Effective July 1, 2019, final regulations for the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law (PFML) are now available for review by employees and employers. The final regulations come on the tail of a three-month delay of the start of employers paying into the state leave program. The new family and medical leave law goes into effect in stages, with…
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Developments in the Dynamic World
of Business and Employment Law
On June 5, 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) affirmed our client’s Suffolk Superior Court jury verdict and judgment in an amount now exceeding $2,000,000 in the case of Richard DaPrato v. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) 482 Mass. 375 (2019) (click on link for SJC slip opinion: DaPrato v MWRA SJC 6.5.19 ). Mr. DaPrato was represented both at trial…
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Although it was ushered in quietly, the new Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law (“PFML”), M.G.L. c. 175M, will represent a monumental change for both employers and workers. The statute will entitle qualifying workers to as many of 26 weeks of protected, paid medical and family leave. The PFML will apply not only to employees of small businesses, but…
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Over the past couple of years, as part of the ‘#metoo’ movement, many high-profile sexual harassment cases have been reported and discussed in the public eye. However, because many high-ranking corporate officers have employment agreements with arbitration terms, the resolution of many of these cases may end up shrouded in secrecy, away from the public eye. For example, Leslie Moonves,…
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On January 9th, Bennett & Belfort P.C. partner David E. Belfort, helped organize and served as a panelist at the Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association (MELA) Making A Million Dollar Practice fundraising event. The panel was hosted at the Boston College Club and included invited speakers that represented clients in employment cases in 2018 that resulted in seven figure jury trial verdicts.…
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On September 13, 2018, after three days of trial and almost five hours of deliberations, a Suffolk County jury found that Bennett & Belfort’s client, Michael Caruccio, Trustee of the Caruccio Family Trust, had proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant, Alves’ Boston TKD, LLC, breached the terms of their commercial lease agreement. The jury also found…
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Bennett & Belfort is thrilled to announce that Attorney May joined the firm’s litigation team in April. Attorney May comes with vast counseling and employment litigation experience. Ms. May concentrates her practice in employment discrimination and wage-and-hour matters. She serves as Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association’s committee on the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Michaela’s full biography is at…
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We are proud to announce that Thomas Reuters / “Super Lawyers” has listed Bennett & Belfort P.C. Partners, David E. Belfort and Todd J. Bennett, as 2018 New England Super Lawyers; and Partner Eric R. LeBlanc and Senior Associate Michaela C. May as Rising Stars. Attorney Belfort was selected as a “Top 100” attorney and in the area…
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