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Your Guide to Our Employment Law Content

Employment Law Overview

• Slnlaw Employment Law Services
• Employment Law Summary
• Slnlaw Employment Lawyers
• Employment Law Resources
• What Employers Need to Know About Massachusetts Employment Laws

Employee Handbooks and Policies

• Employee Handbooks Explained
• Policies to Include in a Handbook

Employment Contracts

• Employment Agreement Summary
• Restrictive Covenants Explained
• Non-Solicitation Clauses
• Employee Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Invention and Assignment Agreements
• ​Employment Arbitration Agreements​

Non-Compete Agreements

• Overview of Massachusetts Non Compete Laws
• Enforceability of Non Compete Agreements 
• The Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act of 2018
• Non Competes Signed Before October, 2018
• Should You Sign a Non Compete
• Non Compete Agreements Signed After Starting Employment
• Non Competes and Severance
• Non Compete in Connection With the Sale of a Business
• Navigating Your Job Search With a Non Compete
• What Are "Legitimate Business Interests" To Support a Non Compete
• Non Compete Case Studies
• Non Compete Cease and Desist Letters
• How a Furlough Affects a Non Compete
• Non Compete FAQs
• Interference and Abuse of Non Compete

Employment Termination

• Employment Termination Overview
• Termination Best Practices
• Performance Improvement Plans
• ​How to Handle Being Fired
• ​Job Loss Survival Guide
• ​How to Protect Your Rights When Resigning From a Job
• Evaluating a Severance Agreement
• Unemployment
• Retaliation
• Retaliation Case Studies

Employment Discrimination

• Overview of Employment Discrimination Laws
• What Are Protected Classes for Anti-Discrimination Laws
• Proving Employment Discrimination
• Retaliation for Reporting Discrimination or Harassment
• Race and National Origin Discrimination Case Studies

Equal Pay Laws

• Overview of Equal Pay Act
• Equal Pay Audit
• Equal Pay Act FAQs​

Employee Illness and Disability

• Overview of Illness and Disability Protections
• Disability Discrimination FAQs
• Disability Discrimination in Public Places
• Earned Sick Time Law
• Massachusetts Paid Family Leave
• Paid Family Leave in a Small Business
• Paid Family Leave for the Self-Employed
• Parental Leave in Massachusetts​
• ​Family and Medical Leave Retaliation Case Studies

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

• Overview of Sexual Harassment Laws
• Sexual Harassment Resources
• Sexual Harassment Laws for Businesses with Less Than 6 Employees
• The Employer Response to a Sexual Harassment Complaint
• Constructive Discharge: When Harassment is Bad Enough to Justify Quitting
• Sexual Harassment and Nondisclosure Agreements
• Sexual Harassment and Remote Work
• Sexual Harassment Case Studies​

Wage and Hour Laws

• Overview of Wage and Hour Laws
• Common Wage and Hour Violations

Minimum Wage

• Overview of Minimum Wage Laws
• Minimum Wage and Commission Pay
• Tipped Minimum Wage and Tip Pooling Laws

Overtime Laws

• Overview of State and Federal Overtime Law
• Overtime Exemptions
• 2020 Changes to Overtime Rules
• How to Calculate Overtime Pay
• Employee Travel Time
• Overtime Case Studies

Massachusetts Wage Act

• Overview of the Wage Act
• Commissions Under the Wage Act
• Deductions from Wages
• Late Payment of Wages
• Unpaid Wages
• Final Pay and Paid Time Off
• Pay Cuts
• Employee Complaints About Wages
• Damages for Wage Act Violations
• Massachusetts Wage Act Case Studies

Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law

• Overview of Independent Contractor Law
• The Three Part Test
• Independent Contractor Massachusetts vs. IRS
• Independent Contractors and the Pandemic
• Working as an Independent Contractor
• Hiring Independent Contractors
• 5 Myths About Independent Contractors
• Damages for Misclassification
• ​Independent Contractor Law Case Studies

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