Boston Employment Law Attorneys
Dedham Workplace Discrimination Lawyers for Employees and Employers
At Russell & Associates LLC, we represent employees and employers in discrimination matters and wage/hour matters. We hold employers accountable for the laws enforced by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Attorney General's Office and Department of Labor. In Massachusetts, as in other states, small employers are held to many of the same laws as large multinational companies, specifically those governed by the EEOC that involve civil rights, equal pay, age discrimination, pregnancy and disabilities.
The employment law and labor attorneys at Russell & Associates LLC also protect employers from frivolous lawsuits and will seek to prove that discrimination did not take place. The employment lawyers at Team Russell have handled more than 300 trials. Should your case go to trial, we will be prepared.
Boston Employment Law Attorneys With Experience and Insight
Our attorneys assist employers or employees with a number of employment-related matters. As an assistant attorney general, Pete Russell represented state agencies in employment law matters, primarily on the defense side.
Please contact our law firm for assistance with any of the following employment issues:
- Wage law violations
- Negotiating severance packages
- Wrongful termination
- Discrimination and sexual harassment
- Employee handbooks
- Noncompete disputes
Representative case: Our client told her employer she was pregnant and she was fired. Team Russell went head-to-head against a large Boston law firm and was able to obtain a nice wrongful termination settlement on behalf of our client.
The law firm of Russell & Associates LLC provides advice to private and public sector employers on the legal and regulatory standards that govern the modern workplace. The firm also defends those employers who find themselves before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), arbitral tribunals, and the state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate level. Russell & Associates LLC's experience in the employment law field ranges from litigation of complaints alleging discrimination and harassment in the workplace to mediation of cases involving employment contract disputes, noncompetition agreements and complaints filed before the Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission. The firm also offers training, investigative and consulting services to all types of employers.
Team Russell ∙ Our Success Speaks Volumes
We Are Available 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week to Address Your Legal Problems
Contact Team Russell by phone at 781-559-0152 locally or 866-828-1957 toll free, or send our trial lawyers an e-mail to schedule an appointment.
We also handle labor law cases involving:
- Employment law training
- Confidential investigations
- Policy consulting
- Protection against illegal retaliation
Employment Law Training
Training a company on how to handle potentially difficult employment issues that may arise is critical to ensure compliance with the complex legal and regulatory framework that governs the modern workplace. Such training is critical to an organization that wishes to insulate itself from costly litigation. The training sessions with Russell & Associates LLC are designed to increase supervisor's awareness regarding issues that may arise pertaining to the hiring process, complaints of discrimination or harassment, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, workers' compensation and the termination process.
Confidential Investigations
The attorneys at Russell & Associates LLC are experienced in conducting thorough and sensitive investigations regarding workplace needs. Such needs include discrimination complaints, drug or alcohol abuse, and workplace violence. It may often be beneficial to have such situations investigated by a third party, detached from the organization. Upon completion of their investigation, Russell & Associates LLC provides a detailed report that gives the decision makers the information and advice they need to solve the problem.
Policy Consulting
Russell & Associates LLC provides employers with advice on a variety of workplace issues such as revisions to employee manuals, the adoption or review of vacation or leave policies, application of maternity leave policies and the drafting of anti-discrimination policies. The firm is prepared to provide prompt advice to avoid future litigation, and to ensure compliance with the numerous state and federal obligations, as well as individually adopted employment policies.
Protection Against Illegal Retaliation
Federal civil rights laws prohibit retaliation by employers against employees for opposing illegal employment practices or for participating in or assisting investigations of potential employment discrimination. Recently, the Supreme Court expanded the protections available under the anti-retaliation provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include employees who speak out about discrimination, not on their own initiative, but in response to questions during an employer's internal investigation. The Supreme Court's decision may lead to a proliferation of retaliation claims, which have already been on the rise.
Illegal retaliation may take many forms, including intentionally false references given to prospective employers of former employees because they protested unlawful employment discrimination. The key question is whether the employee suffered an adverse employment action because he or she engaged in statutorily protected activity.
