Lowrie & Andrew Attorneys at Law

Resources

Discrimination

• What is discrimination?
• Discriminatory Practices
• The Fair Employment Law The Fair Employment Law of Massachusetts
• M.G.L. 151B (The primary Massachusetts civil rights law regarding discrimination in employment, housing, credit and mortgage lending)
• Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
• Federal EEO Laws
• United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Employment Discrimination on the Basis of Handicap (I)
• Employment Discrimination on the Basis of Handicap (II)
• The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• Age Discrimination
• Discrimination on the Basis of Criminal Record
• Fair Housing Act: Handicap Coverage
• Genetic Testing
• Race and Color Discrimination Fact Sheet
• National Origin
• Facts About Sexual Harassment
• Maternity Leave Act
• Pregnancy Discrimination
• Sex Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
• Equal Pay
• Religion Discrimination
• Discrimination in Housing Quick Reference Guide
• Retaliation
• M.G.L. 272, Section 98 and Section 98A, The state's public accommodations civil rights law)
• M.G.L. 151B Sec. 3A, (The state's sexual harassment law.)
• M.G.L. 149 Sec 105D (The state's maternity leave law.)
• M.G.L. 151C (The state's law regarding civil rights and education.)
• M.G.L. 111 Sec. 199A (The state's law regarding lead paint.)

Unemployment Compensation: Division of Unemployment Assistance (DUA)

• Unemployment Insurance FAQs
• How Unemployment Insurance Works
• File your Unemployment Insurance Claim
• How Your Benefits are Determined
• Your Responsibility as a Claimant

Massachusetts Attorney General

• Wage and Hour Division
• Workplace Rights Forms and Publications
• Workplace Rights Links
• Massachusetts Attorney General - Civil Rights Division

Legal

• FindLaw
Family and Medical Leave Act FAQs
• Frequently Asked Questions about COBRA Continuation Health Coverage
• Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents
• U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division
• U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Massachusetts Department of Occupational Safety site for Prevailing Wage Program and Types of Work Covered by Prevailing Wage; Statutes
• Massachusetts Payment of Wages Law Section 148.
• Section 1A, Overtime Pay.
• Section 52C, Employee's Rights To Personnel Records.
• Section 152, Deductions For Coming Late To Work.
• Section 100, Meal Breaks.

Lowrie & Andrew Attorneys at Law is located in the quaint historic district of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Our firm provides employment law representation to clients throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and the South Coast including those from New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton, Cape Cod, Fairhaven, Acushnet, Dartmouth, Westport, Mattapoisett, Marion, Rochester, Lakeville, Freetown, Wareham, Rehoboth, Raynham, Somerset, Swansea, Seekonk, Norton, Dighton, Mansfield, Attleboro, North Attleboro, Assonet, Bridgewater, Easton, Middleboro, Middleborough, Plymouth, Brockton and throughout Norfolk County, Bristol County and Plymouth County.