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Massachusetts - General

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination on New Criminal Background Check Law.

Jackson Lewis P.C.·

Massachusetts’ new law on criminal offender record information (“CORI”) bans the use of questions about criminal history on an “initial written application” for employment. This ban became effective November 4, 2010. The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), charged with enforcemen

Massachusetts - General

Massachusetts Personnel Records Statute Amendment Update

Jackson Lewis P.C.·

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has updated its earlier position communicated to Jackson Lewis and has informed Jackson Lewis that it will “probably” issue a guidance document about the amendment to the Massachusetts Personnel Records Statute. According to an official in the Attorney Gen

Massachusetts - General

Update on Amendment to Massachusetts Personnel Records Statute

Jackson Lewis P.C.·

Despite requests by several law firms, the Massachusetts Attorney General has decided not to issue an interpretive guidance or other interpretive aid for a broadly worded amendment to the Massachusetts Personnel Records statute that places an affirmative duty on employers to notify employees when ad