A Massachusetts teacher who took maternity leave and was later terminated before securing tenure has won her court appeal. The district “penalized” her for “taking protected leave.”
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Massachusetts Question 5 aftermath: Minimum wage fight for servers not going away
One Fair Wage has vowed to continue seeking the minimum wage for tipped employees through “legislative action and/or future ballot measures” after Bay State voters overwhelmingly denied Question 5 on Election Day.
8 Massachusetts cities will be monitored for compliance with federal voting rights laws
Eight Massachusetts cities will be monitored for compliance with federal voting rights laws on Tuesday
Local bar, restaurant workers weigh in on Question 5
When it comes to Question 5 — which will ask state voters on Tuesday to gradually increase the wages of tipped workers — many in the North Central Massachusetts hospitality industry will answer the question with a responding “no.” Brian Kelly, a bartender at Brady’s in Leominster, has a lot to say about Question 5, […]
Cronin, Pirro seek Worcester & Middlesex state Senate seat
FITCHBURG — Early voting has begun in Massachusetts and among the contested seats in the Legislature is a race between Democratic incumbent state Sen. John Cronin and Republican challenger Nicholas Pirro for the Worcester & Middlesex District seat.
Massachusetts Republicans look to give power to courts in violent illegal immigrant cases
Top Massachusetts Republicans are filing legislation that they say would give local courts more tools to protect the public from illegal immigrants who have been arrested for violent crimes.
