Massachusetts law about employment

For more specific employment topics, see these pages:

• Child labor
• Discrimination
• Employment leave
• Family and medical leave
• Hiring
• Hours and conditions of employment
• Independent contractors 
• Leave because of domestic violence
• Leave for jury duty
• Minimum wage
• Noncompetition agreements
• Parental (maternity and paternity) leave
• Privacy
• Sick leave
• Small necessities act leave
• Termination (firing & quitting)
• Time off to vote
• Unemployment
• Uniforms
• Unions and collective bargaining
• Vacation leave
• Wages and salary
• Workers' compensation

Web sources

Employment law in general

Create your own employee handbook, Nolo, 2021
Book includes sample language for hours, policies, behavior, anti-discrimination and much more. Requires free library card for access.

Dealing with problem employees: a legal guide, Nolo, 2019
Includes information on complaints, dispute resolution, firing and more. Requires free library card for access.

Employer's legal handbook, Nolo, 2021
Includes information on hiring, employee benefits, illegal discrimination, termination and more. Requires free 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.

Manager's legal handbook, Nolo, 2020
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. 

Labor and employment in Massachusetts, Lexis, loose-leaf.

Massachusetts employment law, MCLE, 2 v. loose-leaf

Employment law (Massachusetts practice v.45-45A), Thomson Reuters, with supplement

What to do about personnel problems in Massachusetts, BLR, loose-leaf.

Last updated:	August 30, 2021