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…
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Developments in the Dynamic World
of Business and Employment Law
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…
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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…
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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…
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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:…
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David E. Belfort, Esq.Bennett & Belfort PC is pleased to announce that on October 29, 2020 B&B Partner, David E. Belfort will serve as a panelist on the Massachusetts Bar Association’s (“MBA”) presentation entitled “COVID-19 and the Workplace: What Employers Should Know & Perspectives from the DOL and AGO” The Panelists plan to address a variety of hot topics impacting…
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Eric R. LeBlanc, Esq.Michaela C. May, Esq.On June 5, 2020, the Massachusetts Appeals Court reversed a Superior Court decision that would have precluded a plaintiff in a sexual harassment case from moving to dismiss her harasser’s specious counterclaims. The case is Rosario v. Caring Bees Healthcare, Inc. et al, Appeals Court No. 19-P-1223. After Attorneys Eric LeBlanc and Michaela May…
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With businesses reopening in Massachusetts, a major challenge is how to handle employee concerns about returning to the workplace while the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Laws enacted to specifically address COVID-19 in the workplace protect employees who contract the illness, need to take care of a household member who has contracted the illness, or cannot work due to COVID-19-related child care…
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