Brian Casaceli, Author at Mirick

Navigating Pay Transparency Laws: What Employers Need to Know

Posted on April 19, 2023 (September 14, 2025)

Over the last several years, in an effort to close the gender pay gap, several states and localities across the country have enacted pay transparency laws that, generally, require employers of certain sizes with employees in those locations to disclose salary and hourly wage ranges on job advertisements/postings and, in certain circumstances, to current employees […]

Private Employers Take Note: Overbroad Non-Disparagement & Confidentiality Restrictions in Severance Agreements Run Afoul of the National Labor Relations Act

Posted on March 30, 2023 (September 18, 2024)

As many employers well know, it is customary to include non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions in severance agreements that prohibit departing employees from (i) making disparaging, critical, or otherwise detrimental comments concerning the employer and (ii) disclosing information concerning the substance, terms, or existence of the severance agreement and/or the discussions or negotiations relating to the […]

COVID-19 and Masks: Updated Guidance from OSHA and Massachusetts

Posted on May 19, 2021 (September 19, 2024)

On the heels of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (“CDC”) revised guidance that fully-vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks in many indoor or outdoor settings, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced May 17th that it was reviewing the CDC’s guidance and would be updating its own materials accordingly. […]

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the Anticipated Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Leave

Posted on April 21, 2021 (September 19, 2024)

In lieu of our annual Employment Law Seminar, Mirick O’Connell’s Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits attorneys are hosting a Spring Webinar Series focusing on hot topics in employment law. Attorney Kim Rozak and I presented the second program in the series last week. We covered the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the anticipated […]

Minimum Wage Increases to $13.50 Per Hour While Holiday and Sunday Premium Pay for Retail Employees Continues Down The Path To Abolishment

Posted on January 22, 2021 (July 30, 2024)

As of January 1, 2021, the minimum wage for regular employees (i.e., non-tipped minimum wage employees) increased to $13.50 per hour. The minimum wage is scheduled to increase twice more, to $14.25 and $15.00 per hour, on January 1, 2022 and January 1, 2023, respectively. The minimum wage for tipped employees is currently $4.95, with […]

EEOC Releases Guidance on Mandatory Vaccinations

Posted on December 18, 2020 (July 30, 2024)

With Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine receiving emergency approval from the FDA, and emergency approval for Moderna’s vaccine expected shortly, many employers are wondering whether they can require employees to receive the vaccine once it becomes available to the general public. On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released guidance addressing this question and […]

Congress Passes Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Posted on March 20, 2020 (July 30, 2024)

On March 18, 2020, Congress passed a bill entitled “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (the “Act”) aimed at alleviating several major burdens families are currently facing as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Act, which goes into effect on April 2, 2020, contains several relevant provisions that will directly impact employers including: Notably, the […]

The Coronavirus and Its Impact on the Workplace

Posted on March 11, 2020 (July 30, 2024)

With cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) significantly on the rise, the World Health Organization declaring the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, and Governor Baker recently declaring a state of emergency in the Commonwealth, employers should be prepared to address a number of potentially complicated employment-related issues that may result. This Client Alert is intended to assist employers […]

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