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Tomorrow the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section Council and the Young Lawyers Division are presenting a panel on “The Nuts and Bolts of the MCAD.” Learn how to take an employment discrimination case through the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) from both commission staff and experienced employment attorneys. The panel will walk you […]
Congratulations to Ellen Messing, Dahlia Rudavsky, and James Weliky for their inclusion in the 22nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Individual and Union Employment Law and Labor and Employment Litigation. Additionally, Dahlia Rudavsky has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2016 Union “Lawyer of the Year” for the Boston area. We are proud of these accomplishments. They […]
Dahlia Rudavsky Elected as a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Class of 2015 The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers is a national non-profit organization established in 1995 to recognize the leading individuals in labor and employment law. Membership is by nomination only, and limited to those who uphold the highest […]
For over a decade, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has seen a significant increase in retaliation claims. Since 2000, the number of such claims filed annually has increased by more than 100 percent. In 2014 alone, retaliation accounted for 42.8% of all claims processed by the EEOC. It is by far the most common […]
Massachusetts has made another step towards enforcing equality in the workplace! Gov. Deval Patrick signed a new bill into law on January 7, 2015 requiring employers to grant equal parental leave to male and female employees. Massachusetts’s previous legislation on the topic, the Maternity Leave Act, applied only to women in workplaces with more than […]
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Young v. United Parcel Service, 134 S.Ct.2898 (U.S. 2014). The issue before the Supreme Court concerns whether an employer is obligated under the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act () to provide a pregnant employee the same types of accommodations (such as light duty) […]
Governor Deval Patrick has signed into law an increase in the state’s mandatory minimum wage, which will be implemented over three years. Starting on January 1, 2015, the Massachusetts minimum wage will rise from $8.00 to $9.00/ hour for non-agricultural, non-service, employees. On January 1, 2016, the minimum will increase again to $10.00/ hour and […]
We’re pleased to announce that once again Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky P.C. has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers in its 2015 listings for the best law firms in the United States. The firm has been listed under Tier 1 Boston, Employment Law – Individuals and under Tier 1 Boston, Litigation […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) issued a new enforcement guidance for the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) this year. The new guidance incorporates the protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), broadens the definition of protected pregnancy-related conditions, and adds light duty obligations within the PDA. This is a […]
The prestigious Best Lawyers organization has once again honored the partners of Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, P.C. The Best Lawyers in America, 21st ed., has just been released on August 18, 2014. Partner James Weliky has been listed under the “Employment Law – Individuals” category for his continued efforts fighting for the rights of employees […]