Shawn Butte

New Year Brings New Requirements For Calculating Tipped Employee Wages In Massachusetts

By Shawn Butte on January 2, 2019 Posted in Wage and Hour

Earlier this year, Gov. Charlie Baker signed a comprehensive bill titled “An Act Relative to Minimum Wage, Paid Family Medical Leave and the Sales Tax Holiday,” which brought a variety of new protections for employees in Massachusetts. These protections include the implementation of a state-administered paid family and medical leave program, an increase of the … Continue Reading

New York State Issues Guidance for Compliance with New Sexual Harassment Law

By Shawn Butte and Amy J. Traub on August 28, 2018 Posted in Harassment, New York

Earlier this year, Gov. Cuomo signed into law the 2018-2019 New York State Budget, which included new requirements for both private and government employers intended to combat sexual harassment in the workplace. As reported in our previous post, the new law mandates that starting October 9, 2018, all New York employers must adopt a sexual … Continue Reading

Changing the Competition – Massachusetts Enacts Comprehensive Non-compete Reform

By Shawn Butte on August 13, 2018 Posted in FLSA

After nearly a decade of debate, Massachusetts has passed comprehensive legislation limiting the use of noncompetition agreements. Last Friday, Gov. Charlie Baker officially signed “An Act Relative to the Enforcement of Noncompetition Agreements” (the Act) into law after the bill passed the Massachusetts Legislature last week. The Act, which goes into effect on Oct. 1, … Continue Reading

Massachusetts Enacts Comprehensive Paid Family and Medical Leave and Sets Sights on $15 Minimum Wage

By Shawn Butte on July 19, 2018 Posted in FMLA

On June 28, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a comprehensive bill requiring employers in the state to provide workers with paid family and medical leave. The bill, titled “An Act Relative to Minimum Wage, Paid Family Medical Leave and the Sales Tax Holiday,” also sets a schedule to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 … Continue Reading

New York City Expands Paid Sick Leave Law With Creation Of ‘Safe Time’

By Shawn Butte on November 13, 2017 Posted in Leave of Absence, New York

On Monday, Nov. 6, newly re-elected Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law “Intro. 1313-A,” a bill that amends and expands the coverage of New York City’s paid sick leave law. The bill renames the sick leave law as the “Earned Safe and Sick Time Act” (ESTA) and increases the reasons for which an employee … Continue Reading