What do the new labor laws taking effect on July 1, 2019 mean for you? Elizabeth Sahatjian, legal advisor and consultant will bring us up to date.
Topics to be covered:
- Changes in minimum wage laws, including wages for tipped employees
- Criminal history screening amendments
- Massachusetts Pay Equity Law
- Non-compete law reform
- Paid Family and Medical Leave
- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and its impact on employers
- Social Media and #Metoo: responding to allegations of harassment
Elizabeth Sahatjian, employment law attorney, represents healthcare, biotech and various other industries, providing legal counseling and problem-solving on domestic and global employment law matters, including discrimination and harassment, pay equity, wage and hour laws, non-compete agreements and leaves of absence. She frequently lectures and provides training on a broad variety of employment topics to large and small business entities, organizations and non-profit institutions.
Elizabeth has appeared before federal and state courts and administrative agencies, and her extensive experience includes serving as assistant general counsel and chief employment counsel for several Massachusetts corporations. She received a J.D. from Boston College Law School, a M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A., magna cum laude, from Tufts University. Prior to pursuing a legal career, Elizabeth was an editor and a writer for national newspapers and publications.