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Employment lawyers push bill to bar mandatory pre-dispute waivers in hiring contracts
5571348 · May 13, 2025
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Summary
A labor attorney told the committee that employees are being asked to waive Massachusetts statutory protections at hire via online contracts; he urged legislators to block mandatory pre-dispute waivers (S1335 / H2114).
Philip Gordon, past president of the Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association, told the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development that employers increasingly require new hires to sign clauses that waive the protections of Massachusetts law before any dispute arises.
“These are abusive waivers that people sign when they first come to…
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