Massachusetts law about employment

Web sources

Employment law in general

• Create Your Own Employee Handbook, Nolo, 2017
  Book includes sample language for hours, policies, behavior, anti-discrimination and much more. Requires library card for access.
• Dealing with Problem Employees: A Legal Guide, Nolo, 2017
  Includes information on complaints, dispute resolution, firing and more. Requires library card for access.
• Employer's Legal Handbook, Nolo, 2017
  Includes information on hiring, employee benefits, illegal discrimination, termination and more. Requires library card for access.
• Essential guide to federal employment laws, Nolo, 2019
  Includes information on ADA, FMLA, COBRA, OSHA and more. Requires library card for access
• Essential Guide to Workplace Investigations: How to Handle Employee Complaints and Problems, Nolo, 2016
  Part I covers how to get started, Part II leads you through particular types of investigations, such as theft, sexual harassment and more. Requires library card for access.
• Magic numbers, Smaller Business Association of New England
  This archived copy of a page from 2005 explains what laws apply as your business grows from zero employees, to six, then fifteen, twenty, fifty and finally one hundred. While it is dated, it includes references to applicable Massachusetts and federal laws.
• Manager's Legal Handbook, Nolo, 2017
  Covers hiring, compensation and hours, discrimination, time off, privacy, health and safety, and unions. Requires library card for access.
• Your Rights in the Workplace , Nolo, 2018. 
  Includes information on health insurance, wages, privacy rights, discrimination, unemployment, unions, immigration issues and more. Requires library card for access.

Print sources

• Drafting Employment Documents in Massachusetts, MCLE, loose-leaf. 
• Employee Handbooks: Everything You Need to Know to Keep You Out of Trouble, Lorman Education Services, 2008
• Labor and Employment in Massachusetts, Lexis, loose-leaf.
• Massachusetts Employment Law, MCLE, 2 v. loose-leaf
• Massachusetts Practice v.45 (Employment Law), Thomson Reuters, with supplement
• Practical Tips for Negotiating and Settling an Employment Case, MCLE, 2009
• What to Do About Personnel Problems in Massachusetts, BLR, loose-leaf.

Last updated:	June 10, 2019