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Bennett & Belfort PC is pleased to announce that on March 31st, 2021 B&B Partner, David E. Belfort will serve as a panelist at the Massachusetts Bar Association’s  (“MBA”) presentation entitled “Best Practices For Drafting Employee Handbooks” The Panelists will address how handbooks and personnel manuals serve as important rules of the road for employees.  The panel will explore how handbooks…

Attorney Eric R. LeBlancAttorney Michaela C. MayBennett & Belfort is pleased to announce that a judge of the Business Litigation Session of the Suffolk Superior Court has denied efforts by GrubHub to force B&B's clients to arbitrate their wage claims against the company. As a result, B&B’s clients – former GrubHub drivers --will be able to pursue a class action…

With the recent rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, Canada, and the United States, some employers are implementing policies that require employees to receive the vaccine prior to reentering the workplace.  This poses thorny societal and legal issues. While some people eagerly await the opportunity to be vaccinated, others are not so keen on the idea.  Whether it is…

David E. BelfortCraig D. LeveyTodd J. BennettBennett & Belfort P.C. is proud to announce that attorneys David E. Belfort, Todd J. Bennett, and Craig D. Levey have been recognized in the 27th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for their high caliber of legal work. Attorney Belfort was selected in the practice areas of “Employment Law – Individuals” and…

A recent federal-court decision under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) highlights the challenges for employees and employers in navigating the reasonable accommodation process. In this case out of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the employee claimed that his employer, Lowe’s, failed to provide him with a reasonable accommodation and forced him out of his director-level position. The employee…

Partner David Belfort was quoted in the October 22, 2020 Massachusetts Lawyer’s Weekly article relative to a recent case about whether a mandatory arbitration provision signed by an unpaid intern applied after the employee became a full-time employee. The question as to whether Courts may compel arbitration arose in a case brought against United Healthcare Services of Delaware, Inc by…

Bennett & Belfort PC is pleased to announce that on December 4, 2020 B&B Partner, David E. Belfort, will serve as an invited speaker at the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s  (“MCLE”) “23rd Annual Employment Law Conference 2020”. Mr. Belfort will serve on a panel entitled “ADR and Trial Practice in a New World: What's New, What's the Same, and What's…

David E. BelfortMichael L. MasonMichaela C. MayTodd J. BennettEric R. LeBlancCraig D. LeveyBennett & Belfort is pleased to announce that Thompson Reuters has recognized six of its attorneys as SuperLawyers and SuperLawyers Rising Stars. Attorneys Todd Bennett and David Belfort were selected as “Top 100” attorneys. Attorney Belfort was also selected as a SuperLawyer in the category of “Employment Litigation:…