Bennett & Belfort, P.C. is pleased to announce that Craig Levey has been selected by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly to receive the Excellence in the Law Award in the category of “Up and Coming” Lawyers. The “Up & Coming” category is a salute to the rising stars of the Massachusetts Bar who have been practicing for 10 years or less, yet…
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Developments in the Dynamic World
of Business and Employment Law
On March 27, 2017, Bennett & Belfort P.C. partner David E. Belfort again chaired and presented at a seminar entitled “Proving & Valuing Damages in Employment Cases” at Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s (MCLE) Boston conference center. Joining Attorney Belfort on the panel were his respected colleagues Attorneys Robert S. Mantell, Esq. of Powers, Jodoin, Margolis & Mantell LLP, Mary E. O’Neal, Esq. of Conn…
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In MCAD & Amanda LaPete v. Country Bank for Savings, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD”) awarded Complainant (Amanda LaPete), a woman who was terminated while on approved leave for post-partum depression, back pay plus $50,000.00 for emotional distress stemming from her employer’s disability discrimination. Docket No. 10-SEM-02769 (Kaplan, J., February 5, 2017). While employed by Respondent (Country Bank for…
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B&B Partner David Belfort was called upon for comment and quoted extensively in a recent Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (“MLW”) article discussing enforcement of employee non-compete agreements. The front page article entitled “Company acquisition leads to non-compete confusion” was published in the March 9, 2017, edition of MLW and focused on the implications on the enforcement of a restrictive covenant first…
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Attorney Todd Bennett was quoted in the January 9, 2017 edition of "Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.” The article entitled, “State Judge rejects federal test on meal break compensability,” concerns the Massachusetts Wage Act and the Massachusetts Overtime law. In the underlying case, a group of security guards brought suit against their employer for failing to pay them for meal breaks, and…
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On October 27, 2016, Bennett & Belfort, P.C. attorney Andrew McIlvaine served as an invited panel speaker at the Massachusetts Employment Lawyer Association. He spoke on developments in the law on transgender discrimination in connection with his recent victory on behalf of a transgender client in a case tried before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD”). Attorney McIlvaine discussed the…
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We are proud to announce that Thomas Reuters / “Super Lawyers” has listed Bennett & Belfort P.C. Partners, David E. Belfort; Todd J. Bennett; Eric R. LeBlanc; and Michael L. Mason among the 2016 New England Super Lawyers/Rising Stars. Mr. Bennett and Mr. Belfort were selected to the list of top 100 Lawyers in New England. Attorney Belfort…
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Among the ballot questions posed this Election Day, November 8, Question 4 asks voters to decide whether to legalize marijuana (and to regulate it similar to alcoholic beverages). While Massachusetts has permitted medical marijuana since 2013, legalized marijuana raises a number of different questions. Among the most important of these is: how would legalized marijuana impact the workplace? To the…
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