Employment Blog

Category: General

Brian J. MacDonough appointed Chair of the Firm’s Employment Department

02/01/2020   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Brian J. MacDonough has been appointed chair of the firm’s Employment Department, effective February 1, 2020. Brian previously served as co-chair... Read More »

David I. Brody quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on potential liability for ‘OK Boomer’ in the workplace

12/09/2019   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

David I. Brody, associate in the firm’s Employment Department, was quoted in the December 5th issue of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (MLW). His... Read More »

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Fiduciary Duties: Expansion of Protections for Shareholder-Professionals

06/18/2019   |   BY David I. Brody and Nancy S. Shilepsky

As a general rule in Massachusetts, the officers and directors of a corporation do not owe fiduciary duties to individual... Read More »

2019 Chambers Top Ranked

Sherin and Lodgen’s Employment Law Department Recognized by Chambers USA

04/29/2019   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Sherin and Lodgen LLP was recently ranked for Labor & Employment: Mainly Plaintiffs Representation in the 2019 edition of Chambers... Read More »

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UPDATE: IRS Says NDAs Don’t Prevent Plaintiffs from Deducting Attorneys’ Fees in Sexual Harassment Settlements

03/11/2019   |   BY David I. Brody

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act (the “Act”), contained troubling language for plaintiffs seeking to settle sexual harassment claims... Read More »

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Sherin and Lodgen Employment Blog Receives “Go-To Thought Leadership Award” from the National Law Review

01/10/2019   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Sherin and Lodgen LLP has received a 2018 “Go-To Thought Leadership Award” from the National Law Review for its employment... Read More »

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Punishing Unlawful Employers – Juries Say #MeToo

11/19/2018   |   BY David I. Brody

The effects of the #MeToo movement have reached almost all corners of our lives, and the courtroom has been no... Read More »

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Paid Family and Medical Leave Coming in 2021

11/19/2018   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Sherin and Lodgen LLP recently co-sponsored the Boston Bar Association’s first-ever Employment Law Conference on October 25, 2018.  Among the... Read More »

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Performance Evaluations: What Your Employment Lawyer Would Like You to Know

11/19/2018   |   BY Brian J. MacDonough and David I. Brody

Nothing is quite as frustrating for employment lawyers as when their clients’ own words – or silence – are used... Read More »

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Nancy S. Shilepsky named Chair of MBA Labor & Employment Section Council

09/10/2018   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Nancy S. Shilepsky has been named Chair of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s (MBA) Labor & Employment Section Council for the 2018-19... Read More »

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More on Sexual Harassment

08/22/2018   |   BY Brian J. MacDonough

As we have predicted, in the wake of revelations of unbridled, systemic abuse, sexual harassment cases are going to be... Read More »

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What’s Up with Sick Leave?

08/22/2018   |   BY David I. Brody

There is a lot up with sick leave.  First, for anyone who is on intermittent leave under the Family and... Read More »