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- What documents do you need in your estate plan
- The difference between revocable and irrevocable trusts
- What mental capacity is required to make a will
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Employment Transitions: Termination and Resignation
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Unemployment in Massachusetts
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Non Compete FAQs
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- What is a non compete
- What is the Massachusetts Non Compete Act
- Are non competes enforceable
- Does the new non compete law apply to your agreement
- Does MA non compete law apply to out of state employer
- Is a pre 2018 non compete enforceable
- Is your non compete enforceable
- What is a legitimate business interest supporting a non compete
- What is employer goodwill
- What consideration is required for a non compete
- How much time should you have to consider non compete
- Is a non compete enforceable if you are laid off
- Does a change in pay affect your non compete
- Does it matter if the employer did not sign the non compete
- Is a pre 2018 non compete enforceable if you are fired without cause
- Can an independent contractor be held to a non compete
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- How long can a non compete restriction last
- Is a non compete clause in a severance agreement enforceable
- Can you be held to a non compete if you are non exempt from overtime
- What is Garden Leave
- Difference between garden leave and a notice period
- How much should garden leave be
- Is a non compete void without garden leave
- Should you have a lawyer review your non compete
- What is the difference between a non solicit agreement and a non compete
- What to do if you get a cease and desist letter
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- Example non compete cases
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Independent Contractor FAQs
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- What is an independent contractor
- What is the three part test
- What does it mean to be free from control and direction as an independent contractor
- What is the core business of the employer for the independent contractor test
- What does it mean to be in the business of providing services to others
- Who is liable for misclassification
- What is your status if the three part test is not met
- What happens if an independent contractor is not paid on time
- Can an independent contractor collect unemployment
- Can you be considered an employee if you have your own LLC
- What you should know about working as an independent contractor
- Exceptions to the independent contractor law
- What are the rules about paying independent contractors
- Can an employee agree in writing to be an independent contractor
- Can an independent contractor sue for discrimination
- Can a part time worker be an independent contractor
- Can you hire independent contractors in a probationary period
- Do you have to pay benefits if you change someone to an employee
- What you should know about hiring independent contractors
- What compensation are you missing as an independent contractor
- How is Massachusetts independent contractor law different from the IRS test
- Can an independent contractor get paid family medical leave
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Wage Act FAQs
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- What is the Wage Act
- Who is covered by the Wage Act
- When are wages due
- What can you do if you were not paid on time
- Can your employer reduce wages or commissions
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- Are commissions subject to the Wage Act
- When should you be paid commissions
- What happens to earned commissions if the comission policy changes
- Is unused vacation time covered by the Wage Act
- Can your employer take away vacation time by changing policies
- What has to be paid at termination
- When is a final paycheck due
- What can be legally deducted from your paycheck
- What travel time is paid time
- Do wage and hour laws apply to on call time
- Is your classification as an independent contractor legal
- What is the Massachusetts minimum wage
- Who is exempt from minimum wage
- What is the difference between the wage act and minimum wage laws
- What is the minimum wage for tipped emplyees
- What are the rules about tip pooling
- Is there a small business exception to minimum wage
- Examples of Wage Act violations
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Commission Pay FAQs
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- What is commission pay
- Are commissions wages
- When is commission earned under the Wage Act
- Can your employer define when a commission is earned
- When are commissions earned without a policy
- What is the difference between a commission and a bonus
- Can commissions be paid quarterly or annually
- Can your employer deduct expenses from commissions
- What commissions are you owed at termination
- How do final paycheck laws affected commission based employees
- Does minimum wage apply to commission based employees
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- Who is exempt from overtime
- Are all salaried employees exempt from overtime
- Are highly paid employees exempt from overtime
- What is the minimum salary for overtime exemption
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- What counts as a week for overtime
- Does travel time count toward overtime hours
- Does on call time count toward overtime hours
- How to calculate the overtime premium rate
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- Do overtime laws apply to independent contractors
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- What is overtime
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- What does exempt mean
- Does overtime apply to restaurant and hotel workers
- How is overtime calculated in biweekly payroll
- Can an employer forbid overtime
- Do you have to pay employees for unauthorized overtime
- Can you fire an employee for unauthorized overtime
- Who is responsible for tracking overtime hours
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Employment Termination FAQs
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- What is employment at will
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- Can you collect unemployment if you are fired for cause
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- When should you get your final paycheck
- Should you be paid commissions at termination
- What if your final paycheck is late
- Does my employer have to give me severance pay
- Should I sign a severance agreement
- If you sign a severance agreement can you collect unemployment
- What you should do if put on a performance improvement plan
- What are best practices for firing an employee
- Can you enforce a promise made by an employer
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Severance Package FAQs
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- What is a severance agreement
- What is a reasonable amount of severance pay
- How to evaluate a severance agreement
- How do you know if you have legal claims you are releasing
- How do you know what your legal claims might be worth
- How much time should you have to consider a severance agreement
- What does the release of claims in your severance mean
- Can you negotiate severance terms
- Can Your Employer Hold Vacation Pay Until You Sign a Severance Agreement?
