On July 26, 2022, Massachusetts became the 18th state in the U.S. to ban discrimination based on natural hairstyle and hair texture. The CROWN (“Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace...
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Developments in the Dynamic World
of Business and Employment Law
The “American Rule” has long disallowed a prevailing party in litigation from recovering its attorneys’ fees from the losing party, absent unusual circumstances. The Supreme Judicial Court held in the recent case of Tocci v. Tocci that the American Rule stands as firmly as ever, denying a closely held corporation from recovering the attorneys’ fees that it had expended in…
Partner Todd Bennett Partner Craig Levey On July 15, 2022, a judge sitting in Suffolk Superior Court ruled that Bennett & Belfort’s client is entitled to a jury trial on...
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A federal jury in Massachusetts has found a construction company and its CEO liable in the gross amount of $650,000 after they reported an injured employee to immigration authorities in...
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Two new Supreme Court decisions will make it easier for some employees to keep their cases in court, and out of arbitration. In Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, issued on...
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is poised to decide whether, and to what extent, long-haul trucking companies must pay drivers for time spent in sleeper berths while the trucks are on the road. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) generally requires that these workers be paid minimum wage for “working time.” Whether “working time” includes drivers’ time…
B&B Partner David E. Belfort was recently invited by “The Boston Globe” (‘Globe’) to comment on a case involving a claim of reverse race discrimination where a white applicant was...
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B&B Attorney Eric LeBlanc was quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s February 25, 2022 edition concerning the recent decision in Chapoteau, et al. v. Bella Sante, Inc., et al. At issue...
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