The Massachusetts Non-Compete Law went into effect on October 1, 2018. A non-competition agreement is a type of agreement in which an employer provides some consideration (such as a bonus) to an employee or independent contractor in exchange for that employee or independent contractor agreeing not to compete for a period of time after leaving the employment relationship.
The Massachusetts Equal Pay Act
The Massachusetts Equal Pay Act is intended to combat gender discrimination in the workplace and to reduce the wage gap between men and women. The Massachusetts Attorney General is charged with enforcing the new law, which went into effect on July 1, 2018.
The Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Summary of The Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
The Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will go into effect on April 1, 2018. The Act prohibits Massachusetts employers from denying pregnant women and new mothers reasonable accommodation for their pregnancies and any conditions related to their pregnancies and provides increased legal protection against pregnancy-related discrimination in the workplace. The law applies to employers with six or more employees.
Elizabeth Reinhardt elected to the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) Board of Directors
BOSTON (June 18, 2018)- The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) is pleased to announce that six individuals have been elected by its nonprofit membership to the MNN Board of Directors. There are five new board members:
Anna Cross, Executive Director, MetroWest Nonprofit Network, Metrowest Regional Seat
Yi-Chin Chen, Executive Director, Friends of the Children-Boston, Youth & Education Subsector Seat
Stephanie Guidry, Program Officer, The Boston Foundation, At-Large Seat
Alex McCray, Senior Director of Programs, Associated Grant Makers, Philanthropy Subsector Seat
Elizabeth S. Reinhardt, Law Offices of Elizabeth S. Reinhardt, At-Large Seat