Massachusetts Legislature Amends Personnel Records Statute
Unbeknownst to just about everyone, buried deep within the recently-enacted “Act Relative to Economic Development Reorganization” is language that significantly amends the Massachusetts Personnel Records Statute (Chapter 149, Section 52C), placing new administrative burdens on Massachusetts employers. Under the amendment...
2010 Super Lawyers Magazine Names All Of Beck Reed Riden LLP’s Attorneys
For the sixth year in a row, Russell Beck and Stephen Reed have been recognized as Super Lawyers by Massachusetts Super Lawyers Magazine. And Stephen Riden, also for the sixth year in a row, has been recognized as a Rising Star by the Magazine. The title of Super Lawyer is given to 5% of the lawyers in the Commonwealth...
Starting Up A Video Game Company
On Thursday, October 14, 2010, Stephen Riden joined a panel of speakers at PoweredUp Boston's 2010 Video Game Conference. The "Life As A Startup -- Legal Do's & Don'ts" panel addressed a variety of issues affecting new and established video game companies, including formation issues, noncompete agreements, and prote...
Comprehensive Survey of Tax Incentives for Video Game Developers
State governments across the country are competing to attract video game developers to stimulate local economies. As part of this effort, at least 20 states have enacted legislation to provide tax incentives to interactive media companies. Most of these incentive packages have been implemented in the past five years. ...
Beck Reed Riden LLP in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
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Massachusetts Legislature Amends Personnel Records Statute
Buried deep within the recently-enacted “Act Relative to Economic Development Reorganization” is language placing new burdens on Massachusetts employers. Under the amendment, which became effective August 1, 2010, any time a document is created that could negatively impact an employee’s employment, and the employer retai...
BRR on MCLE Panels
Russell Beck is participating on the panel in the following two upcoming MCLE seminars: Confidentiality Agreements: New England In-House Counsel Briefing September 29 Protecting Proprietary Information October 7 Click on the titles to sign up. Over the next several months, Beck Reed Riden LLP attorneys will be pan...
SJC Clarifies Leave Limit Under Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act
In an August 9, 2010 decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court clarified that job-restoration rights under the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act (“MMLA”) do not extend beyond eight weeks. In Global NAPS, Inc. v. Awiszus (No. SJC-10586), the Court, by a 4–3 margin, held that “[o]nce a female employee is absent fr...
Parental Leave Expanded Under FMLA
The July 2010 edition of New England In-House features Stephen Reed’s article on the FMLA’s expansion of parental leave rights to same-sex parents. By Stephen Reed On June 22, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor clarified the definition of “son and daughter” under the Family and Medical Leave Act, effectively extendin...
Nursing Breaks Required Under FLSA
The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new Fact Sheet setting out requirements for employers to provide reasonable breaks during the work day to nursing mothers who need to express their breast milk. The break time requirement for nursing mothers went into effect on March 23, 2010, with...
Noncompete Reform Symposium
Employee Non-Compete Agreements and Job Creation: The Status of Law Reform a Year Later The Boston Bar Association will be hosting a symposium on noncompete reform. The panelists will discuss the current law, proposed changes, and the policy behind each, after which the panel will open the floor to a questions and answer...
Steve Riden On Social Networking
Steve Riden is quoted in the latest edition of the Boston College Law School Magazine on the developing role of social networking in the legal industry. The article, written by Tracey Palmer, profiles Steve's efforts to unite BC Law's alumni, students, professors, and staff in one extensive online community. From the...
Upcoming MCAD Seminar
On July 15, 2010, Stephen Reed will be on the faculty for MCLE's Mock Trial of an MCAD Disability Discrimination & Reasonable Accommodation Case: Representing employees and employers in a public hearing. Sign up directly at MCLE. Over the next several months, Beck Reed Riden LLP attorneys will be panelists in a vari...
Beck’s Book is MCLE Bestseller
Russell Beck's book, Negotiating, Drafting and Enforcing Noncompetition Agreements and Related Restrictive Covenants (MCLE 2009), has hit MCLE's bestseller list. The book is available from MCLE here....
Employers Cautioned On Unpaid Interns
Summer is upon us and high school and college students across the country are attempting to polish their resumes by taking unpaid internships with employers of all types. But “for-profit,” private-sector employers looking to provide students with a glimpse into the working world may find themselves at odds with the Fair...