Affiliations

• Massachusetts Bar Association, Member of the Labor & Employment Section Council (2009-present)
• Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Disability Regulations Committee (2011-present)
• American Bar Association
• Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA), Senior Advisor (2008-present)
• The Resource Partnership, Board of Directors (1998-2009)

Representative Engagements

Representative Private Plaintiff Class Actions, Wage & Hour Collective Actions, And EEOC Pattern-Or-Practice Actions

• Representing provider of services and programs for individuals with special needs in defense of putative FLSA collective action alleging misclassification of group home supervisors as exempt (U.S.D.C. D. Conn.)
• Hough, et al. v. Select Restaurants, Inc., No. 05-1258-H (MA Super. Court) (Rule 23 class action challenging the distribution of service charges under the Massachusetts tip statute)
• Retained by international hotel chain for defense of wage and hour claims concerning alleged misclassification of operational position and unpaid meal periods (U.S.D.C. D. Mass.)
• Jock, et al. v. Sterling Jewelers Inc., No. 08-CV-2875 (U.S.D.C. S.D.N.Y.) (ongoing representation in class action alleging gender discrimination in pay and promotions)
• Arrighi, et al. v. Cintas Corporation, No. 10-CV-237 (R.I. Super. Court) (ongoing representation in multi-plaintiff action brought by employees alleging violative drug testing in the workplace)
• EEOC v. Sterling Jewelers Inc., No. 08-CV-706 (U.S.D.C. W.D.N.Y.) (ongoing representation in EEOC pattern or practice case alleging gender discrimination in pay and promotions).

Employment-Related Trials/Arbitrations

• Roache v. South Shore Hospital, et al. (MA Superior Court) (defense verdict on tortious interference with advantageous relations claim, and summary judgment verdict on age discrimination claims)
• Devine v. Stop & Shop (USDC MA ) (defense verdict in ADA failure to accommodate claim)
• Bell v. WLVI, Inc., Tribune Company, et al. (USDC MA) (defense of claims including wrongful discharge, breach of contract, defamation, and interference with advantageous relations)
• Brazeau v. Price Chopper Supermarkets (MA Superior Court) (defense of claims including defamation, and wrongful termination based on breach of contract)
• Ferraro v. Stop & Shop, et al. (CT Superior Court) (defense of claims involving intentional infliction of emotional distress and loss of consortium)
• Hancock v. Stop & Shop (CT Superior Court) (defense of claims including breach of implied contract, invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress)
• Langner v. Stop & Shop (CT Superior Court) (defense of disability discrimination claim)
• Gagnon v. UnitedHealth Group (AAA Arbitration) (defense of claims including disability discrimination and defamation)
• Guiles v. UnitedHealth Group (AAA Arbitration) (defense of claims including race discrimination and retaliation)
• Mazonson LLC v. McKinney  (AAA Arbitration) (representation of employer in action against former employee for breach of contract and defense of counterclaims regarding compensation)
• IBEW, Local 2322 (Desoto) v. Verizon(AAA Labor Arbitration) (defense verdict in representation of employer in termination case)
• IBEW, Local 2222 (Nastasia) v. Verizon(AAA Labor Arbitration) (defense verdict in representation of employer in termination case)
• CWA, Local 1400 (Dallas) v. Verizon(AAA Labor Arbitration) (defense verdict in representation of employer in termination case)

Representative Non-Competition/Non-Disclosure Cases

• Calloway Laboratories, Inc. v. Turner, No. 09-4559A (MA Super.)
• DHR International, Inc. v. Harris, et al., No. 06-CA-10858-RWZ (D. Mass.)
• R.M. Foley, Inc. v. Vogel Inc., et al., No. 06-3937 (MA Super.)
• Butts v. Kaufman Company, No. 06-972 (MA Super.)
• PCG Trading, LLC v. Suk, No. ESCV2006-01626-A (MA Super.)
• PCG Trading, LLC v. Tejeda, No. ESCV2005-02239-B (MA Super.)
• Mazonson v. USI, et al., No. ESCV2004-02029-D (MA Super.)
• Converge, LLC v. Gamble, No. 1-1045-B (MA Super.)
• Converge, LLC v. Hickox, No. 01-5005 (MA Super.)

Other Representative Cases

• Furtado v. Standard Parking, et al., No. 10-11231-WGY (D. Mass. 2011) (summary judgment for defendant on all claims, including FMLA and ADA claims)
• Chamberland v. South Shore Hospital, No. CV2011-00501 (MA Super. 2011) (granting motion to dismiss with prejudice of multiple tort claims)
• Chukwurah v. Stop & Shop, Appeal No. 08-5564-CV(2d Cir. 2010) (affirming summary judgment for defendant in defense of claims including retaliation and discrimination on account of race, national origin and age, and retaliation under the FLSA)
• Blaisdell v. Stop & Shop, No. CV2008-01735 (MA Super. 2011) (summary judgment for defendant on defamation claim)
• Carter v. Tropicana, No. 07-cv-10921-RWZ (D. Mass.) (Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of claim for wrongful termination based on violation of a public policy)
• Croft v. National Bedding Co. d/b/a Serta Mattress Co., No. 04-11487-RWZ (D. Mass.) (summary judgment for defendant in breach of contract action)
• Wells v. Greyhound, No. 02-10863-JLA (D. Mass.) (summary judgment for defendant in defense of ADA failure to accommodate claim)
• Lydon v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., No. 10772-MEL (D. Mass.) (summary judgment for defendant on all claims, including discrimination on account of age, national origin and race, and retaliation under Mass. Gen. Laws, ch. 151B)
• Schiel v. Stop & Shop, No. 3:96-cv-01742-WWE (D. Conn.) (summary judgment for defendant in defense of claims including reverse sex discrimination and retaliation) 

