Massachusetts Telephone Seminars

Understanding Massachusetts' Exemptions to Employment at Will ...Massachusetts employers feel overwhelmed by the number of laws and regulations that govern the employee-employer relationship. Often, employers feel restricted in properly dealing with employee issues, especially when employees claim they have rights or they are being harassed at work. Massachusetts law, however, recognizes at-will employment, which provides you with significant rights in  more...

Employer's HIPAA Privacy and Security Responsibilities ...very and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the recently issued Massachusetts privacy regulations that become effective January 1, 2010. In addition, this teleconference will include a discussion of some preventive strategies and steps companies can take to address this emerging issue affecting all of us. Human resource managers, benefits and payroll professionals, business owners and managers,  more...

Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors: What You Need to Know About ABC's ...tside of states such as California, Illinois, Florida and Massachusetts. The fiduciary nature and responsibilities of the assignee will be covered, as will the advantages and disadvantages to the process as compared to bankruptcy. You will gain a better understanding of the nature of general assignments and how to recognize when the use of an assignment may be advantageous versus the debtor  more...

Same-Gender Marriage Rulings: Impacts on Employee Benefit Plans Across the Nation ...roposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage going forward. Massachusetts and Canada also allow same-gender marriage, and more than 15,000 couples have been married there. n nOn the flip side, more than half of the states have passed state constitutional amendments banning same-gender marriages. In addition, 44 states have defense of marriage laws or constitution provisions providing that the  more...