C.J Eaton Published in Northeast Human Resources Association's Insights Magazine
"Avoiding the Massachusetts 'Blue Laws' Blues"

Boston-based Seyfarth Shaw employment attorney, C.J. Eaton, published an article in the Fall 2010 issue of Insights Magazine. Her article discusses complying with the complex statutes governing Sunday and holiday work. According to C.J., the term blue laws refers to laws that restrict certain activities on Sundays and, in some states such as Massachusetts, holidays. In Massachusetts, those laws are set forth in a complex statutory framework that can be difficult to interpret and that causes much confusion among employers. C.J.'s article assists employers in avoiding the 'blue laws' blues by explaining the Massachusetts Sunday and holiday closure law, the exemptions to that law, special requirements placed on retail employers and the related day of rest laws.