Massachusetts

(diego_cervo / deposit photos) With much of the country's workforce laid off during the Covid-19 outbreak, millions of people saw the perfect opportunity to incorporate a dog or cat into their family's daily lives. Fast forward…

The surge in hate incidents, particularly against Asian Americans, has led lawmakers to enact laws to strengthen the state's hate crime law, provide better training to recognize bias, and redefine penalties for violating the law.Rep. Tram…

With the spread of COVID-19 vaccines, many employers were faced with the question of whether and how vaccination information could be requested from employees. As explained below, Massachusetts employers can generally request and collect…

Josh Levy, partner at Ropes & Gray, a law firm in Boston, and former US assistant attorney is also contemplated.The committee received dozens of applications by December 28, but won the list through interviews. Three of the four are…

Massachusetts lawmakers returned to the drawing board after Governor Charlie Baker rejected a provision restricting facial recognition in most areas of state government, revealing changes regulating police use of the technology.In the most…