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Suffolk University Law SchoolMassachusetts and United States Supreme Court
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Michael Goldstein
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Middleton, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 12 years experience
(781) 595-3800 161 S. Main Street
Building 2, Second Floor
 Middleton, MA 01949
Free ConsultationEmployment, Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Defense
Massachusetts School of Law
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Attorney Michael A. Goldstein is a Massachusetts lawyer who represents employees who have been the victim of discrimination in the workplace and wrongful termination from their jobs. He also represents employees who have not been paid their wages, commissions and PTO time due and owning both during their employment and after their separation from employment. In addition, he represents clients in unemployment appeal hearings when they have been denied unemployment benefits. Finally, Attorney Goldstien helps consumer get a fresh start on their finances through chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings.
Michael Cupoli III
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Manchester, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 11 years experience
(978) 526-9600 11 Beach Street
 Manchester, MA 01944
Free ConsultationEmployment, DUI, Divorce and Family
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As a small firm, we are able to to offer you the individual attention you need and deserve. Each client at Cupoli Law is treated with dignity, respect, and offered a compassionate ear coupled with skilled and determined legal representation. Our goal at Cupoli Law is to provide the highest level of customer service to our clients, providing effective solutions to your legal needs and zealously advocating for your rights.
Jeffrey Mazer
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Lynnfield, MA Employment Law Attorney with 17 years experience
(781) 596-8604 220 Broadway
 Lynnfield, MA 01940
Free ConsultationEmployment
Suffolk University Law School
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I handle all matters pertaining to Massachusetts Employment Law. This includes Wrongful Termination, Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Workplace Safety Issues, Whistleblowing, Employment Contracts, Non-Competition Agreements, Severance Package Review, unemployment compensation hearings and related Employment matters. We have limited our practice to exclusively representing employees in employment related matters. It is our privilege to serve the employees of Massachusetts by helping to protect their rights against employers.
Kas DeCarvalho
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Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 19 years experience
(866) 353-3310 75 Arlington Street, Ste. 500
 Boston, MA 02116
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Entertainment & Sports and IP
University of North Carolina School of Law and Harvard Law School
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Kas R. DeCarvalho is a Partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC and a member of the firm's Corporate & Business Team. He has more than 15 years of experience as a corporate attorney and business leader. His practice focuses on corporate and transactional law, financing and mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate, intellectual property, international transactions, business ethics and compliance, arts and entertainment law and education law. His clients include individuals, and for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Attorney DeCarvalho is a co-founder of Original Innovative Concepts LLC, a product development and licensing venture, and Rhode Island Martial Arts, Inc.Mr....
(866) 353-3310 1301 Atwood Avenue, Ste. 215 N
 Johnston, RI 02919
(866) 353-5020 925 South Federal Highway, Ste. 715
 Boca Raton, FL 33432
Ryan P. Morrison
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Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 7 years experience
(855) 809-9119 One Liberty Square
Suite 1200
 Boston, MA 02109
Free ConsultationEmployment, Administrative and Health Care
Boston College Law School
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Since 2010, I have represented whistleblowers in federal and state False Claims Act cases:
* customs duties cases, in which obligations to pay duties have been avoided or reduced due to false statements about cost of goods, tariff codes, or country of origin
* health care cases, including Medicare or Medicaid claims for medically unnecessary goods or services, and false billing
* pharmaceutical cases, including claims caused by improper off-label promotion of drugs, and claims caused by kickbacks
* procurement cases, including false reporting under "cost plus" contracts with government agencies
* Small Business Administration-related cases, in which false statements about ownership, control or status...
Matthew J. Fogelman
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Newton, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 15 years experience
(617) 559-1530 189 Wells Ave
3rd Floor
 Newton, MA 02459
Free ConsultationEmployment, Consumer and Personal Injury
Boston College Law School
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Jeffrey A. Newman
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Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 35 years experience
(800) 682-7157 60 State St
#700
 Boston, MA 02109
Free ConsultationEmployment and Consumer
Boston College Law School
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Jeffrey Newman is an experienced whistleblower lawyer representing individuals in False Claims Act (Qui Tam) cases, SEC whistleblower cases and IRS whistleblower cases. He is a former prosecutor and before that a journalist, photographer and writer. He is also a video game creator and is presently working on a world-wide team player contest video game for children who like to solve puzzles. His daily blog can be found at www.whistleblowerlawyernews.com
David Conforto
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Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 13 years experience
(617) 721-9139 8 Faneuil Hall
#300
 Boston, MA 02109
Employment and Civil Rights
Boston College Law School
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Based in Boston, David is the Founder of Conforto Law Group. He dedicates his practice to employment law and exclusively represents employees. David has successfully represented hundreds of employees in numerous industries in cases involving sexual harassment; severance negotiations; whistleblower retaliation; and employment discrimination based on age, gender, pregnancy, race, disability, and religion. For more information, please visit: www.confortolaw.com. Your Success is Our Goal. Let us help.
