Tuesday, August 27th, 2024 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST

The legal landscape in Massachusetts is particularly difficult for employers engaging their first employees in the Commonwealth.  Not only do the laws of Massachusetts differ from many of states in the United States, the penalties for failure to comply with these sometimes unique laws can be significant.

This practical webinar will focus on the Top 10 Tips for onboarding employees in Massachusetts while minimizing risk, and will address worker classification, background checks and criminal history inquiries, pay timing, pay equity, restrictive covenants, and required employment policies. On July 31, 2024, Governor Maura Healey signed House Bill 4890 into law, and Massachusetts joined a growing number of states (California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Vermont, Rhode Island and Washington) and municipalities to pass wage transparency legislation. You can read more on Pay Transparency here.

Credits: 1.0 CA  CLE; 1.2 NJ CLE; 1.0 NY CLE; 1.0 PA CLE; 1.0  HRCI; 1.0 SHRM (Other states may be  available for CLE credits upon request)