On Oct. 22, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued its opinion in Nunez v. Syncsort, Inc., holding that a retention bonus does not constitute a “wage” under the Massachusetts Wage Act.
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Effective Oct. 29, 2025, the Massachusetts law governing pay transparency, An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency, will require covered employers in Massachusetts to disclose pay ranges in job postings.
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On June 13 in Clark v. Attorney General, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court allowed an initiative petition relating to restaurant service workers to appear on the November 2024 ballot. Currently, the minimum wage paid to wait staff, other service employees, and bartenders is $6.75 per hour. This wage is known as the “service rate”
On May 11, 2020, Massachusetts Gov. Baker announced a four-phase approach to reopening the Massachusetts economy in light of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The phased reopening is based on public health guidance, and is intended to allow certain businesses, services, and activities to resume, while aiming to protect public health and limit a
Massachusetts Employment Law Update
The new Massachusetts sick leave law goes into effect on July 1, 2015. Is your organization ready to implement this new law along with the recently enacted domestic violence leave and parental leave laws? Please join Greenberg Traurig’s Labor & Employment Practice for a timely webinar discussion on these new laws and how they may impact your company’s policies and practices.
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Written by Terence P. McCourt and Jack S. Gearan
Beginning April 7, 2015, Massachusetts employers with six or more employees will be required to provide the same benefits and protections afforded by the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act to both male and female employees, including eight weeks of job-protected leave for adoption or birth of a
In August of 2014, the governor of Massachusetts signed into law, An Act Relative to Domestic Violence. This law requires Massachusetts employers to provide to their employees up to 15 days of annual leave where an employee or family member is a victim of domestic violence. The Greenberg Traurig authors, Terence P. McCourt,