Massachusetts Employment Law Blog

Philip Gordon, attorney at the law firm Gordon LLP, testified on labor hiring law before the government committee, the Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, on the use of credit reports during hiring. The hearing occurred on April 4, 2017, and addressed proposed legislation that would regulate how employers use credit checks during the…

Oxford Comma Decides Court Case in Maine Labor DisputeFor the grammar nerds in all of us, a single punctuation mark recently influenced the outcome of a major workers’ rights decision. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled on a Maine labor dispute in which the meaning of overtime protections under state wage…

Gretchen Carlson: How Arbitration Clauses Allow Sexual Harassment to Continue Workplace arbitration clauses have become one of the most debated areas in modern employment law. Media figure and workplace rights advocate Gretchen Carlson recently shared a firsthand account about arbitration clauses and sexual harassment, offering rare visibility into how these agreements can affect reporting options,…

Entrepreneur Magazine: 7 things You Must Do Before Quitting Your Job or You’re Screwed A widely shared piece by the business media publisher Entrepreneur Magazine recently outlined essential quitting job advice for professionals considering resignation. The article underscores a key point many workers underestimate: career transitions must be planned with the same diligence used when…

EEOC Charges Climbing The government agency U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released its annual enforcement data covering fiscal year 2016. The report confirms that workplace discrimination filings increased across every protected class, demonstrating a nationwide shift toward higher reporting rates, stronger enforcement scrutiny, broader retaliation awareness, expanded disability rights interpretation, increased record preservation before…

Gordon Law Group on “Channel 5 Investigates”! The newsroom program Channel 5 Investigates recently interviewed attorneys Philip Gordon and Elizabeth Rodgers of the law firm Gordon LLP regarding their latest jury verdict in a workplace discrimination dispute. The segment also featured commentary from their client, Russell Lopes, who successfully challenged the City of Brockton over…

Gordon and Rodgers to Judge Mock Trials at Yale University Employment law attorneys Philip Gordon and Elizabeth Rodgers of Gordon LLP have been invited to serve as Yale University Mock Trial guest judges at the Annual Mock Trial Competition, hosted this weekend by Yale University. Mock trial programs play a critical role in shaping the…

Brockton Discrimination Class Action Jury Verdict Triggers City Investigation The city of Brockton, Massachusetts has announced a formal investigation following a significant $4.05M jury verdict secured by employment attorneys at Gordon LLP. The verdict was delivered in a discrimination class action trial involving 38 minority applicants represented by Gordon Law Group, LLP, on behalf of…

Landmark Discrimination Case Brockton Jury Verdict Gordon LLP secured a $4 million jury verdict in a landmark discrimination case in Brockton, Massachusetts, marking one of the most significant employment civil-rights outcomes in the region. The case was tried by seasoned employment attorneys Philip Gordon and Elizabeth Rodgers of Gordon Law Group. Together with client Russell…

Termination Without Cause and Marissa Mayer’s $141M Payday When negotiating an employment agreement, the provision covering termination without cause is among the most important. High-profile executive exits — like Marissa Mayer’s well-reported severance arrangements — show why a carefully negotiated exit provision can be worth many multiples of base pay. See the full coverage: View…