May 2013 - Labor & Employment Alert
Department of Labor Releases Model Notices on
Health Insurance Marketplaces
May 2013 - Labor & Employment Alert
Appeals Court Holds Board's Notice Rule
Inconsistent with Employer Free Speech
February 2013 - Education Alert
Massachusetts' Department of Education Issues
Guidance on Gender Identity Law
>February 2013 - Labor & Employment Alert
Final HIPAA Regulations Require Action by Covered
Entities and Business Associates
>January 2013 - Education Alert
U.S. Department of Education Clarifies Students
with Disabilities Right to Access School Sports
>January 2013 - Labor & Employment Alert
Governor Patrick Signs Law Mandating
Fingerprint-Based Background Check
>January 2013 - Municipal Client Advisory
Whither Medical Marijuana Use in Massachusetts
>November 2012 - Labor & Employment Alert
Federal Government Releases Additional Proposed
Regulations Under the Affordable Care Act
>August 2012-Education Alert
New Massachusetts Legislation Dramatically Affects
Student Suspensions and Expulsions
>August 2012-Labor & Employment Alert
New Massachusetts Health Care Reform Legislation
Has Some Surprises For Hospital Employers
>August 2012-Labor & Employment Alert
Governor Patrick Signs New Health Care Law
>July 2012-Labor & Employment Alert
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Requirements Remain In Place Following
United States Supreme Court Decision
>June 2012-Labor & Employment Update
US Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act
SCOTUS Decision
>May 2012-Labor & Employment Update
NLRB Suspends Implementation of
Speedy Election Rule
>May 2012-Labor & Employment Alert
NLRB Rule on Speedy Elections Struck Down
By Federal District Court-May 14, 2012
>May 2012-Municipal Alert
Municipal Awarding Authorities May Conduct
Their Own Investigations Outside of DCAM Records
To Determine Bidder Responsibility in Public
Building Construction Projects
>May 2012-Labor & Employment Alert
REMINDER:Additional Changes Pursuant to 2010
CORI Reform Law Take Effect on May 4, 2012
>April 18, 2012-Labor & Employment Alert
NLRB Announces Postponement of Board Posting
Rule After Appeals Court Injunction
>April 17, 2012-Labor & Employment Alert
Board Posting Rule Enjoined by Federal Appeals
Court This Morning
>April 17, 2012-Labor & Employment Alert
Federal District Court Judge in South Carolina Rules
That the NLRB Exceeded Its Regulatory Authority In
Requiring a Workplace Posting of Employee's Union Rights
>March 2012-Labor & Employment Alert
Overview of Selected Notable Developments
in Labor and Employment Law 2011-2012
>March 2012-Special Education Alert
Hearing Officer Rules Evaluations and Assessments
Of Classmates Not Discoverable in BSEA Dispute
>March 2012 - Municipal Alert
Supreme Judicial Court Rules on Quinn Bill Case
>March 2012-Labor & Employment Alert
NLRB Posting Regulation - Posting Rule Remains
Enforcement Provisions Invalidated
>February 2012-Labor, Employment & Benefits Alert
Guidance and Final Regulations Released on
Health Care Reform
>January 2012-Municipal Alert
Massachusetts Attorney General's Office Clarifies
Expectations on Executive Session Meeting Minutes
>January 2012-Municipal Alert
Duties of Chair of Local Public Body Under
Open Meeting Law
>January 2012-Municipal Alert
Three Ways to Found Money:
Maximize Municipal Recovery of Funds
>December 2011-Labor & Employment Alert
National Labor Relations Board's New Posting Rule
Implementation Date Changed to April 30, 2012
> December 2011-Labor & Employment Alert
National Labor Relations Board Issues Final Election Rule
Aimed At Quicker Elections
> December 2011-Municipal Alert
Attorney General's Office Issues Remote Participation
Regulation For Public Bodies
> November 2011-Labor, Employment & Benefits Alert
Governor Patrick Signs 2011 Public Pension Reform Law
> November 2011-Labor, Employment & Benefits Alert
Department of Labor Extends Time for Compliance With
Health Care Reform's Summary of Benefits and Coverage
> October 2011 - Labor & Employment Alert
National Labor Relations Board's New Posting Rule
Implementation Date Changed to January 31, 2012
>September 2011- Labor & Employment Alert
In the News Again: Worker Misclassification Enhanced
Enforcement Efforts and Broader Damages Ahead
>August 2011 - Labor and Employment Alert
New Employees Rights Notices Must Be Posted In
Almost All Private Sector Workplaces By November 14
> July 2011 - Municipal Law Update
Governor Patrick Signs Emergency Law That
Significantly Reforms Municipal Health Care Law
