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28 States Rollout Updated Labor Law Postings

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These updates include changes to minimum wage, whistle blowing, discrimination, unemployment and more. For more information on a custom safety program for your company, please contact us by clicking here. 28 states have rolled out updates to mandatory labor law posters for 2013.

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#107:  "Prevailing Party" Attorneys' Fees Provisions

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on a $7,650 verdict under a Massachusetts anti-discrimination statute). ” Diaz v. Jiten Hotel Management, Inc. , 3d 170 (1st Cir. 2013) (affirming an attorneys’ fee award of $104,626.34

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Marijuana Regulation at Work: Your Responsibilities

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Massachusetts. With conflicting applications of the law on marijuana use both recreationally and medically, where do companies stand in terms of applying the laws to their operations and to avoid discriminating against their employees? Recreational use of marijuana is currently permitted in the following states: Alaska. California.

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“Once-in-a-Generation” Opportunity for Women in Construction: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

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For example, by 2013, 38 projects in Massachusetts had adapted to focus on increasing the number of women in the industry and had 7.33% of the work hours completed by women. The recruitment and hiring of women have the potential to meaningfully change the workforce landscape of the construction industry.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

Pro Builder

The California Dream for All Shared Appreciation Loan is one of those programs and its unique design reflects the State of California’s desire to assist underserved communities who have faced historical housing discrimination leading to disproportionately low homeownership numbers.