Employment-Related Agreements
Our clients rely on our employment team to draft and review employment, independent contractor, non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, non-disclosure, severance and separation agreements.
We routinely advise clients on the enforceability of non-competition, non-solicitation and restrictive covenant agreements. We have obtained numerous injunctions for employers, enforcing such agreements against their former employees. Conversely, we frequently have defeated applications for injunctive relief brought by employers against their former employees and the employees’ new employers.
Chambers USA recognizes our Labor & Employment practice among the most notable in Massachusetts.
How we can help
- Employment agreements and offer letters
- Separation and severance agreements
- Consulting/cooperation agreements
- Non-competition, non-solicitation and restrictive covenant agreements
- Non-disclosure agreements
- Policies and procedures
A business executive finds a way to amicably move on
We represented the CEO of a transportation-services company when the company’s board, according to the client, usurped his authority and violated his employment agreement. This required diplomacy in dealing with the chair of the board. Our client wanted to move on amicably. We offered a bundle of solutions that addressed the restrictions and avoided potential problems. In a matter of one month, the parties arrived at an agreement that was the best for both sides, including a transition period.
Other experience
- Victory in a breach of contract and employment dispute including Federal Court dismissal of all ten counterclaims asserted, resulting in issuance of landmark Massachusetts federal decision clarifying non-compete law on material change doctrine in favor of client.
- Counseled many clients regarding enforceability of non-compete agreements.
- Employee Loan Agreements for a major Massachusetts employer.
- Written Information Security Program Policy (WISP) for a college.
- Dismissal, affirmed on appeal, of a complaint brought by a former consultant alleging breach of contract and violation of G.L. c. 93A in connection with stock options that had expired before the consultant attempted to exercise them.
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Publications
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Client Alert: Updated Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations Issued
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Client Alert: Is the Sky Falling? The FTC’s Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
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Client Alert: The First Circuit Takes a Deeper Look into Employee Exemption Decisions
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Bob Young Writes “FTC proposes sweeping changes to non-compete law” for Worcester Business Journal
Events + Recordings
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Tracy Boland and Danielle Lederman to Present at AGCMA’s “Build A Foundation or Dig Yourself A Hole: Employment Law Fundamentals for Field Staff and HR Professionals”
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14th Annual Employment Law Update
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Bob Young Spoke at Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Event “FTC proposes nationwide ban on non-competes”
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Danielle Lederman Moderated Massachusetts Bar Association Program “Considerations for Settling Employment Cases”
News
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Benjamin Hinks Elected to Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass & MetroWest
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Bob Young Quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s “Business bar questions FTC’s proposed ban on noncompetes”
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22 Bowditch Attorneys Recognized in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 5 Bowditch Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™
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Josh Lewin Quoted in Law360’s “Teamsters Local Beats Suit By Ex-Officer Accused Of Forgery”
Commercial Real Estate Insight & News
Client Alert: Updates Relating to OSHA’s Emergency Vaccination/Testing Requirements for Employers with 100 or More Employees and the CDC’s New Isolation and Quarantine Guidelines
Client Alert: Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Temporarily Blocked Nationwide
Biden Administration Issues Guidance to Federal Contractors for Compliance with Vaccine Mandate