David Angueira
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Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 36 years experience
(800) 545-3732 10 Marshall St
 Boston, MA 02108
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Boston University School of Law
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Sean P. O'Connor
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Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 9 years experience
(617) 523-6666 200 State Street
 Boston, MA 02109
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Civil Rights
Northeastern University School of Law
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Sean is an attorney at Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP where he represents employers in labor and employment matters. Sean represents both public and private sector clients in litigation before federal and state courts as well as administrative agencies throughout the country. Sean litigates and counsels clients on the full range of labor and employment matters. Some of the most common issues he handles concern: claims of discrimination, retaliation and harassment; disability accommodation and leaves of absence matters; wage and hour disputes; non-competition and non-solicitation violations; trade secret misappropriation; claims of wrongful discharge; and unfair labor practice charges. In...
Graeme S.R. Brown
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Belmont, MA Employment Law Attorney
(617) 489-0817 464 Common St
#354
 Belmont, MA 02478
Employment, Business, Estate Planning and Health Care
New England Law | Boston
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Joshua D. Krell
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Cambridge, MA Employment Law Attorney with 26 years experience
(617) 494-1920 150 Cambridge Park Dr 9th Floor
 Cambridge, MA 02140
Employment, Business, Civil Rights and Insurance Defense
University of Maine School of Law
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Joshua D. Krell is a partner with Clark, Hunt, Ahern & Embry, a preeminent general practice firm in Cambridge
Robert T. Naumes Jr.
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Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 13 years experience
(888) 367-2900 1 International Pl
18th Floor
 Boston, MA 02110
Free ConsultationEmployment, Asbestos, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Suffolk University Law School
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Stephanie Greene
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Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 33 years experience
(855) 809-9119 One Liberty Square
Suite 1200
 Boston, MA 02109
Free ConsultationEmployment, Administrative and Business
Boston College Law School
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Corey H. Surett
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Cambridge, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 47 years experience
(617) 494-1920 150 Cambridge Park Dr 9th Floor
 Cambridge, MA 02140
Free ConsultationEmployment
Suffolk University Law School
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Jed DeWick
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Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 16 years experience
(617) 849-6213 10 Post Office Square
7th Floor South
 Boston, MA 02109
Employment, Business and Personal Injury
Boston College Law School
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Alan H. Crede
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Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 13 years experience
(617) 721-9139 8 Faneuil Hall
#300
 Boston, MA 02109
Employment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Boston College Law School
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Ruth O'Meara-Costello
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Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 11 years experience
(617) 742-6020 65A Atlantic Ave
 Boston, MA 02110
Employment, Criminal and Education
Harvard Law School
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Thomas E. Hogan II
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Waltham, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 8 years experience
(978) 710-9987 738 Main Street #199
 Waltham, MA 02451-0616
Employment, Administrative, Estate Planning and Family
New England Law | Boston
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Attorney Tom Hogan practices in the areas of employment law, real estate, land use, and professional licensing. He is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire (B.A., double major in Russian and History, 2005 ) and New England Law | Boston (J.D., 2009), where he was a member of Phi Alpha Delta, co-chair of the Executive Office on Alumni Relations, and the Executive Budget and Appropriations Committee. Tom has a diverse array of experience in the field of administrative law. While a student, Tom served as a student law clerk for Administrative Law Judges in both the Appellate Tax...
Andrea Haas
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Waltham, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 9 years experience
(617) 521-8600 391 Totten Pond Rd
#402
 Waltham, MA 02451
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation and Civil Rights
Suffolk University Law School
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Katherine A. K. Mumma
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Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 13 years experience
(617) 348-4344 24 Federal Street, 12th Floor
 Boston, MA 02110
Employment and Business
Harvard Law School
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Kathy’s practice focuses on the resolution of employment and complex commercial litigation and pre-litigation disputes. She has represented clients before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. In that capacity she has successfully moved to dismiss a FLSA complaint brought against a quasi-public entity, defeated summary judgment in Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation litigation, and successfully opposed motions for preliminary injunction in matters involving alleged breaches of covenants not to compete. Kathy also has an active appellate practice, having authored or participated in numerous appellate briefs in Massachusetts and federal appellate courts for clients. Having been in human resources...
Joseph A. Swartz
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Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 38 years experience
(800) 545-3732 10 Marshall St
 Boston, MA 02108
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
Suffolk University Law School and Northeastern University School of Law
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J. Nathan Cole
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Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 14 years experience
(508) 490-8500 Kenney & Sams, P.C.
