The Massachusetts Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS) recently amended the Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) regulations. These regulations govern how employers conduct criminal history checks in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

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 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.

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.