Massachusetts Labor and Employment Law Lawyers

Frequently Asked Questions

• Can I take leave from my job under the revised Family Medical and Leave Act (“FMLA”) if I am pregnant or give birth to a child?
  Yes. As long as your employer is subject to FMLA, you are entitled to take up to 12 weeks of leave for health conditions related to your pregnancy and/or childbirth.  more
• Can a father take leave from his job under the revised Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) for the birth of his child?
  Yes. As long as his employer is subject to FMLA, a father can take up to 12 weeks of leave for the birth of his child and to care for his spouse who is incapacitated due to pregnancy and/or … more
• Can I take leave from my job under the revised Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) if I am sick?
  You qualify to take up to 12 weeks of leave under the FMLA if you are suffering from a chronic serious health condition that has left you incapacitated, or for which you must undergo treatment. more

Legal Articles

• Do I have to pay my employees overtime?
  Generally, if you allow your employees to work overtime, or more than 40 hours in a one week period, the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), which is a federal law, requires you to pay your employees premium pay, or at least one and one-half times your normal pay rate, for those overtime hours worked. However, the FLSA contains several exceptions to the overtime pay requirement … more
• Employee Rights When a Job Ends
  Leaving a job is not easy. If you are fired, downsized or laid off then you are likely nervous about the future and your own financial security. If you are leaving of your own free will to relocate or start a new job you might also be nervous and uneasy. In either case there are things that you need to be aware of so that you receive everything to which you are entitled to by … more

Free Legal Forms

• Application For Examination/Employment
• Hctc: Individuals - Overview - Federal
• Employee Biographical Data Form
• Employee's Hearing Memorandum

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