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.
Legal Alerts
October 29, 2024
Massachusetts Expands Use of Sick Time / Updates Paid Family and Medical Leave
On August 23, 2024, Governor Healey signed into law an Act “Promoting access to midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth options” which expands the permissible use of earned sick time under the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law. The law applies to most employees whose primary place of work is in Massachusetts…
August 22, 2024
Employer Alert: Federal Court Sets Aside FTC Final Rule Regarding Non-Compete Agreements
On Tuesday, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) final rule (the “Rule”) which would have banned employers from entering into non-compete agreements with all workers. As reported in a prior alert (on August 14, 2024), the Rule was to go into effect on September 4, 2024…
August 14, 2024
Employer Alert: FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes Set to Take Effect September 4, 2024
As reported in a prior alert (on April 26, 2024), the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a final rule (the “Rule”) on April 23, 2024 banning employers from entering into non-compete agreements with all workers. The Rule invalidates existing non-competes with all workers except those entered into with senior executives and those entered into in connection with the sale of a business…
