Massachusetts Employment & Labor Law Report - March 2005

Volume VI, No. 1 (Online Edition)

The Massachusetts Employment & Labor Law Report presents a summary of the latest developments and decisions in the Massachusetts State Courts.

This month’s newsletter focuses on:

• SJC Declines to Apply Charitable Immunity to Retaliation Claims
• Massachusetts Limits Independent Contractor Classification
• Appeals Court Considers Joint Employer Status in Health Care Industry
• SJC Recognizes Defamation by Conduct
• Employee's Wage Claim Barred by Valid Release
• Federal Court Questions Limit on Mental Disabilty Benefits
• Court Refuses to Enforce Restrictive Covenant on Public Policy Grounds