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	<title>Working the Law: News and Views on Employment Issues&#187; Wrongful Termination</title>
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	<description>By Massachusetts Employment Lawyer Jack Merrill</description>
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		<title>Massachusetts to Grant Work Leave Rights to Domestic Violence Victims?</title>
		<link>http://www.framinghamlegal.com/2012/01/massachusetts-to-grant-work-leave-rights-to-domestic-violence-victims/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By an overwhelming vote of 34-0, the Massachusetts State Senate voted on January 12 to grant victims of domestic violence up to 15 days of annual leave. The bill is not yet law as it must be approved by the state&#8217;s house of representatives and then signed by Governor Deval Patrick. Given the lack of dissent in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MCAD Exempts Itself from from Bankruptcy Stay Rule</title>
		<link>http://www.framinghamlegal.com/2011/09/mcad-exempts-itself-from-from-bankruptcy-stay-rule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a decision many employment lawyers may find surprising, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination refused in June to stay proceedings in an age and sex bias case despite the employer&#8217;s filing of a bankruptcy petition. The MCAD instead proceeded to hearing and entered a judgment of nearly $250,000 for the employee, concluding that the bankrupt respondent &#8220;has chosen to default rather than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employers Liable for Retaliation Against Former Employees</title>
		<link>http://www.framinghamlegal.com/2011/05/employers-liable-for-retaliation-against-former-employees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 17:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s always been clear that taking negative action against an employee because he/she filed a discrmination complaint or supported another employee who did so is illegal under Massachusetts law. Now, the state&#8217;s highest court has made clear that employees are protected from retaliation even when the supposed misconduct occurs years after employment ends. The May 2011 decsion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPS Hit Hard by MCAD Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination has hit United Parcel Service with a second substantial judgment for discriminating against a Massachusetts employee. This time, the complaint was for handicap bias by UPS in Springfield, Massachusetts. After a trial at the MCAD, UPS was ordered to pay almost $750,000 in lost wages and another $125,000 in emotional distress. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take Care with Arbitrator Selection</title>
		<link>http://www.framinghamlegal.com/2010/04/take-care-with-arbitrator-selection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes litigants learn the hard way that the judicial system doesn&#8217;t always dispense justice as well as it merely settles disputes. With arbitration, that lesson can be particularly harsh, since arbitrators aren&#8217;t required to follow the same rules as judges and, in almost every case, their decisions cannot be appealed. For this reason, the choice of an arbitrator to decide your lawsuit requires extreme care. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Court Clarifies Punitive Damages Guidelines</title>
		<link>http://www.framinghamlegal.com/2009/10/court-clarifies-punitive-damages-guidelines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a ruling that may be useful to Massachusetts employers, the Supreme Judicial Court in October made clear that puntive damages can only be awarded to discrimination plaintiffs when their employer&#8217;s conduct is &#8220;outrageous or egregious.&#8221; Punitive damages are, after all, available only to punish bad actors, not to permit windfall awards to discrimination victims who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massachusetts Employment Law: Wrongful Termination Video</title>
		<link>http://www.framinghamlegal.com/2009/10/massachusetts-employment-law-wrongful-termination-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.framinghamlegal.com/2009/10/massachusetts-employment-law-wrongful-termination-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Merrill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts Wrongful Termination Video by Massachusetts employment laywer, Attorney Jack Merriill Massachusetts employment lawyer, Attorney Jack Merrill provides legal services to employees, employers and businesses throughout the Boston metro west and Worcester County region including Ashland, Dedham, Framingham, Franklin, Hopkinton, Maynard, Marlborough, Milford, Natick, Needham, Newton, Shrewsbury, Sudbury, Waltham, and Worcester, Massachusetts.]]></description>
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		<title>Court Rulings Pose Risks For Employers</title>
		<link>http://www.framinghamlegal.com/2009/09/court-rulings-pose-risks-for-employers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.framinghamlegal.com/2009/09/court-rulings-pose-risks-for-employers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts courts have been busy in the employment arena lately. In Summer 2009, they issued at least three substantive decisions that may force employers to take quick action on policy manuals, arbitration agreements and wage payment policies. Though none of the decisions change the law outright, each is employee friendly and stretches employer duties to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SJC Makes Arbitration of Discrimination Lawsuits Tougher</title>
		<link>http://www.framinghamlegal.com/2009/08/sjc-makes-arbitration-of-discrimination-lawsuits-tougher/</link>
		<comments>http://www.framinghamlegal.com/2009/08/sjc-makes-arbitration-of-discrimination-lawsuits-tougher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a surprising decision, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled in July that not all arbitration agreements are created equally and, consequently, only some of them are enforceable by employers. When it comes to suits under the state’s anti-discrimination law (Chapter 151B), the language in a workplace arbitration clause must be clear and unequivocal. Unless it demonstrates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wrongful Termination Law in Massachusetts</title>
		<link>http://www.framinghamlegal.com/2009/07/wrongful-termination-law-in-massachusetts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.framinghamlegal.com/2009/07/wrongful-termination-law-in-massachusetts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wrongful termination is a phrase frequently used by employers and employees alike to cover the whole rubric of potential causes of action that an individual could have against the company when he or she is fired. Wrongful termination means, simply, that there is some kind of legal action that the an employee may take after [...]]]></description>
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