JUNE 2026

What Businesses Need To Know

Management Trainings: An Invaluable Investment for Businesses Seeking to Avoid Being Sued

Michelle De Oliveira

Employment law is constantly evolving as courts issue groundbreaking decisions and new statutes are enacted at both the state and federal level. As a result, regularly conducting employment-related risk management training has become increasingly important for employers. Areas that warrant particular attention include, among others, management best practices, wage-and-hour compliance, workplace harassment prevention, and personnel records management.

Defining Bonus Requirements: Essential to Keeping the Bonus Outside the Massachusetts Wage Act

Riley Grinkis-Tully and Michelle De Oliveira

Failing to clearly define a bonus’s measurable and objective requirements can have significant consequences for employers. This article examines a recent court decision in which an employee successfully argued that a quarterly bonus constituted “wages” under the Massachusetts Wage Act, underscoring the importance of understanding what qualifies as “wages” under the Act, and importantly, why that distinction matters.

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Kimberly Alley

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Best Practice Tip

Ensure that your management team is not creating “bad evidence” that could be costly for the business.

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Inside RIW

RIW sponsored and David Robinson and Lauren Haskins attended the John & Abigail Adams Benefit

Adam Gutbezahl spoke on a panel at the Boston Bar Association's Employment Law Conference, addressing the ethical and practical use of AI and its implications for employment law

Michelle De Oliveira and Kimberly Alley co-hosted the Massachusetts Bar Association's Annual Spring Employment Conference

Michelle De Oliveira joined the RIW team in January
RIW sponsored and Kimberly Alley and Bethany Grazio attended the Pinnacle Awards
Michelle De Oliveira was named to the MCLE Employment Law Curriculum Advisory Committee
Adam Gutbezahl was elevated to shareholder in February
Michelle De Oliveira presented to the Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts on paid family and medical leave (PFML) and hosted a webinar for the organization on wage and hour laws
Michelle De Oliveira participated on an MCLE webinar about responding to workplace misconduct claims