Amy Royal with Aaron Lewis of STAIND at the Aaron Lewis 4th Annual Golf Tournament for It Takes a Community Foundation.
Amy Royal attended the Aaron Lewis 4th Annual Golf Tournament for It Takes a Community Foundation at the Crumpin-Fox Club in Bernardston, MA on August 1, 2015
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September 2, 2015
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October
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September
- Founding partner, Amy Royal, was recently admitted to practice in the state of Vermont
- Common and Costly Employment Law Mistakes Made by Small Businesses: Part 1
- Legal Landmines
- The 411 on the Affordable Care Act: What Every Employer Must Know and Do to Comply
- Time To Be Flexible: Avoiding Discrimination Claims Based on Caregiver Responsibilities
- Royal LLP's Amy Royal and Tanzi Cannon-Eckerle attended the Aaron Lewis 3rd Annual Golf Tournament for It Takes a Community Foundation at the Crumpin-Fox Club in Bernardston, MA on August 8, 2014
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August
- Avoid the Pan and the Fire: Beware of New Policies Violating Old Regulations
- Supreme Court to Decide Whether EEOC Mandatory Conciliations are Enforceable by Lower Courts
- School is Back in Session: Resident Assistants Are Not Employees for the Fair Labor and Standards Act
- Amy B. Royal was elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the United Way of Hampshire County
- Top Rated Lawyer in Labor & Employment
- NLRB Continues to Expand Definition of Concerted Activity
- Founding Partner, Amy B. Royal, was Featured in the August 2013 edition of Lioness Magazine, a National Magazine Dedicated to Showcasing Female Entrepreneurs
- Domestic Violence Leave for Massachusetts Employees
- NLRB Holds Employer’s Distribution and Solicitation Policy Violates the National Labor Relations Act
- Social Media in the Workplace
- No Excuse for Poor Performance
- Summer 2014
- President Obama Signs Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order
- Team Royal LLP Wins the Cal Ripken Baseball Championship
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July
- Massachusetts Lawmakers Exclude Amendment Restricting Non-Compete Agreements
- Walgreens Settles Disability Discrimination Suit Following Termination of Employee for Theft
- The Department of Labor Announces Intent of Increasing the Number of On-Site FMLA Compliance Investigations
- Social Media in the Workplace
- President Obama Signs Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
- The Affordable Care Act: Upcoming Responsibilities for Employers
- Federal Contractors and Employees to be LGBT Discrimination Free
- EEOC Issues New Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination
- Will Massachusetts be the Second State to Grant Earned Sick Time to Employees?
- When an Employer May Punish Off-Duty Conduct
- Executive Order on Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace
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June
- A Hit to Unions, Right in the Purse
- Supreme Court Outlines Affordable Care Act Exemptions for Religious Beliefs of Closely Held Businesses
- Back to Square One at the NLRB
- Massachusetts Governor Signs New Law Increasing Minimum Wage and Reforming Unemployment Insurance System
- Connecticut Makes Employer-Friendly Changes to Paid Sick Leave Statute
- New Proposed Policy About Who is Family Under the Family and Medical Leave Act
- Beware Acting on Complaints without Proper Investigation
- One Last Stop Before the Minimum Wage Increases
- Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine Not Viable Substitute for Non-Competition Agreement
- Disparate Impact Discrimination - Where Your Intent is Irrelevant, Royal Roundtable
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May
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March
- A Whole New Game: College Athletes Are Employees
- Risk Management: ADA, MCAD, OSHA, Human Service Forum
- New Northampton Smoking Restrictions Affect Employers
- If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them
- When Your Workers Go Into Extra Innings: New Overtime Regulations May Be Coming
- Anything You Can Do We Can Do Better! Amherst Discusses Raising Town Minimum Wage to $15
- SURPRISE! OSHA Inspection!
- Where Does the Workday End?
- The $80,000 Secret – The Importance of Confidentiality Clauses
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February
- Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
- GINA’s First Victim
- The Royal Law Firm Receives Award for Providing Employment Opportunities to People with Mental Illness
- Massachusetts Marijuana Rules Raise Concerns for Employers
- The Legal Implications of Drug Abuse in the Workplace: The Painkiller Epidemic, HRMA
- IS OBESITY A DISABILITY UNDER THE ADA?
- BYOD: Employees Use of Personal Devices to Connect to an Employer’s Information
- Employer Responsibilities under the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Shared Responsibility
- Will the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination hear from Michael Sam?
- Cupid’s Arrow Can Be Painful: Employers Should Update Policies on Office Dating, Sexual Harrassment
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