On Wednesday, March 27, 2013, Attorney Todd Bennett spoke at the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) seminar entitled, “Litigating Wage and Hour Cases.” Also speaking on the panel with Attorney Bennett were Attorneys Jeffrey Rosin from Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP and Patrick Bannon from Seyfarth Shaw, LLP. Attorney Bennett discussed the Payment of Wages Act (Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter…
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Developments in the Dynamic World
of Business and Employment Law
Bennett & Belfort, P.C. associate attorney, Craig D. Levey, along with his colleague, Courtney Shea hosted Part I of the program “Feed Your Mind: A Legal Lunch Series” on January 31, 2013. The lunch series, created by members of both the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Civil Litigation Section and Young Lawyers Division, provides civil litigators across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with…
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It is well recognized that the shareholders of a Massachusetts closely held corporation are fiduciaries of each other, and owe each other a duty of the utmost good faith and fair dealing in the operation of the business, similar to that of partners. Brodie v. Jordan, 447 Mass. 866, 869 (2006). A closely held corporation is defined as one which…
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Bennett & Belfort, P.C. Partner, David E Belfort, along with his colleague Attorney Peter Moser (From the firm Hirsh, Roberts Weinstein LLP), gave the opening lecture at this year’s 15th Annual Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Employment Law Conference. Their presentation, entitled “Discrimination Law Update,” focused on 2012 developments in Massachusetts federal and state discrimination law. The lecture first addressed…
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The First Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a trial court decision in favor of employees (baristas) of Starbucks on their claim that the company illegally deprived the baristas of tips owed to them by including managerial employees in the tip distribution. (Matamoros v. Starbucks Corp., Docket No. 12-1189) In their class-action lawsuit, the baristas alleged that Starbucks’ policy allowing…
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Bennett & Belfort, P.C. is pleased to announce that four of our attorneys have been selected as 2012 "Super Lawyers," in the categories of Business Litigation and Employment & Labor. The designation is attained through high peer recognition, meeting ethical standards, and demonstrating achievement in the field. Partner David E. Belfort was named a 2012 Super Lawyer in the "Employment Litigation" practice area…
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While some employers elect to offer separating employees some form of severance package, employees are not usually entitled to any severance payment, unless by pre-existing contract. The primary reasons that businesses offer severance packages to departing employees include to: 1) reward them for their services and tenure at the business; and/or 2) in order to obtain a waiver and general…
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Bennett & Belfort, P.C. partner, David E. Belfort, was recently asked to comment on two separate cases for “Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly” (‘MLW’). One of the cases related to the proof analysis applied to employment discrimination cases under the Federal Rehabilitation Act, and the other focused on a rare large jury verdict secured under the Massachusetts Payment of Wages statute’s retaliation…
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