Massachusetts residents filing new unemployment claims this week, as well as eligible existing claimants, can now receive benefits for up to 30 weeks, up from the previous maximum benefit period of 26 weeks. An extension of jobless benefits is triggered under state...
Job hunting in Massachusetts is hard, and landing an interview with a prospective employer can be even harder. While it can be worth it to try and get ahead financially or find a job you enjoy, the interview process is filled with the unknown. While it might seem like...
The EEOC's Guidelines define two types of sexual harassment: "quid pro quo" and "hostile environment." The Guidelines provide that "unwelcome" sexual conduct constitutes sexual harassment when "submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a report, “High Tech, Low Inclusion: Diversity in the High Tech Workforce and Sector from 2014 - 2022” which highlights demographic disparities for workers in 56 science, technology, engineering, and...
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts rose for the week ending Aug. 31 compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 7,951 in that timeframe, up from 5,783 the week before,...
Massachusetts businesses with more than 25 employees must disclose salary ranges when posting jobs, under a new bill signed into law Wednesday that puts the commonwealth in line with 10 other states that already require pay transparency. The new law also protects a...
In a notable shift toward inclusivity, the Healey-Driscoll administration has rolled out multilingual support for the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave program. Residents can now navigate the benefits system in Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, or...
The Massachusetts Small Necessities Leave Act (SNLA) gives you up to 24 hours of job secured unpaid time off from work each year to Go to your child’s school activities, Go with your child to the doctor or dentist, or Go with your elderly relative to the doctor or...
Most, if not all people know that you are entitled to a lunch break while at work. As a matter of fact, it's Massachusetts law that workers have a right to at least a 30-minute meal break for each six hours worked in a calendar day. This is according to mass.gov....
You know how it goes when you start a new job. You train, get your work quarters set up the way you want, and get an overall lay of the land before you start diving into your new place of employment. Many jobs also require that you wear a uniform. There are plenty of...