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From pre-employment issues to separation issues, we advise our clients on how to avoid employment and labor related litigation, and we represent them in court when litigation cannot be avoided. Our attorneys appear on behalf of our clients before state and federal courts and agencies--including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--to present or defend claims for: failure to timely pay wages owed; wrongful termination; sexual harassment; employment discrimination; unfair labor practices; and other employment-related claims.
- The Labor & Employment group represents 8 school districts in Massachusetts including charter schools and independent schools.
- The group represents 10 restaurants and dining establishments in the greater Worcester and MetroWest area. (Note: Combined with other practice areas, the firm as a whole has served as counsel to more than 100 restaurants and restaurant groups).
- On behalf of management for companies we represent, we have successfully negotiated 135 collective bargaining agreements with unions.
- We have alerted employers to onerous union provisions with significant potential for unforeseen consequences and averted them at the outset of negotiations.
Our attorneys represent employers with respect to the negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements.
Read more about Collective Bargaining
Read more about Collective Bargaining
We advise and counsel our clients on executive and key employee contracts and compensation issues.
Read more about Employee Contracts & Handbooks
Read more about Employee Contracts & Handbooks
We counsel clients regarding all forms of employee benefits.
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Read more about Employee Benefits
We proactively advise clients on significant employment decisions to minimize exposure to claims.
Read more about Discrimination & Confidentiality
Read more about Discrimination & Confidentiality
Labor & Employment Resource Library
- New OSHA COVID Vaccination Rules for Employers Halted by Court
- Surviving Difficult Times: What Employers Need to Know Now - PART 3
- The CARES Act: What Business Owners Need to Know - PART 2
- Stimulus Bill - Tax Relief for Individuals and Businesses
- The CARES Act: What Business Owners Need to Know
- Surviving the CORONAVIRUS: An Employer's Guide to Addressing Some of the Most Pressing Employee Issues - Part 2
- Surviving the CORONAVIRUS: An Employer's Guide to Addressing Some of the Most Pressing Employee Issues
- The Families First CORONAVIRUS Response Act
- Mitigating Risks During the Pre-Employment Process - An Employers Primer
- Paying Inside Sales Employees on a 100 Percent Commission and/or Draw Basis: An Employer's Primer to Mitigating Risks
- Pushing Back on Proposed ACA Penalties
- Changes to Exempt Employee Law and Massachusetts Minimum Wage: What Employers Need to Know for 2020
- A Quick Look at the Rigid Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law
- Any Bargaining Obligations with Unions Over New D.E.S.E. Retell/Certification Requirements?
- Complying with Massachusetts' Personal Data Security Law
- Criminal Record Check Provisions
- Decriminalization of Recreational Marijuana and the Workplace
- Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations of 2013
- Massachusetts Enacts Law Requiring Treble Damages for Wage Payment Violations
- Massachusetts Passes Legislation Requiring Covered Employers to Provide Domestic Violence Leave for Employees
- Massachusetts Passes New Non-Compete Law
- Massachusetts Passes Pay Equity Act
- Massachusetts Sick Leave Law
- Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Step One of a Step-By-Step Guide for Massachusetts Employers to Comply with This New Law
- The Affordable Care Act Provisions - For Reference
- Which Employees in Massachusetts are Eligible to be Paid as Tipped Service Employees?
- Classifying Workers as Independent Contractors: An Employer's Primer to Mitigating Risks
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace an Employer's Primer to Being Proactive
- Set Up a Proper Intern Program