Employers Become OSHA Investigators Under Updated Virus Rules
ASK WHEN YOU LEARN OSHA standards for COVID 19, updated on May 19, 2020, uses reporting requirements to turn employers into investigators of their own jobsites. The employer must use reasonable efforts to reach conclusions on the questions - Has the pandemic visited your worksite? Was the employee’s COVID work-related? OSHA (the Federal Department of… Read More »Employers Become OSHA Investigators Under Updated Virus Rules
COURT SAYS : PAY OPPONENT’S ATTORNEY’S BIG FEES Massachusetts top Court vindicates the value of attorney’s work in Anti-SLAPP (MGL c 231 Sect 59H) and Wage Act (MGL c 149 sect 148-150) case. Hidalgo v Watch City Construction SJC 2026. Facts Hidalgo, an hourly general laborer, sued his employer, Watch City Construction Corp., claiming he… Read More »Employer’s Counterclaim on Small Claim Backfires
Emailed Settlement Agreement Enforced Despite No Time to Pay Term
Parties resist settlement agreements and often regret making them. FACTS Parties in a recent Massachusetts case agreed on a settlement number but the agreement was silent on when the payments were to be made. The party making payments wanted to stretch out payments over time. The receiving party wanted its money right away. ISSUE The… Read More »Emailed Settlement Agreement Enforced Despite No Time to Pay Term
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