It depends if your ownership has vested or not and the reason for the termination. Absent a provision that calls for forfeiture of vested stock for specific reasons, any stock you have that has been vested will be retained. Any non-vested stock will be forfeited.

Any accrued vacation pay is required to be paid. Accumulated sick pay is not required under MA law unless the employer has a stated policy to that effect.

The question involves a lot of complex issues. However without going through a detailed analysis and determining what employment policies your firm has, the answer to can he force you to take a week-off the answer is yes he can lay you off for any reason he wants so long as it does not violate... View More

Contact an attorney who specializes in suits under the American's with Disabilities Act. You can call the Boston Bar Association or the Massachusetts Bar Association for a free referral. It would seem that the Company has terminated you for an invalid reason. One issue is however if you were... View More

The answer according to the Mass Attorney General and the ma.gov website is as follows:

16 and 17-year olds work hours

Only between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. (on nights preceding a regularly scheduled school day) - if the establishment stops serving clients or customers at 10:00 p.m., the... View More

You are entitled to be paid for accrued vacation time. The law requiring the accruing of paid sick time does not require an employer to pay for accrued but unused sick time. Depending upon how the PTO is described in the Company handbook or any employment agreement, any accrued but unused PTO may... View More

No. Absent your authorization to do so, it is not a lawful act

There is a reason such contracts have to be in writing, non-compete agreements under MA law need to be in writing. Moreover, the second contract offered appears to lack consideration. While they have a legal argument, I believe they would lose absent a writing confirming your agreement to these... View More

This irs does allow you to deduct attorney fees paid to recover in a discrimination claim on line 36 of form 1040

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p525#en_US_2016_publink100041600

First, any deduction for sick time has to be consistent with company sick time policy. If the company does not have a formal policy, they still have to charge your absences against your accrued sick time. MA requires that every employee shall be entitled to accrue and use 40 hours of sick time over... View More

First of all if the medical director's wife is here on a Visa that does not permit her to work, then she is prohibited from administering any drug test for your company or any other company. In that event the use of the drug test can be challenged. Second, Massachusetts does not have a defined... View More

Since the use of Marijuana is still illegal under Federal law companies that have a no drug use policy can still refuse to hire an employee that tests positive for the use of marijuana or fire one that tests positive. The law is still in its infant stage, but unless an employer wants to change its... View More

If you are speaking of state requirements for CNAs, here is a starting point: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/nurse-aide-registry-program

Basically, with few exceptions such as a Truck Driver, there is no limit on the number of hours an adult employee is allowed to work. There are conditions and limitations on an employer's right to force overtime, although most hourly employees like a little overtime.

As to the... View More

Unless you grant them permission to look at your health records they are not entitled to see them. I am not sure what you are concerned about, but you cannot lie on a job application. For jobs that require security clearance, the entity which checks your history for security clearance may be able... View More

Assuming you have enough weeks worked to qualify you can collect unemployment.