Employment Law
People deserve to be treated fairly and with dignity at work. It's your livelihood and you should be free to pursue it without unfair interferences. Solutions to workplace problems can include changes in job duties and positions, relocation, firing of offenders, compensation rights, and others. What is your case worth and how do you go about it requires a timely and objective analysis. Our attorneys are poised to assist you in assessing your rights' as an employee and how to enforce them.
Our employment rights attorneys are prepared to help you reclaim the respect and dignity you deserve.
Massachusetts Employment Practice Areas include:
| Age Discrimination | Public Employees |
| Sex Discrimination | Labor Union Activities |
| Union Organizing | Reputation & Privacy Rights |
| Sexual Harassment | Defamation |
| Employment Contracts & Wages | Libel |
| Wage, Hour & Benefits | Slander |
| Employees | Privacy Invasion |
| Independent Contractors | Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) |
| Non-Compete Agreements | Personnel Records |
| Confidentiality Agreements |
In Massachusetts there are many issues concerning an employee's rights that can be asserted in several forums. You deserve to weigh all your options and get objective advice in considering your goals. Whether you choose pursue a claim with human resources, through your union, in the courts, or before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the choices you make early on may have a significant impact on your case later. If the right steps aren't taken then you may be jeopardizing your case and your chance for success.
There are a number of contractual and legal rights which may be available to employees under state or federal law. In addition to those duties found in employment contracts there are additional laws and regulations an employer must follow such as: union organizing rights, insurance, benefits, wages, and work hour issues - to name just a few. It's important to look at all areas and the surrounding circumstances when assessing your employment case.
In any employment matter, time is of the essence due to the stringent deadlines involved for filing a claim. The first step in assessing your case requires a thorough review of your situation, the conduct or dispute, and the work environment or adverse job action that was taken.
Contact us today for a free consultation with an attorney regarding your employment case or claim.