Old City Hall
 Boston, MA 02108
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Construction and Personal Injury
Boston College Law School
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J. Nathan Cole is an experienced trial lawyer who represents a range of New England small and mid-sized companies in civil litigation. Through strong command of trial tactics and strategy, Nathan has effectively steered cases to jury verdict before the Massachusetts Superior and District Courts, and has represented clients before the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the U.S. District Court, and numerous private mediators. Nathan's ability to anticipate and respond to opposing counsel’s strategy offers distinct advantages as he prepares to defend a case or advises clients to pursue settlement. His experience includes representing small business and regional companies,...
Josef Culik
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Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 9 years experience
(617) 830-1795 225 Franklin St., 26th Floor
 Boston, MA 02110
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Consumer and Foreclosure Defense
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Josef Culik is the President and Principal Attorney at Culik Law. Joe has built his reputation on helping people and has dedicated his practice in Boston, Massachusetts to consumer protection, employee rights, and individual personal injury. He has advocated for individuals against some of the largest companies in America and has a passion for helping people uphold their rights against impossible odds. He has filed both individual and class-action lawsuits against most of the major banks, against some of the biggest debt collectors and credit reporting agencies, as well as insurance companies and corporate employers. Joe...
Rich Mucci
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Winchester, MA Employment Law Attorney with 13 years experience
(781) 729-3999 63 Shore Rd
#23
 Winchester, MA 01890
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Construction and Criminal
Suffolk University Law School
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My full-service law practice has assisted individuals and companies satisfy their personal and professional objectives through cost-efficient negotiation and litigation results. I have an expertise in the fields of business, construction, employment, real estate, personal injury law and criminal defense. I am a trial attorney skilled in both civil and criminal matters. I have successfully tried numerous cases, both to juries and to the bench. I provide a one-stop shop to residents of Boston and the surrounding areas. I have the skill and experience of a big Boston lawyer at suburban prices.
Lisa G. Arrowood
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Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 36 years experience
(617) 849-6210 10 Post Office Square
7th Floor South
 Boston, MA 02109
Employment, Business, Legal Malpractice and Medical Malpractice
Harvard Law School
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Maura Greene
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Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 32 years experience
(617) 936-1580 One International Place, 8th Floor
 Boston, MA 02110
Employment and Business
Suffolk University Law School
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Boston employment attorney representing individuals in sexual and racial harassment cases and wrongful termination cases, counseling on job loss, negotiating and drafting contracts and severance agreements, handling wage and hour claims, drafting executive compensation agreements, consulting on vacation pay and overtime issues, drafting employee handbooks and policies, conducting sexual harassment and other workplace training. AV rated (highest individual rating an attorney can receive) with twenty-seven years of experience. Named in 2012 as one of Boston's highest rated employment attorneys. In 2013 named as a Super Lawyer in the area of employment.
Zoraida Fernandez
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Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 9 years experience
(617) 742-6020 65A Atlantic Ave
 Boston, MA 02110
Employment, Criminal and Education
University of Michigan Law School
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James W. Duffy
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Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer
(617) 720-8447 10 Tremont St
6th Floor
 Boston, MA 02108
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Suffolk University Law School
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James Duffy is a 2017 cum laude graduate of Suffolk University Law School, graduating with Distinction in the Trial and Appellate Advocacy Concentration.

While at Suffolk, Jim was an active member of the Suffolk Prosecutors Program, where he represented the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the prosecution of criminal matters. In that job, he conducted legal and factual research, drafted pleadings, and regularly appeared in court to argue on behalf of the Commonwealth.

Jim also received numerous awards for his academic and advocacy achievements while in law school. He received the Distinguished Brief award and was named Best Oral Advocate in his first...
(617) 720-8447 1 Exchange Place
 Worcester, MA 01608
Joseph Sulman
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Waltham, MA Employment Law Attorney with 13 years experience
(617) 521-8600 391 Totten Pond Rd
#402
 Waltham, MA 02451
Free ConsultationEmployment, Civil Rights and Personal Injury
Georgetown University Law Center
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Rachel Stroup
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Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer
(617) 742-6020 65A Atlantic Ave
 Boston, MA 02110
Employment, Civil Rights and Criminal
Northeastern University School of Law
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Jonathan M. Feigenbaum
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Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 32 years experience
(617) 357-9700 184 High Street
 Boston, MA 02110
Free ConsultationEmployment and Insurance Claims
Suffolk University Law School
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Jonathan M. Feigenbaum of Boston concentrates in ERISA (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) law and insurance claims denied under state laws. Whether an insurance company, employer, union or other ERISA governed plan has denied your insurance claim, we can help you with: Short term disability Long term disability insurance Individual disability insurance for professionals Healthcare coverage Independent medical examinations (IMEs) Life insurance claims for accidental death and dismemberment Credit disability insurance Pension Other employee benefits Areas of Practice ERISA Disability Insurance Health Insurance Life Insurance Pensions Severance ...
