How to Deal With the New Massachusetts Transgender Law
Renee InomataWith the new year, Massachusetts employers must add “gender identity” to the list of classes entitled to protection from employment discrimination and retaliation. What was touted as the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Providing Temporary Accommodations for Employee Disability
Renee InomataIt’s never easy to navigate the legal requirements when an employee has a medical condition or disability. One of the many complications is providing a “reasonable accommodation,” a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
5 Steps for Employer Use of Criminal Records: Part 1
Renee InomataMassachusetts enacted broad reforms to its Criminal Offender Record Information (“CORI”) laws in August 2010. These reforms emphasize existing non-discrimination requirements and provide...
View Article5 Steps for Employer Use of Criminal Records: Part 2
Renee InomataIn my prior blog post, I provided the first two steps for an employer to obtain and use CORI in Massachusetts based on the new CORI regulations issued on May 25, 2012. This post addresses...
View Article5 Steps for Employer Use of Criminal Records: Part 3
Renee InomataIn Part 1 and Part 2 I discussed four steps that I recommend employers follow in using criminal records. Here in Part 3 and the last part of this series, I address the process of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Prevent Employer Liability By Properly Investigating Sexual Harassment Claims
Renee InomataA recent decision by a full panel of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) emphasizes the need for supervisors to understand their duty to act to ensure that unlawful...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Employers Still Required to Provide Unpaid and Work-Free Maternity Leaves
Renee InomataYahoo!, Twitter, Facebook and every possible media outlet have been aflutter with praise and criticism since newly appointed Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer announced to Fortune magazine that she...
View ArticleHoliday Tips for Employers
Renee Inomata Because ’tis the season to give, The In-House Advisor would like to give in-house counsel the following reminders so as to limit their companies’ holiday exposure: Tip 1: Religious...
View ArticleHey Guys, You Get “Maternity” Leave, Too!
For years, the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act (“MMLA”), M.G.L. c. 149, §105D, only applied to female employees by its literal terms. The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD”), the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Employers Beware: New Standard Issued for Accommodating Pregnancy
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that a new test applies for pregnancy discrimination. In Young v. UPS, the Supremes decided that in pregnancy discrimination actions under the federal...
View Article
