Employment-Related Agreements
Our clients rely on our employment team to draft and review employment, independent contractor, non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, non-disclosure, severance and separation agreements.
We routinely advise clients on the enforceability of non-competition, non-solicitation and restrictive covenant agreements. We have obtained numerous injunctions for employers, enforcing such agreements against their former employees. Conversely, we frequently have defeated applications for injunctive relief brought by employers against their former employees and the employees’ new employers.
Chambers USA recognizes our Labor & Employment practice among the most notable in Massachusetts.
How we can help
- Employment agreements and offer letters
- Separation and severance agreements
- Consulting/cooperation agreements
- Non-competition, non-solicitation and restrictive covenant agreements
- Non-disclosure agreements
- Policies and procedures
A business executive finds a way to amicably move on
We represented the CEO of a transportation-services company when the company’s board, according to the client, usurped his authority and violated his employment agreement. This required diplomacy in dealing with the chair of the board. Our client wanted to move on amicably. We offered a bundle of solutions that addressed the restrictions and avoided potential problems. In a matter of one month, the parties arrived at an agreement that was the best for both sides, including a transition period.
Other experience
- Victory in a breach of contract and employment dispute including Federal Court dismissal of all ten counterclaims asserted, resulting in issuance of landmark Massachusetts federal decision clarifying non-compete law on material change doctrine in favor of client.
- Counseled many clients regarding enforceability of non-compete agreements.
- Employee Loan Agreements for a major Massachusetts employer.
- Written Information Security Program Policy (WISP) for a college.
- Dismissal, affirmed on appeal, of a complaint brought by a former consultant alleging breach of contract and violation of G.L. c. 93A in connection with stock options that had expired before the consultant attempted to exercise them.
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Publications
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Client Alert: Connecticut Legislature Passes Significant Expansion of Paid Sick Leave Benefits for Employees
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Client Alert: EEOC Releases Final Guidance on Workplace Harassment
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Client Alert: New FTC Rule Imposes Sweeping Ban on Non-Compete Agreements with Workers
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Client Alert: DOL Announces Final Rule Increasing Minimum Salary Levels for FLSA Overtime Exemptions
Events + Recordings
News
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Bowditch Named to 2024 BTI Client Service A-Team List for Second Consecutive Year
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Press Release: Leading Employment Attorney Steven Manchel and Long-time Colleagues Bring Talents to Bowditch
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Tina Bussone Quoted in “As fewer U.S. employees work remotely, Central Mass. businesses see benefits in the option, particularly for women who often have busier home lives” in the Worcester Business Journal
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Bob Young Quoted in “Hospital leader vindicated in long-running defamation, retaliation suit brought by nurses” in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Commercial Real Estate Insight & News
Client Alert: Updates Relating to OSHA’s Emergency Vaccination/Testing Requirements for Employers with 100 or More Employees and the CDC’s New Isolation and Quarantine Guidelines
Client Alert: Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Temporarily Blocked Nationwide
Biden Administration Issues Guidance to Federal Contractors for Compliance with Vaccine Mandate
The Case for Inclusion
Tina Bussone Quoted in “As fewer U.S. employees work remotely, Central Mass. businesses see benefits in the option, particularly for women who often have busier home lives” in the Worcester Business Journal
New Year, New Protections for Pregnant and Lactating Employees, Restrictions on Pre-Dispute Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Provisions
Client Alert: EEOC Releases Updated “Know Your Rights” Poster