Beth L.Sherwood
Counsel
Labor & Employment
bsherwood@seyfarth.com
Beth leverages her breadth of experience to help employers navigate and avoid litigation.
More About Beth
Beth helps clients evaluate and address various threats to their business practices. She guides clients through litigation, arbitration, and investigations, developing and implementing legal solutions that work best in light of applicable business models and team dynamics.
When working with clients, Beth is a team player who takes the time to understand their unique business needs and practices. Her depth of experience in labor and employment law matters—including, but not limited to, wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, reductions in force, and restrictive covenants and trade secrets—allows her to see the big picture for employers. In addition to her courtroom advocacy skills, Beth has counseled startup companies and Fortune 500 companies alike in finding legal solutions to myriad issues.
When working with clients, Beth is a team player who takes the time to understand their unique business needs and practices. Her depth of experience in labor and employment law matters—including, but not limited to, wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, reductions in force, and restrictive covenants and trade secrets—allows her to see the big picture for employers. In addition to her courtroom advocacy skills, Beth has counseled startup companies and Fortune 500 companies alike in finding legal solutions to myriad issues.
- JD, Vanderbilt University School of Law
- BA, University of California, San Diego
- Massachusetts
- New York
- US Court of Federal Claims
- US District Court, District of Massachusetts
Related Services
- Defending employers against state and federal wage and hour claims, governmental investigations, and litigation, including state and federal class and collective actions. For example, Beth has represented clients in connection with allegations of unpaid meal breaks, overtime, bonuses, and commissions, independent contractor misclassification, and exempt employee misclassification.
- Defending employers against federal and state discrimination and retaliation claims, including harassment, wrongful termination, and related torts.
- Representing employers nationwide in matters involving unfair competition, employee raiding, trade secret misappropriation, and restrictive covenant litigation.
- Advising clients in matters relating to wage and hour compliance, employment discrimination, workplace harassment, retaliation, medical leave, wrongful discharge, traditional labor law, restrictive covenants, and termination of employment, including reductions in force.
- Drafting policies and employment-related documents, including employment agreements, employee handbooks and state-specific supplements, student/parent handbooks, and vendor agreements.
- Investigating highly sensitive discrimination allegations, including those involving allegedly criminal conduct, and many of which have involved highly-placed members of educational institutions, corporate entities, unionized employees, municipalities, students, and/or minor children.
- Co-Author, "Mass-Peculiarities – An Employer’s Guide to Wage & Hour Law in the Bay State," 2025 Edition, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (2025)
Beth leverages her breadth of experience to help employers navigate and avoid litigation.
More About Beth
Beth helps clients evaluate and address various threats to their business practices. She guides clients through litigation, arbitration, and investigations, developing and implementing legal solutions that work best in light of applicable business models and team dynamics.
When working with clients, Beth is a team player who takes the time to understand their unique business needs and practices. Her depth of experience in labor and employment law matters—including, but not limited to, wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, reductions in force, and restrictive covenants and trade secrets—allows her to see the big picture for employers. In addition to her courtroom advocacy skills, Beth has counseled startup companies and Fortune 500 companies alike in finding legal solutions to myriad issues.
When working with clients, Beth is a team player who takes the time to understand their unique business needs and practices. Her depth of experience in labor and employment law matters—including, but not limited to, wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, reductions in force, and restrictive covenants and trade secrets—allows her to see the big picture for employers. In addition to her courtroom advocacy skills, Beth has counseled startup companies and Fortune 500 companies alike in finding legal solutions to myriad issues.
- JD, Vanderbilt University School of Law
- BA, University of California, San Diego
- Massachusetts
- New York
- US Court of Federal Claims
- US District Court, District of Massachusetts
Related Services
- Defending employers against state and federal wage and hour claims, governmental investigations, and litigation, including state and federal class and collective actions. For example, Beth has represented clients in connection with allegations of unpaid meal breaks, overtime, bonuses, and commissions, independent contractor misclassification, and exempt employee misclassification.
- Defending employers against federal and state discrimination and retaliation claims, including harassment, wrongful termination, and related torts.
- Representing employers nationwide in matters involving unfair competition, employee raiding, trade secret misappropriation, and restrictive covenant litigation.
- Advising clients in matters relating to wage and hour compliance, employment discrimination, workplace harassment, retaliation, medical leave, wrongful discharge, traditional labor law, restrictive covenants, and termination of employment, including reductions in force.
- Drafting policies and employment-related documents, including employment agreements, employee handbooks and state-specific supplements, student/parent handbooks, and vendor agreements.
- Investigating highly sensitive discrimination allegations, including those involving allegedly criminal conduct, and many of which have involved highly-placed members of educational institutions, corporate entities, unionized employees, municipalities, students, and/or minor children.
- Co-Author, "Mass-Peculiarities – An Employer’s Guide to Wage & Hour Law in the Bay State," 2025 Edition, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (2025)