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One of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (“Act”) major selling points, the subsidies that certain individuals within 400% of the federal poverty level can receive if they purchase health insurance on state or …

As worrisome reports of deadly contagions like Ebola continue to fill the news, fears are mounting about the possibility of transmission.  As an employer, your instinct is likely to protect your workplace and employees, perhaps …

This year, we have reported on President Obama’s Executive Orders raising the minimum wage for federal contractors, prohibiting retaliation against workers who share their salary information, and prohibiting LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) discrimination …

It appears that employers and their labor counsel have narrowly missed having to make their attorney-client relationship, including the fees paid and certain campaigning and persuader activities, public.  As we previously wrote, there is a …

Robert Brody was recently ranked on the 2014 Super Lawyers Annual List for New England as a top attorney in Employment and Labor Law.  This distinction is reserved for attorneys working in a variety of …

Although cases involving the legality of firing employees based on social media under labor law have become commonplace, government employers should also consider the Constitution when taking such disciplinary action.  Recently, the Fourth Circuit held …

Recently, we wrote about New Jersey joining the “Ban the Box” movement, which is an effort to limit employer inquiries about criminal history during the hiring process.  Illinois is yet another state to join the …

You may know you can face significant monetary penalties for not paying your workers minimum wage and overtime as required by law.  But did you know you can also face arrest and jail time for …