Helping Employers in Employment Law Matters and Labor Relations
OSHA doesn’t give advance notice. Inspections, complaints, or workplace incidents can trigger enforcement at any time, so reacting after the fact isn’t a strategy. Know Your Obligations – All of Them The General Duty Clause requires a workplace free from recognized serious hazards, even where no specific standard applies … Read More
Unlimited PTO policies have become increasingly popular in recent years. It sounds like a win-win – flexibility for employees, and simplicity for employers. But like many workplace trends, what looks good on paper can get messy in practice. Before your company dives head-first into an unlimited PTO … Read More
You type your employment problem into an AI chatbot without consulting your attorney. You get a confident, detailed response. It feels like legal advice. It is not – and a recent court ruling makes it clear the conversation could be used against you. What the Courts Are Saying Most … Read More
Today is Equal Pay Day 2026 — and this year, the date moved backward. Equal Pay Day is how far women have to work in the new year to catch men’s wages. The gender pay gap did not shrink. It … Read More
You run a multilingual workforce. A manager is concerned that her direct reports are speaking a language she doesn’t understand, and it’s affecting team cohesion. HR’s instinct: implement an English-only policy. Simple fix, right? Not so fast. English-only rules … Read More
Pay transparency is no longer just a trend. It is quickly becoming a workplace expectation. Over the past few years, a growing number of states have enacted laws requiring employers to share compensation information in job postings, during the hiring … Read More
Our core mission is simple: How can we best serve clients? When we started Foley & Foley, PC in 2007, we offered fixed fee services and retained services agreements–rare at the time and still not common–so clients could have certainty … Read More
The Fair Labor Standards Act is a minefield, and we see employers step on the same landmines over and over. Here are the three costliest mistakes: Think you’ve got your employee classifications figured out? Think again. 1. The “Contractor” Who … Read More
THE BOTTOM LINE: In a significant policy shift, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rescinded its 2024 “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” by a 2-1 vote.The cryptic press release is here. While no explanation is stated for the … Read More
A little housekeeping: Starting in 2026, MA employees eligible for Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) will receive an increase in the benefit amount. The maximum benefit amount is now $1230.39 a week, up from $1170.64 per week. Fortunately, the amount … Read More
You asked, and we gladly responded: To better meet our clients’ needs, we have added a Fractional Corporate General Counsel to our practice. This is not a new area for Attorney Tim Kenneally. During his decades of practicing law he … Read More