Employment Law 101: You Can Be Fired For a Good Reason, a Bad Reason, or No Reason At All, Just Not For an Unlawful Reason
By Attorney Tara Swartz – I am frequently contacted by employees who tell me they have a ‘wrongful termination’ case and need a lawyer. I am told things such as their termination was unfair, or for no reason, or because their boss didn’t like them. There are...Department of Labor Wage Rule for Home Care Workers to be Implemented
The DOL’s Final Rule providing many home care workers protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) including the right to minimum wage and overtime is moving forward for implementation. While the rule was to become effective January 1, 2015, an...Earned Sick Leave Update: Employees of Private Companies Contracting with the Federal Government are Now Entitled to Paid Sick Leave
By Attorney Tara Swartz – President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order on Labor Day, 2015 extending the right to paid sick leave to employees across the country working for private companies who contract with the federal government. The new rule...Massachusetts’ New Earned Sick Leave Law
By Attorney Tara Swartz – On July 1, 2015, the Massachusetts Earned Sick Leave Act, M.G.L. c. 149 § 148C, went into effect. The Act provides that all employees with a primary place of work in Massachusetts can earn and take up to 40 hours of sick time per...Internships – Should you be paid?
By Attorney Tara Swartz – The question of whether an internship is appropriately unpaid as a learning opportunity or should be paid in accordance with the federal and state wage and hour laws has become a hot topic in recent years. At the end of the day the...Boston Employment Attorney You Can Trust
Tara M. Swartz provides legal representation for cases involving employment and business law in the Boston area.