> May 2011 - Municipal Law Update
Enforcement Letters from the Attorney General's
Office Highlight Need for Specificity Under Open Meeting
Law
> May 2011 - Education Law Update
A Cautionary note on the Saugus Decision
> April 2011 - Labor and Employment Update
Overview of Notable Developments in Labor &
Employment Law 2010-2011 - Case Law Update
> February 2011 - General Update
NEW ADA Regulations Regarding the Presence and Use of
Service Animals in Local Governmental Buildings and
Programs, Including Public Schools
> January 2011 - Labor, Employment & Benefits Update
Governor Patrick Proposes Municipal Health Care Changes
> January 2011 - Labor, Employment & Benefits Update
Governor Patrick Proposes Further Reforms to the
Massachusetts Public Pension System
> January 2011 - Municipal Update
Liability for Snow and Ice Accumulation
> January 2011 - General Update
Estate Planning - 2011-2012
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Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP, would like to welcome new associate attorney Sarah Catignani to the firm. Sarah received her Juris Doctor, with Honors from Boston College Law School in 2012. She will maintain a general practice at the firm.
On October 16, 2012, the South Shore Chamber of Commerce presented the Forrest I. Neal Jr. Award for Volunteerism to Arthur P. Murphy, Katherine A. Hesse and Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP. The award is given annually to honor those leaders who have a keen understanding of the historical significance of the South Shore, an awareness of current issues of importance and a vision for the future. Recipients are those people who make a difference by their spirit, devotion, and their concern for the South Shore.
Attorney David A. DeLuca has been appointed as Region 8 Delegate to the Massachusetts Bar Association’s House of Delegates for the 2012-2013 Association year. As the governing body of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the House of Delegates’ primary focus is to determine the positions that the MBA should take on legislative initiatives, policy and advocacy issues.
Katherine A. Hesse has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation.
A Fellow of the MBF since 1995, Ms. Hesse is also an Oliver Wendell Holmes Life Fellow of the MBF. Unanimously elected on January 25, 2012, Ms. Hesse will serve a four year term ending in 2016.
Ms. Hesse has also been reappointed to the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee for the 2012-2013 Association year.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA AGE: WHAT IS AN EMPLOYER TO DO - OR NOT TO DO?
Arthur P. Murphy & Geoffrey P. Wermuth
HR ADVISOR NOV/DEC 2011
Below is a quote from the Senior Editor of HR ADVISOR, Fredric C. Leffler, that appeared in the "Comments From the Senior Editor" section of the same issue.
"On the flip-side of recruitment, a company's employees might also be using social media to gripe about wages or working conditions or to voice opinions to friends and acquaintances which are not flattering to their employer. In their article, Electronic Communications In The Social Media Age: What Is An Employer To Do - Or Not To Do?, Art Murphy and Geoffrey Wermuth first look at the federal law environment applicable to electronic communications and associated social media. From this foundation, they discuss the litigation arising under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when employers discipline employees for off-duty conduct involving critiques posted on social media sites. Given the National Labor Relations Board's efforts to regulate employer conduct in this area for its chilling effect on employee rights, this is one article you won't want to miss. And, for our employers in a union-free environment, just a reminder, the NLRA applies to your workplaces, as well. Thankfully, Murphy and Wermuth go the extra mile for HR ADVISOR readers and suggest some general rules guiding employer policies and practices, while conceding there are a dizzying array of concerns and interests that must be weighed." Fredric C. Leffler, Senior Editor
HR ADVISOR
3 Attorneys at Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP,
named Super Lawyers in 2011:
Katherine A. Hesse - Labor & Employment Law
Regina Williams Tate - Education & Special Education Law
Mary Ellen Sowyrda - Education & Special Education Law
Bryan R. Le Blanc named a 2011 Rising Star for his work
in Governmental and Municipal Law
