David C. Henderson, a member of the firm’s Labor, Employment and Benefits practice group, published “New domestic worker law brings change – and more” in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on April 6. David’s article discusses aspects of a new Massachusetts domestic workers’ bill of rights law that went into effect on April 1, and how a literal reading of key provisions shows that the most extensive of the new rights, those codified at M.G.L. c. […]

Earlier this week, Starbucks announced that it is expanding its tuition reimbursement program to include more employees. One article I read actually referred to as it as a “tuition plan.” I don’t pretend to understand the details of their arrangement, but in discussing the concept with another attorney, it reminded me that there can sometimes be considerable confusion over what constitutes a benefit plan as opposed to just a general “benefit” to […]