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Developments in the Dynamic World

of Business and Employment Law

Michaela May Honored Among “Top Women of the Law”

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly honored B&B Partner Michaela May as one of its “Top Women of the Law” for 2024, in a ceremony held on November 12, 2024, at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. May, who joined the firm in 2018, primarily represents workers employment-related disputes. May’s practice includes wage-and-hour, discrimination, sexual harassment, severance agreements, and restrictive covenants. Her clients work…
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Nine B&B Attorneys Honored in Super Lawyers Distinction

Bennett & Belfort P.C. is proud to announce that attorneys Todd J. Bennett, David E. Belfort, Eric R. LeBlanc, Michael L. Mason, Craig D. Levey, Michaela C. May, Nafisa M. Bohra, Eric Lassar, and Zachary Hammond have been honored in the 2024 Massachusetts Super Lawyers publication for their exceptional legal talent as recognized by their lawyer colleagues in New England.…
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Belfort Speaks to Lawyers Weekly On Appellate Division Decision That Found A Retention Bonus Is Not Subject to The Massachusetts “Wage Act”

B&B Founding Partner David E. Belfort was recently interviewed by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (MLW) relative to a decision issued by the Massachusetts District Court Appellate Division (Northern District) in Nunez v. Syncsort Inc., et al. (No. 23-ADCV – 63NO) involving whether retention bonuses are considered wages.  The appellate panel (Justices: Stark, McGrath & Fabbri, JJ.)  held that Nunez, an employee who worked through…
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Bay State Enacts Pay-Transparency Law

Governor Healey signed a new law on July 31, 2024, that will require many employers in Massachusetts to post salary ranges and regularly report certain compensation data. Through the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act, H. 4890, Massachusetts joins 10 other states in requiring employers to disclose salary ranges. The pay-transparency mandate, to be codified as G.L. c. 149, § 105F,…
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