William T. Harrington
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Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 24 years experience
(617) 426-7400 171 Milk Street
2nd Floor
 Boston, MA 02109
Employment and Business
Suffolk University Law School
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I represent small to midsized businesses in a variety of employment and business disputes in federal and Massachusetts courts and before government agencies such as the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. I am co-author of the Massachsutts Practice Series volume on civil practice in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts that is published by Thomson-West, the largest legal publisher. Following law school, I clerked for a justice of the Supreme Judical Court of Massachusetts. I was an Assistant District Attorney for several years. I have conducted numerous jury trials and bench trials and have argued approximately 40...
Ross Greenstein
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Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 7 years experience
(800) 545-3732 10 Marshall St
 Boston, MA 02108
Free ConsultationEmployment, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Suffolk University Law School
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Cheri L. Crow
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Stoneham, MA Employment Law Attorney with 35 years experience
(781) 438-6400 Two Main Street, Suite 300
 Stoneham, MA 02108
Employment
Boston College Law School
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Specializing in employment law. Includes drafting of contracts, handbooks, policies, non-competition agreements, confidentiality agreements, and separation agreements; providing legal advise; negotiations, bringing and defending lawsuits; handling discrimination and harassment cases and unemployment matters. Extensive experience at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Federal District Court and Massachusetts State Courts.
Elijah Bresley
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Waltham, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 4 years experience
(617) 521-8600 391 Totten Pond Rd
#402
 Waltham, MA 02451
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation and Civil Rights
Seton Hall University School of Law
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Michael J Bace
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Gloucester , MA Employment Law Attorney with 11 years experience
(508) 922-8328 81 Prospect Street
 Gloucester , MA 01930
Employment, Business and Collections
New England Law | Boston
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We are litigators. We are attorneys who help Massachusetts employees that are owed overtime, unpaid wages, or have other issues at work. We help people misclassified as "independent contractors" recoup the benefits of employment - as well as pursuing general civil litigation across a wide array of topics.
(508) 922-8328 7 Liberty Square
2nd Floor
 Boston, MA 02109
Inga Bernstein
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Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney
(617) 742-6020 65A Atlantic Ave
 Boston, MA 02110
Employment, Civil Rights, Criminal and DUI
Harvard Law School
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Tara Swartz
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Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 16 years experience
(617) 871-1500 100 State Street Suite 900
 Boston, MA 02109
Employment
Northeastern University School of Law
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Swartz Law, LLC concentrates on claims arising in the workplace and at colleges and universities. Attorney Tara M. Swartz represents employees, small businesses, and students in state and federal court, administrative agencies, mediation, arbitration, and appeals. Her employment practice includes a wide range of cases, such as for discrimination and retaliation, sexual harassment, wage and hour violations, leave violations including under the Family and Medical Leave Act, non-competition disputes, whistleblowing, and other employment related contract and tort claims. In the education context, Ms. Swartz concentrates on claims of discrimination, including working with students and institutions to develop...
Heather Virginia Baer
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Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 24 years experience
(617) 542-5542 1 Beacon Street
 Boston, MA 02108
Employment, Business, Criminal and Probate
Boston University School of Law
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Heather Baer has over 20 years of legal experience with an extensive courtroom background. Heather has tried over 50 jury trials and approximately 100 bench trials. Heather regularly handles business law, employment law and criminal defense cases.
(617) 542-5542 110 Cedar Street
Suite 250
 Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
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Employment law governs the relationship between workers and their employers. This law, contained in federal and state statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions, specifies the rights and restrictions applicable to each party in the workplace.

This area of law regulates such issues as employee benefits, discipline, hiring, firing, leave, payroll, and health and safety in the workplace. It also encompasses non-compete agreements, retaliation, severance, unemployment compensation, pensions, whistle-blowing, worker classification, wage garnishment, work authorization for non-U.S. citizens, worker's compensation, and employee handbooks.

Both federal and state laws govern the relationship between employees and employers. Federal laws such as Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on certain characteristics. Many states have enacted their own laws similar to federal ones (and sometimes are more stringent). Cities and counties also can enact ordinances that affect employee rights, such as local minimum wage laws.

Employment lawyers can choose to accept only employees as clients, only employers, or both. Some attorneys focus on a specific area of employment law, such as workers' compensation, whistleblowing or discrimination, but many can handle a wide range of employment law issues.

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