Skip to content
HeyJared

Scott Spencer

Reporter

Indexed articles, last 90 days
3
Latest publication
Sep 21, 2026
Outlet visibility, for natlawreview.com
Top 1M sites
Earliest in this view
Sep 8, 2026

Latest articles

  1. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Scott Spencer

    The Limits of Strict Vicarious Liability: The First Circuit Clarifies Who Is, and Who Is Not, a Supervisor Under Chapter 151B? (opens the original)

    Excerpt · English

    Read excerpt

    Massachusetts employers face a challenging standard when workplace harassment is committed by a supervisor. Massachusetts General Law Chapter 151B establishes strict liability for a hostile work environment created by a supervisor, regardless of whether the employer knew or should have known about the harassment and failed to take adequate remedial action. In Savage v. City of Springfield, the First Circuit, among several issues, addressed the plaintiffs’ claims of harassment and hostile work en

  2. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Scott Spencer

    Massachusetts Whistleblower Law: Appeals Court Protects Informal Employee Complaints (opens the original)

    Excerpt · English

    Read excerpt

    A new Massachusetts Appeals Court decision offers important guidance for employers handling internal employee complaints and potential whistleblower claims. What the Holick v. Boston Medical Center Decision Means In Holick v. Boston Medical Center, the Massachusetts Appeals Court held that a physician’s complaints about potentially unsafe patient care did not need to be submitted through a formal reporting process to qualify for protection under the Massachusetts health care whistleblower statut

  3. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Scott Spencer

    A Discrimination Claim Can Fail—and a Retaliation Claim Can Still Reach a Jury (opens the original)

    Excerpt · English

    Read excerpt

    The First Circuit’s decision in Russo v. New Hampshire NeuroSpine Institute, P.A. illustrates a recurring problem for employers: a defensible termination decision can still give rise to a retaliation claim if the employer changes course after the employee complains. In its August 25, 2026, decision, the First Circuit affirmed judgment for the employer on Russo’s sex-discrimination claim. The record, the court concluded, did not permit a reasonable finding that Russo was terminated because she wa

Publishing over time

Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.

Recurring subjects

Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.

Audience

Top 1M sites

For natlawreview.com, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026

Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.

About this data

Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.

Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.

See coverage about Scott Spencer