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Update: Court of Appeals Affirms the U.S. District Court’s Ruling Continuing the Application of the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law to Unionized Employers
January 3, 2017

As we reported to you on July 10, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rejected the argument that federal labor law preempted Massachusetts’ new Earned Sick Time Law, dismissing a lawsuit seeking a contrary finding.

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Five New England States and New York Will Have Higher State Minimum Hourly Wage Rates Than the Federal Minimum
December 19, 2016
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Employers Beware: Some States from Maine Through New York Impose a Higher Minimum Salary Threshold for the White Collar Overtime Exemption
December 15, 2016

As we recently reported to you, a United States District Court in Texas blocked implementation of the new federal overtime rule.  That decision is now on appeal on an expedited basis to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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UPDATE: Court Agrees to Expedite U.S. Department of Labor’s Appeal of Injunction Blocking Overtime Rule
December 4, 2016
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Federal Court Blocks December 1 Implementation of New Overtime Rule
November 29, 2016
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Legalization of Marijuana Creates Uncertainty as to the Rights of Employers in Responding to Marijuana Use Outside the Workplace
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New Overtime Rule in Limbo: Federal Court Promises to Issue Opinion Next Week
November 17, 2016

As we have reported in prior E-Alerts, the U.S. Department of Labor’s changes to the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA) overtime regulations, including a new annual salary threshold of $47,476 (approximately $913 per week) remains scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016.

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American Bar Association Appoints Attorney Peter Bennett to Represent Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island on the Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary
October 17, 2016
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