City and former officer sue each other 
Published: August 4, 2011
Tags: breach of contract, employment contract, Massachusetts, police officer, training, unpaid overtime
The city of Franklin, Ma. and a former police officer have filed dueling lawsuits.
1st Circuit finds confidentiality clause to be overbroad 
By:
Christina Pazzanese Thomas E. Egan
Published: July 7, 2011
Tags: confidentiality, disclosure rules, employment contract, NLRB
A temporary employment agency could not enforce a confidentiality provision barring workers from disclosing the terms of their employment to “other parties,” the 1st Circuit has ruled.
Executive’s bonus payments are ‘wages’ 
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: August 26, 2010
Tags: bonus, employment contract, wage and hour
A corporate executive was entitled to damages under state wage and hour law when he didn’t receive bonus payments required under the terms of his employment contract, the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a $283,000 judgment.
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