Massachusetts Requirements Complete

XpertHR is on track to have all 50 states and Washington DC by the end of July. We are completing states on a rolling basis until then and are now up to 19 states, with the completion of four states last week.

Our Massachusetts Employment Law Coverage…

XpertHR covers the complete spectrum of labor and employment law for Massachusetts employers. For example, did you know:

  • Massachusetts' new Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) law requires that certain employers, including those that work with the elderly, disabled, children or other vulnerable populations (such as nursing homes, schools, camps, hospitals, preschools, transportation companies and government agencies serving these populations), must obtain CORI reports on applicants, employees and volunteers who will have direct, unsupervised contact with those persons. Employers that conduct criminal background investigations five or more times per year must have a CORI policy under Massachusetts law. XpertHR has included a CORI policy for our Massachusetts subscribers and has a podcast interview with two of our Massachusetts author firms about this challenging new law.
  • As of July 1, 2012, the Transgender Equal Rights Bill takes effect in Massachusetts. This adds anti-discrimination protection for transgendered individuals in employment (as well as housing, lending, credit and education, based on gender identity).
  • All employers of six or more employees in Massachusetts are required to provide new employees with a copy of the employer's sexual harassment policy upon commencement of employment.
  • Massachusetts has its own version of WARN, which covers employers with 50 or more employees, a substantially lower threshold than federal WARN.

This is but a taste of the depth and breadth provided to our Massachusetts subscribers!

Our Massachusetts Authors…

We have some very impressive contributors to our Massachusetts coverage, including:

  • The Boston office Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, prepared a large portion of our Massachusetts content. Morgan Lewis provides comprehensive transactional, litigation, labor and employment, regulatory, and intellectual property legal services to clients of all sizes - from global Fortune 100 companies to just-conceived startups - across all major industries - and has 24 offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
  • Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP also prepared a significant portion of our Massachusetts content. Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP is a premier litigation, labor, and employment law firm located in downtown Boston.
  • Littler PC prepared our FMLA, ADA and Jury Duty sections for Massachusetts. Littler is the largest U.S.-based law firm exclusively devoted to representing management in every aspect of labor and employment law. Littler was named "Law Firm of the Year" in Labor Law - Management for 2011-2012.
  • Fisher Phillips prepared our Worker's Compensation section for Massachusetts. The attorneys at Fisher Phillips are focused solely on labor & employment law with 27 offices around the country and a broad and diverse client base of public and private employers around the nation.
  • LeClair Ryan prepared some of our Massachusetts materials as well. LeClair Ryan is an entrepreneurial law firm that provides business counsel and client representation in matters of corporate law and high-stakes litigation. LeClair Ryan's employment-related practices include Employee Benefits and ERISA, Employment Counseling, Training and Audits, Employment Litigation, and Labor Law. LeClair Ryan employs over 300 attorneys in 21 offices.