Boston Employment Lawyer, Judy Polacheck, to Speak on ABA Conference Panel, Terrorism & The Workplace: What Is an Employer to Do … or Not?
Judy Polacheck, Boston employment lawyer at Polacheck HR Law LLC, will serve as a speaker on the panel, “Terrorism & The Workplace: What Is an Employer to Do … or Not?” at the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law Conference, April 26-28, 2017, Washington, D.C. This session will examine employers’ efforts to keep […]
Judy Polacheck Presents at NGIN
On November 10th, Judy Polacheck, Boston employment lawyer at Polacheck HR Law LLC, presented, “Best Practices for Legally Hiring and Managing Independent Contractors and Gig Workers,” to resident companies at Cambridge co-working space, NGIN Workplace. The workshop covered important legal issues for small businesses when they hire contractors, and provided best practices to protect against […]
Conducting a Job Interview: How To Ask Good Questions and Avoid Illegal Discrimination
Important guidance for employers on how to conduct a legally compliant job candidate interview. There are fabulous resources expounding at length on this topic. Most of us don’t have time to read them. For those who are scratching their heads even trying to remember a basic list of dos and don’ts, I am writing to […]
Legislators Recognize Importance of Independent Contractors
New legislative attention to the status of independent contractors demonstrates the rise of contingent workers and the sharing economy. There was a lot of commentary in 2015 about an increased utilization of independent contractors and other contingent workers, instead of employees, throughout the world. Corporate use of the contingent…
MA Employers Soon Cannot Ask About Salary History
Employers need to take specific actions to comply with the Massachusetts Pay Equity Act, which makes it illegal for employers to ask about a job candidate’s salary history. It will soon be illegal in Massachusetts to inquire about a job applicant’s compensation history when making a job offer. Employers must use other information — such […]
Uncertainty in the Gig Economy
Businesses using independent contractors like Uber and others in the gig economy need to understand how worker relationships are viewed under state and federal law. What Employers Need to Know The legal status of workers in some gig economy business models like Uber is defined by uncertainty. The class action lawsuits and other legal challenges […]