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B&B Partner David E. Belfort was called upon for comment and quoted in the April 29, 2020 issue of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (“MLW”) in a front page article discussing the Massachusetts Appeals Court decision upholding the ruling in Trahan v. Wayfair, LLC (Trahan v. Wayfair Me., LLC, No. 19-1961 (1st Cir. Apr. 21, 2020). The Trahan appeal involved the lower…

Severance agreements are contracts between an employer and a departing employee that formalize the terms of the separation- and beyond.  While people are generally aware that employers sometimes offer a severance agreement, there are some important facts that employees should know in the event that they are presented with one and asked to sign it. Like most contracts, severance agreements…

On March 12, 2020 Bennett & Belfort P.C. attorney Craig D. Levey served as a panelist for the Boston Bar Association’s program entitled “Employment Law Issues Related to the Coronavirus Outbreak.”  This very timely discussion was hosted by the BBA’s Labor and Employment Law Section. Mr. Levey was joined on the panel by Peter J. Moser of Hirsch Roberts Weinstein…

Francoise Parker marketed energy services for EnerNOC, Inc., for which she was paid a base salary and commissions. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held that EnerNOC’s decision to withhold more nearly $350,000 in commissions because Ms. Parker was no longer employed by the Company subjected the Company to treble damages. In short, EnerNOC could not evade the Massachusetts Wage…

While it is important for employers to diligently engage in an interactive process with its employees, a recent case demonstrates the importance of the obligation of employees in certain situations to disclose medical diagnoses relevant to their ability to perform the essential functions of their job. In a December 23, 2019 decision, Flaherty v. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., 946 F.3d 41…

On December 6, 2019, Bennett & Belfort, P.C. partner, David E. Belfort served as a panel presenter on the topic of “Jury Verdicts: the Big, the Bad and the Ugly; How to Get Them and How to Avoid Them” at the 22nd Annual MCLE Employment Law Conference. Attorney Belfort, along with three other distinguished panelists, engaged in a dialogue highlighting…

On November 21, 2019 Bennett & Belfort P.C. attorney Craig D. Levey served as a panelist at Suffolk Law School’s Fall Symposium entitled Automation In The Legal Profession: But At What Costs? The panel was hosted by the Journal of High Technology Law, and focused on the intersection between human attorneys and automation in the legal field. Mr. Levey discussed…

  Bennett & Belfort is proud to announce that Thomas Reuters / “Super Lawyers” has listed Bennett & Belfort P.C. Partners David Belfort,  Todd Bennett and Michael Mason as 2019 New England Super Lawyers; and Partner Eric LeBlanc and Senior Associates Michaela  May and Craig Levey as Rising Stars.   Attorney Belfort was selected as a “Top 100” attorney and…