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Massachusetts Wage Transparency Bill Signed into Law by Gov Healey Joining Other States

By Robert C. Ross, Mikaela Shaw Masoudpour, Terence McCourt & Amanda L. Carney on August 12, 2024
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Massachusetts has adopted new wage transparency requirements for employers, joining a growing list of other states and cities.

The new law contains two distinct wage transparency measures that apply depending on the employer’s size: (1) Pay range disclosure requirements, and (2) wage data reporting to the state.

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Photo of Robert C. Ross Robert C. Ross

Robert “Bob” Ross advises businesses and other organizations in a wide range of complex regulatory, governance, and transactional matters. He assists both established and emerging businesses and nonprofits looking to do business in Massachusetts, especially those in highly regulated areas, such as life…

Robert “Bob” Ross advises businesses and other organizations in a wide range of complex regulatory, governance, and transactional matters. He assists both established and emerging businesses and nonprofits looking to do business in Massachusetts, especially those in highly regulated areas, such as life sciences and energy.

Bob has over 20 years of experience advising senior government leaders in a variety of state government roles in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Most recently, he served as chief legal counsel in the office of Massachusetts Governor Charles Baker. In this role, he oversaw a team of in-house attorneys and advised the governor’s office and state agencies on myriad issues, including the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 pandemic response. He also oversaw litigation and approved settlements on behalf of the Commonwealth. In his previous role as general counsel in the Executive Office for Administration and Finance, Bob was deeply involved in the preparation of five annual state budgets.

As assistant attorney general and chief of the Massachusetts Business and Labor Bureau, he supervised the regulation and enforcement of various laws governing a wide variety of businesses in Massachusetts. Bob’s other state governmental roles have included chief policy advisor for the Office of the Senate President, counsel and budget director for the Committee on Ways and Means, and counsel for the Division of Insurance, State Rating Bureau. Bob started his career as a litigation associate at a national law firm. Bob obtained his J.D. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and his B.A. from College of William and Mary.

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Photo of Mikaela Shaw Masoudpour Mikaela Shaw Masoudpour

Mikaela Shaw Masoudpour is a trusted advisor to employers on high-stakes employment matters, combining deep courtroom experience with strategic guidance on workforce management and compliance. She stays on the forefront of the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, helping clients navigate the…

Mikaela Shaw Masoudpour is a trusted advisor to employers on high-stakes employment matters, combining deep courtroom experience with strategic guidance on workforce management and compliance. She stays on the forefront of the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, helping clients navigate the evolving patchwork of federal, state, and local AI laws, assessing AI-driven employment tools, and conducting AI bias audits. Executive leadership and boards frequently call on Mikaela to investigate workplace misconduct claims and advise on remediation measures. Mikaela also focuses on pay equity matters, including counselling clients on equal pay and pay transparency laws and conducting proactive audits and compensation analyses.

Mikaela regularly represents clients in courts and before administrative agencies in individual and class claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Equal Pay Act, the National Labor Relations Act, and other traditional labor and employment statutes.

In addition to handling disputes, Mikaela advises employers on pressing workplace needs from the pre-employment stage through separation of employment, such as litigation- and union-avoidance measures, workforce reductions, personnel policies and procedures, executive employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, severance agreements, leaves and accommodations, restrictive covenants, labor relations and hiring, discipline, and discharge. She also conducts training seminars on a variety of employment topics.

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Photo of Terence McCourt Terence McCourt

Terence P. McCourt is Co-Managing Shareholder of the Boston office and Chairman of its Labor & Employment Practice. He represents a broad range of organizations in all facets of management-side labor and employment law. During more than two decades of practice, Terry has

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Terence P. McCourt is Co-Managing Shareholder of the Boston office and Chairman of its Labor & Employment Practice. He represents a broad range of organizations in all facets of management-side labor and employment law. During more than two decades of practice, Terry has gained a national reputation for his practical, strategic approach to employment law issues.

With wide-ranging litigation experience, Terry handles diverse employment matters, including employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases in state and federal courts, wage and hour compliance, labor arbitration cases, non-competition cases, internal corporate investigations, and National Labor Relations Board proceedings. He also counsels employers concerning day-to-day human resources issues as well as myriad legal requirements in the workplace, particularly related to significant operational changes such as mergers, acquisitions, business relocations or reductions in force.

Terry has wide-ranging governmental experience as the former Deputy Chief Legal Counsel to the Governor of Massachusetts and General Counsel to the Massachusetts Secretary of Labor.

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Photo of Amanda L. Carney Amanda L. Carney

Amanda L. Carney represents clients in a broad range of commercial litigation and labor and employment matters, including claims involving discrimination, harassment and retaliation. She is experienced with handling matters in state, federal, and appeals court, and before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.

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Amanda L. Carney represents clients in a broad range of commercial litigation and labor and employment matters, including claims involving discrimination, harassment and retaliation. She is experienced with handling matters in state, federal, and appeals court, and before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. She also assists clients with conducting internal investigations involving employee misconduct. Amanda provides clients with day-to-day counseling on a variety of matters regarding wage and hour laws, internal investigations, employee handbooks/policies, and compliance with employer obligations under state and federal law.

In addition, Amanda advises clients in the gaming industry on regulatory and compliance matters. Amanda also has experience representing financial services institutions and licensed individuals against claims brought by customers and regulators. Amanda has represented clients in regulatory investigations before various state securities divisions, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Amanda is passionate about providing legal services to low-income individuals in the Greater Boston area. She has spent hundreds of hours providing pro bono legal services through her involvement with a national organization advocating for children in immigration proceedings. She also serves as the firm’s fundraising co-captain for the Greater Boston Legal Services Associates Fund Drive, and has helped raise thousands of dollars to support GBLS’s work on behalf of domestic violence survivors.

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