Kurker Paget LLC |
Employment attorneys helping
clients
to balance
business
and legal needs
Kurker Paget is a boutique employment law firm that advises and represents employers and educational institutions throughout Massachusetts. The Firm also concentrates in conducting Title IX and Human Resources investigations.
Kurker Paget LLC is owned and operated by women. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts/Supplier Diversity Office has certified Kurker Paget as a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (“WBE”). We believe that our training and background, as well as our experiences as professional women, give us a unique perspective as lawyers, especially in the areas of discrimination and harassment, and that this perspective benefits our clients as they strive to cultivate organizations free from unlawful harassment and discrimination.
New Employer Alert: Amendments to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Will Allow Employees to Supplement Benefits with PTO
Beginning November 1, 2023, employees can supplement or “top off” weekly Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) benefits with earned vacation time, sick time, or other accrued paid time off. This change to the Massachusetts PFML Act will enable employees to fully replace their average weekly wages while on leave, so long as they have sufficient accrued PTO. Read more here.
Legal Alerts
October 25, 2023
Beginning November 1, 2023, employees can supplement or “top off” weekly Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) benefits with earned vacation time, sick time, or other accrued paid time off…
September 14, 2023
Employer Alert: Employee Handbooks in the Wake of NLRB’s Recent Stericycle Ruling
On August 2, 2023 the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decided Stericycle, Inc., overruling its prior decisions (in Boeing Co. and LA Specialty Produce Co.) regarding workplace rules and their impact on workers’ rights to engage in concerted activity…
August 11, 2023
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (UCIS) debuted a new I-9 form available for use as of August 1, 2023…
