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Massachusetts is cuckoo, but I still love the Red Sox

September 9, 2010 | by Eric B. Meyer

Note: This article has nothing to do with the Red Sox. Nothing at all. Just Massachusetts. And Massachusetts employment law at that. It’s ok, though. Still worth a read IMHO. Good advice for my PA, NJ, and DE readers.

I was checking out Gruntled Employees — get it? “gruntled” … as in the opposite of disgruntled … yeah, anyway — and I came across a a new law requiring companies to notify employees about any potentially negative information added to their personnel files.

Hear me out. I’m on a roll with this…after the jump.
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