Employment Law

What’s the Value of my Signature on an Employment Release?

Collectors of sports autographs know the value of signatures. Babe Ruth’s 1919 contract – $996,000. A signed Brian Scalabrine photo – $35.99. But what about your “John Hancock”? Specifically, how do you calculate the situation where your soon to be ex-boss plunks down a wordy document and demands that you sign it immediately? A good—and readily-available—employment lawyer can help you […]

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Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law – Happy Anniversary

Two years ago, on July 1, 2015, Massachusetts passed an earned sick time law to protect workers. Happy Anniversary! Thanks to progressive state legislators, the commonwealth now shelters many workers from worry about losing their jobs (or paying the mortgage) because of bona fide, short-time illnesses or family medical emergencies. Click here for a full text of

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Happy Labor Day – Please Thank a Service Worker Today

At Olin Lippiello LLP we are proud to salute all workers on this Labor Day. Officially, Labor Day in the United States has existed for more than 120 years. Its origins coincided with the industrial revolution; and the annual holiday was formally established by Congress and President Grover Cleveland in 1894. Within a few decades of its

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