Presentations

• “Social Media in the Workplace: Legal Risks and Case Studies,” NEHRA Program (October 2010)
• “Massachusetts Personnel Records Statute Amendment and CORI Reform,” NEHRA Employment Law Update Program (Fall 2010)
• “Proposed Massachusetts Non-Compete Legislation,” NEHRA Employment Law Update Program (Spring 2010)
• “The ADA Amendments Act and the EEOC’s Proposed Regulations,” NEHRA Employment Law Update Program (Fall 2009)
• “Reductions-in-Force and Alternative Cost-Cutting Measures,” NEHRA Employment Law Update Program (Spring 2009)
• “NEHRA Quarterly Employment Law Update,” Webinar (2009-present)
• “NEHRA Employment Law Basics Course for New HR Professionals” (2009-present)
• “The ADA Amendments Act and the Revised FMLA Regulations,” NEHRA Program (March 2009)
• “The ADA Amendments Act and the Revised FMLA Regulations,” Massachusetts Hospital Association Program (February 2009)
• “The ADA Amendments Act and the Revised FMLA Regulations,” NEHRA Employment Law Update Program (Fall 2008)
• “Communicating in a High-Tech World,” Law Librarians of New England Program (Fall 2008)
• “Chapter 80 of the Acts of 2008, Implications for Healthcare Business Operations,” Massachusetts Hospital Association Program (June 2008)
• “New Massachusetts Wage & Hour Treble Damages Law: Litigation Avoidance is the First Line of Defense,” Seyfarth Shaw Breakfast Briefing (2008)
• “FMLA Update,” NEHRA Employment Law Update Program (Spring 2008)
• “Military Family Leave Under the FMLA,” The Resource Partnership Program (2008)
• “Recent Developments in Discrimination & Leave Laws and Wage and Hour Class Actions,“ NEHRA Annual Conference (2007)
• “Developments in Anti-Discrimination Law 2006-2007,“ NEHRA Employment Law Update Program (Spring 2007)
• “The ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation Triangle,“ MCLE Program (2007)
• “Interviewing Applicants Under the ADA,“ The Resource Partnership Program (2007)
• “Religion in the Workplace, Recent Developments,“ NEHRA Employment Law Update Program (Spring 2006)
• “Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law, Has the Dust Settled?,“ Seyfarth Shaw Breakfast Briefing (2005)
• “Hiring Employees, What Are the Permissible Inquiries?,“ Suffolk University Human Resources Graduate Program (2002-2005)
• “Recent Developments in the ADA, State Disability Law & the FMLA,“ NEHRA Employment Law Update Program (Spring 2004)
• “Disability Discrimination Law Update and the Reasonable Accommodation Challenge,“ Seyfarth Shaw Breakfast Briefing (2004)
• “Disability Discrimination and the Interactive Process,“ Seyfarth Shaw Symposium (2003)
   

Publications

• Contributing author, Workplace Class Action Blog, available at: www.workplaceclassaction.com
• Contributing author, Wage & Hour Litigation Blog, available at: www.wagehourlitigation.com
• Chapter Author, "Chapter 25 - Minimum Wage," Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation, ALM Law Journal Press (2012).  Definitive treatise on wage and hour litigation.
• “Disability Protections Now Broader Than Ever: The EEOC's New Regulations Under the ADA Amendments Act” BNA Corporate Counsel Weekly (April 2011)
• “From The War On Terror: Ensuring Successful Transitions For Our Citizen-Soldiers Under USERRA” Insights Magazine (Spring 2011)
• “Preventing Workplace Violence: A ‘Catch-22’ For Employers” Insights Magazine (Spring 2010)
• "Online Social Media And The Workplace: What Is An Employer To Do?" Insights Magazine (Winter 2010)
• Contributing Author to the Comments Submitted By The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) on the EEOC’s Proposed Regulations on the ADA Amendments Act (Fall 2009)
• "Mandatory Treble Damages for Mass. Wage & Hour Violations - One Year Later" Insights Magazine (Fall 2009)
• “Traps for the Unwary During a Reduction-In-Force” Insights Magazine (Spring 2009)
• “The ADA Amendments Act: How the Disability Landscape Will Change” Insights Magazine (Winter 2009)
• “The New Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act: Is Your Workplace Ready?” Insights Magazine (Fall 2008)
• “Data Security Breaches” Are Your Human Resources Policies Equipped to Avoid and/or Repair the Damage?” Insights Magazine (Spring 2008)

Community Involvement

• Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA), Senior Advisor (2008-present)
• The Resource Partnership, Board of Directors (1998-2009)