Practice Areas
Employment Litigation
Employment Litigation
When employment disputes arise, clients turn to our litigation attorneys for assistance in high-level, complex litigation work. Our attorneys have significant experience representing clients in state and federal courts and before state and federal administrative agencies in Massachusetts and other states including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Our representation includes pursuing and defending clients in matters concerning:
- Non-competition and restrictive covenants
- Trade secret disputes
- Executive and professional termination disputes, including those in arbitration
- Disputes between partners and shareholders in closely held corporations
- Discrimination, sexual harassment, disability and leave issues, including those under Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Wrongful termination and retaliation claims
- Whistleblower disputes
Brian J. MacDonough and Jaclyn L. McNeely published in MarketWatch on protecting your career
Brian J. MacDonough, co-chair of the firm's Employment Department, and Jaclyn L. McNeeley, associate, were published in a MarketWatch article...
Fiduciary Duties: Expansion of Protections for Shareholder-Professionals
As a general rule in Massachusetts, the officers and directors of a corporation do not owe fiduciary duties to individual...
Our “Top Five to Ten” List of Important Recent Cases
In order to keep our readers abreast of recent developments and legal trends, we are continuing our “top five to...
The Embattled Executive: Strategies for Protecting Compensation and Careers
In the not so distant past, it was not uncommon for successful executives and professionals to spend decades, if not...
Sherin and Lodgen’s Employment Law Department Recognized by Chambers USA
Sherin and Lodgen LLP was recently ranked for Labor & Employment: Mainly Plaintiffs Representation in the 2019 edition of Chambers...