- Is new non compete language in a severance agreement enforceable
- Is there a difference between lump sum severance and salary continuation
- What are your options if you don't want to release claims
- What does the non disparagement clause in your severance mean
- What does the cooperation clause in your severance mean
- Why is there a revocation period in your severance agreement
- What if the severance agreement asks for affirmation of a non compete
- What happens if you don't respond by the severance deadline
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Employment Discrimination FAQs
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- What is discrimination
- What is wrongful termination?
- Can I be fired without a reason
- What are protected classes
- What is a hostile work environment
- Am I protected if I report discrimination
- What is disability under the ADA
- Does an employer have to accommodate your disability
- What is perceived disability discrimination
- What is Gender Discrimination
- Can a female discriminate against another female
- What is the law when men are paid more than women
- Is it unlawful to discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity
- Is sexual harassment considered discrimination
- How to identify race discrimination
- Can people of the same race discriminate against each other
- Is harassment based on race or national origin illegal
- What is the difference between race and national origin discrimination
- Who is protected from age discrimination
- How to identify age discrimination
- Special considerations for older workers offered severance
- Can your employer force you to retire
- Are you protected if you report discrimination against a co worker
- How to bring a discrimination or harassment lawsuit
- Can you file a discrimination claim without a lawyer
- What are the time limits for a discrimination claim
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Sexual Harassment FAQs
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- What is sexual harassment
- What happens if you resign due to sexual harassment
- What is quid pro quo sexual harassment
- How should you report sexual harassment
- What if you are fired for reporting sexual harassment
- How should an employer respond to a sexual harassment complaint
- What are your rights after reporting harassment
- Is dating a coworker sexual harassment
- What if you are being sexually harassed by a customer
- Are off color jokes sexual harassment
- How do you file a legal complaint for sexual harassment
- Do sexual harassment laws apply to small businesses
- What if the harassment is so bad you can't go to work
- What is the statute of limitations for a sexual harassment claim
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Medical Leave FAQs
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- What are family and medical leave rights
- Who is eligible for federal family medical leave
- Do small businesses need to provide paid family medical leave
- Who is eligible for Massachusetts paid family medical leave
- How is paid family leave funded?
- How to handle an employee request for leave
- Can you terminate an underperforming employee after PFML leave
- What is the employer contribution to PFML
- What is the benefit year for PFML
- What sick time do employers have to provide in Massachusetts
- Can you hire a replacement for an employee on leave
- What is retaliation under the PFMLA
- Can you get family medical leave if you are self employed
- How much paid family leave is available
- What is an employers PFML notice responsibility
- How much notice do employees need to provide before a PFML leave
- How much are Massachusetts Paid Family Leave benefits
- Do you have to provide leave beyond the time in the PFMLA
- What is the earned sick time law
- What is the difference between PFML and Earned Sick Time
- Do part time employees earn sick time
- How much sick time does an employer have to provide
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Guide To Employment Law Content
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Business Law
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Guide to Small Business Disputes
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Business Dispute Case Studies
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- Purchase Contract Dispute Case Study
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- How can you protect confidential business information
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- What is unfair competition
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- What are your rights as a minority shareholder
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Civil Litigation
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