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The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a welcome ruling for nonprofit institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations that comprise a healthcare delivery system. In Curtin-Wilding v. Trustees of Boston University,1 the court applied statutory immunity excusing those nonprofit employers from certain violations of the Massachusetts Wage Act2 based on noncompliant monthly payment of wages. Massachusetts Wage Act, Pivotal Case Law and Recent Legislative Activity The Massachusetts Wage Act requires that most employees be paid weekly or biweekly and permits exempt employees to be paid semimonthly or, at the employee’s affirmative election, to be paid monthly.3…

Oct. 26—Haywood County athletes will have better opportunities to compete at the state level this season thanks to some major changes in how teams are classified.There are now new eight classifications based on school size for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. It replaces the previous four classifications — doubling the number of state champions crowned each year and narrowing the gap in enrollment between schools competing against one another for a title.AdvertisementPisgah and Tuscola landed in 4A, sitting about dead center among the schools in the new classifications that range from 1A to 8A. Both schools were 3A…

Aroya Cruises, Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) and Major Sports Cruises have announced a strategic partnership to reinforce Saudi Arabia’s growing influence in shaping global sports and tourism experiences.The collaboration unites world-class football, Saudi Arabian hospitality, and the opportunity to explore Saudi Arabia through an integrated program built around the Spanish Super Cup, to be hosted in Jeddah in January 2026.Formalized at a signing ceremony at STA’s headquarters in Riyadh on October 22, 2025, the partnership aims to further strengthen Saudi Arabia’s position as a global destination, in line with Vision 2030.Hazim Al-Hazmi, president of Europe and Americas Markets at Saudi…

With a week to go before Framingham’s biennial city election, there’s a significant difference in the amount of money that each of the city’s two mayoral candidates have available for their final push.Incumbent Charlie Sisitsky, 80, has $51,745 on hand for his campaign, according to the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance’s (OCPF) website. His challenger, former School Committee member Geoffrey Epstein, 78, has $2,248.When it comes to raising funds, the two candidates have used different approaches. Sisitsky told the Daily News that he has held a single campaign fundraiser — in June at La Cantina Italiana on Waverly…

Two perennial powers in college basketball face off in preparation for the 2025-26 season as the No. 4 UConn men’s basketball team welcomes the No. 22 Michigan State Spartans on Tuesday night.   The Huskies have faced Michigan State eight times since 1998, with each team winning four games. It started with a home-and-home during the 1998-99 and 1999-00 seasons, where the home team came out on top. This exhibition game will not count towards the all-time series.   The UConn Huskies playing Boston College at Mohegan Sun on Oct. 13, 2025. The Huskies won the game 71-52. Photo by Emma Meidinger…

In the nearly two years of the Globe’s sports photo journalism program, there have been hundreds of wonderful pictures submitted by high school students from across Massachusetts. However, there’s never before been a weekend like this one.Two students from Somerset Berkley — senior Bryson Cain and sophomore Calder Troutman — combined to send in some two dozen scary good photos. Even better, they covered three sports and seven schools: Bristol-Plymouth (football), Diman (football), Joseph Case (football), Old Rochester (boys’ soccer), Seekonk (football) Somerset Berkley (field hockey), and West Bridgewater (field hockey).A good selection are featured below in this week’s photo…

Red Sox star closer Aroldis Chapman sends strong message about possible return to New York Yankees originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Boston Red Sox getting Aroldis Chapman this past offseason was just another instance of the Sox getting a former New York Yankees player to ball out for them. Now, after his resurgence, people were wondering if he would ever return to his old team.AdvertisementHowever, Chapman gave an answer, and it’s one Sox fans can be proud of: Absolutely not.MORE: Red Sox insider urges Boston to pursue reunion with…

The UCLA Bruins are reportedly keen on keeping quarterback Nico Iamaleava and interim offensive coordinator Jerry Neuheisel for the 2025 season. A lack of a similar update probably doesn’t bode well for interim head football coach Tim Skipper, however.The Sporting News’ Bill Bender spoke of Brian Kelly potentially looking at the West Coast with the prerequisites of likely working with the former two, but not Skipper, if UCLA were to offer the fired former LSU Tigers football coach the job.Kelly, a defensive-minded coach, would likely not retain Skipper. He didn’t retain many assistants from Ed Orgeron’s coaching staff, to the…

Lake Placid has been a world-famous destination for winter sports since 1932 when the Olympic Games were first held in the area. This Adirondacks locale maintained its status especially as an important training facility after the Winter Olympics were held there again in 1980.Proposal 1 on the New York State ballot will, if approved, set key terms for present and future land use in and around what’s formally known as the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex, which is near Lake Placid in the Town of North Elba. Tourists visit for hiking, biking, bobsledding and downhill and cross-country skiing among…

Starting Wednesday, many Massachusetts employers will have to comply with a new wage transparency law that requires them to disclose the annual or hourly pay range in job postings.Gov. Maura Healey signed the bill, formally called An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency, into law in 2024, calling it an important step to increase equity and close wage gaps in the commonwealth.Employment lawyer Laura Studen, senior partner at Zucker Law Group in Boston, said the new law is built upon 2016’s Massachusetts Pay Equity Act. But she said this new version puts a little more pressure on employers to comply…