Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”), trade secret misappropriation is now an issue of federal law. This federal statute takes a field which was once nearly the exclusive domain of state law and adds a number of significant new rights for entrepreneurs seeking to preserve the secrets of their success - and for whistleblowing employees who report…
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Developments in the Dynamic World
of Business and Employment Law
Bennett & Belfort, P.C. is pleased to announce that Attorney Craig Levey has joined the firm. Mr. Levey focuses his practice on employment and business matters, representing both individuals and companies. He litigates claims of discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and wage & hour disputes, as well as partnership and fiduciary duty issues. Mr. Levey also drafts, reviews, and…
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On May 18, 2016, President Obama and Secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez, announced the publication of the Department of Labor’s “Final Rule” updating the overtime regulations. This is the first update in over a decade, and will mean that certain workers are now exempt from the requirement that they be paid “overtime wages.” The Final Rule focuses primarily on updating…
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On Friday, May 6, 2016, Bennett & Belfort partner, David E. Belfort moderated the Labor and Employment Update Panel at the Massachusetts Bar Association’s 37th Annual Labor & Employment Law Spring Conference at Suffolk University Law School. The Panelists addressed a variety of recent legislative and common law developments in both labor and employment law before a room of about 85 attendees. The experienced…
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Bennett & Belfort, P.C. partner, David E. Belfort, recently published an article in the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Lawyer’s Journal entitled “The Value of Disconnecting." The piece, which ran in the monthly’s March/April Section Review, focuses on the importance of uninterrupted vacations and down time in the age of boundless smart-phone technology and a seemingly endless stream of professional emails. Mr.…
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Partner, Michael L. Mason and Associate Andrew S. McIlvaine recently secured an arbitration award of over $150,000 for a client who was wrongfully terminated without cause. Our client was a financial adviser whose employment contract stated that he could only be terminated “for cause.” His employer terminated him three years into his five-year…
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On February 11, 2016, 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 Rodgers, Powers & Schwartz LLP, Mary E. O’Neal,…
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Bennett & Belfort, P.C. partner, David E. Belfort , co-chaired, along with Margaret Paget and John Tocci a November 24, 2015 round table discussion at the Massachusetts Bar Association entitled “Legislative Updates on Employment Law with State Legislators” . The legislative panelists included Rep. John Scibak, Chairman, Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, Sen. Michael J. Barrett, Vice Chair, Joint Committee on…
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