Status Determination - Mintz

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In a recent decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) confirmed that the framework used in federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cases.

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United States: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Recognizes Wrongful Discharge Claim For Employees Exercising Rebuttal Rights Under Personnel Record Statute - Foley Hoag LLP

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On December 17, 2021, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (SJC) held that an employee has a cause of action against an employer for wrongful discharge where the employer terminates the employee for.

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Mass. High Court Revises 'Complex' Anti-SLAPP Guidance

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The Massachusetts anti-SLAPP statute can't shield a company from being sued over years of litigation allegedly aimed solely at thwarting a potential competitor, the state's highest court said Thursday as it issued new guidance intended to make it easier for judges to resolve such disputes.

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United States: Massachusetts Court Rejects Attempt To Circumvent Non-Compete Law - Foley & Lardner

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As a general matter, courts and statutes tend to be more permissive of non-compete agreements in the context of the sale of a business.

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White Nationalist Group Escalates Activity, Prompts Calls for Stronger Legal Penalties

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In addition, the Task Force Butler Institute sent a document totaling more than 200 pages to state and local prosecutors in Idaho, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and the DOJ, detailing the extremist group’s activities and suggesting criminal and civil statutes that may be actionable.

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BREAKING: Exxon Must Face Climate Suit, Mass. Top Court Rules

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cannot use a free speech statute to duck a climate change suit brought by the Massachusetts Attorney General, the state's top court ruled Tuesday, finding that the law in question applies to private suits but not public enforcement actions. ExxonMobil Corp.

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Chrysler Sale Roots Sebring Defect Suit In Mass., Justices Say

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The Massachusetts long-arm statute gives representatives of a New Hampshire man injured in a car crash jurisdiction to advance his defect claims against the maker of his 2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible in the Bay State, according to a Thursday order from the state's high court.

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