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Q: I am pregnant. What are my rights under the maternity leave law? A: The Massachusetts Maternity Leave Statute (MMLS) allows maternity leave for a... Read More

The Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act (MMLA) allows maternity leave for a female employee, who has completed a probationary period set by the terms of the... Read More

Dear Attorney Howayeck, two years ago, I was injured at work and have been receiving workers’ compensation benefits since my injury date, I have been... Read More

The limited liability company (LLC) is a fairly new form of business entity in Massachusetts. Before 1996 this form of entity did not exist in... Read More

I enjoy golf. I don’t often play, and my game reflects it. Sometimes I slice the ball, sometimes I hook it, and sometimes it actually... Read More

If a Massachusetts company has a random drug testing policy, is that legal? Federal law mandates random drug testing policies for certain businesses that employ... Read More

Unless a small business is very careful it can expect to face a major lawsuit some time during its first five years of business. I... Read More

You may recently have seen the movie Erin Brockovich. If you haven’t it is on my recommended “must see” list. It is generally about what... Read More

The number of employees a business has is the determining factor on whether the business should have a formal company handbook. As a rule of... Read More

As you likely know, Massachusetts mandates that all employers, employment agencies and labor organizations with six or more workers have a specific sex-harassment policy in... Read More