Bennett & Belfort, P. C. is proud to announce that partners David E. Belfort, Todd J. Bennett, Eric R. LeBlanc, and Craig D. Levey have been recognized as Best Lawyers in Boston Magazine in the practice category Labor and Employment. Attorneys Belfort, Bennett, LeBlanc, and Levey were honored for their outstanding legal talent as recognized by their lawyer colleagues in…
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Developments in the Dynamic World
of Business and Employment 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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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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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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On August 29, 2024, Judge Squires-Lee of the Business Litigation Session (BLS) of the Suffolk Superior Court granted a motion brought by B&B on behalf of Glenn Frank, a financial adviser. Mr. Frank has nearly four decades of experience and enjoys local and national prominence in his industry, including through his book, Your Encore: How to Balance Time, Money and…
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On August 20, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Non-Compete Rule, as promulgated in 16 C.F.R. § 910.1-6. This decision, that impacts the entire United States, marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing…
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Bennett & Belfort P.C. is proud to announce that attorneys David E. Belfort, Todd J. Bennett, Eric R. LeBlanc, and Craig D. Levey have been recognized in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America for their exceptional legal talent as recognized by their lawyer colleagues in New England. Attorney Belfort was selected in the practice areas of “Employment…
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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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