The good worker myth: it will never happen to me
Last week, I was reviewing a sex discrimination and sexual harassment case out of the First Circuit and it struck me for several reasons,...
"I was bullied and retaliated against for reporting sales integrity issues."
I don't write about my own clients for obvious reasons. The recent news stories about retaliation against whistleblowing Wells Fargo...
A case study in unequal pay
The federal US Department of Labor (USDOL) recently settled a matter with the employer LexisNexis Risk Solutions where after an...
What is the Massachusetts minimum wage?
As of January 1, 2017, the minimum wage in Massachusetts is $11.00 for most jobs. There are a few -- though only a few -- exceptions to...
I'm being harassed and stalked at work by a customer. Is my employer supposed to help stop this?
Yes. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency responsible for enforcing the employment discrimination laws,...
"You've been on maternity leave for a while."
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) -- the federal agency responsible for enforcing employment discrimination laws --...