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On March 21, 2011, the First Circuit provided useful guidance for employers responding to employee harassment allegations. Affirming a lower court decision, the First Circuit ruled that (1) employers have wide discretion in determining appropriate discipline in response to an initial complaint of harassment, and (2) an employer cannot be held liable for coworker harassment about which it did not know. Wilson v. Moulison North Corp.

Background

The Players

If you would like quick answers to your employment law questions -- straight from the sources that implement the laws -- look no further. In this blog, I have assembled links to the most commonly accessed employment law resources, including:

* Massachusetts General Laws
* Federal Laws and Regulations
* Federal and State Agencies
* Enforcement Manuals
* Compliance Manuals
* Model Policies
* Statute Guidelines
* Fact Sheets
* Attorney General Advisories
* Resources from the Department of Labor, EEOC, MCAD and Attorney General

Four furnished offices available to share/sub-lease with professional services company at beautiful, recently renovated 55 William St. at the Wellesley Office Park. The space is located 12 miles from Boston, at the junctions of Routes 9 and 128 and has ample free parking. The building is home to a 5,400 square foot café with seating to accommodate over 100 people. The 4,700 square foot fitness center includes premium gym equipment and a studio for private classes. Conference center houses capabilities of high-speed telecom and audio/visual components for video conferencing.

To supplement Howard Novick's useful presentation this morning, here are links to two items of interest:

1. a checklist for licensee's about to license software (a new version is in the works; but this remains a useful starting point for novices):

http://www.mbbp.com/resources/iptech/software_license.html

2. a short article alerting us to the possibility that license "transfers" in certain mergers could be prohibited by the no-assignment clause (the Cincom case I mentioned this morning):

http://www.mbbp.com/resources/iptech/license_merger.html.