Labor & Employment
Defending Business Interests: Tailored Counsel For Employers
At DarrowEverett, we understand that your business’s success relies on a productive and compliant workforce. Navigating the complexities of labor and employment laws can be challenging, especially in today’s ever-evolving regulatory landscape. Our dedicated Labor & Employment team provides comprehensive legal support to employers, helping you manage workplace issues while safeguarding your company’s interests.
Practice Leader
Andrew J. Adams is the Practice Leader of DarrowEverett’s Labor & Employment Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Business Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution and Regulatory & Compliance…
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Employers operating in Massachusetts face some of the nation’s most stringent requirements regarding the timing and frequency of wage payments. The Massachusetts Wage Act (M.G.L. c. 149, § 148) mandates prompt payment of wages, with severe penalties for even minor delays. Recent case law, including Reuter v. City of Methuen and Turgut v. Hitachi Rail…
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals[1] recently clarified the evidentiary bar for employees bringing Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime claims, requiring employees to provide specific, detailed evidence of their work hours and duties at the summary judgment stage, even when employers fail to keep accurate time records under the FLSA. As the Court of…
Times they are a-changin’ … with a flurry of moves and terminations, the new administration has signaled a reverse within the federal labor and employment landscape. These changes will have significant impacts on current strategies for employers over the next four years. Major Upheaval at the EEOC And NLRB Some key shifts occurred this month…
Representative Matters
We served as sell-side counsel to a restaurant-focused technology and consulting firm specializing in supporting multi-unit restaurant operators, in its sale to a leading B2B technology and procurement platform serving the foodservice industry. Our team advised the client throughout the transaction life cycle, including negotiation and drafting of the purchase and sale agreement involving a combination of cash consideration and rollover equity. We also handled executive employment agreements and a complex, multi-faceted earnout structure tied to post-closing performance metrics.
We secured a six-figure judgement on behalf of several former restaurant employees in Rhode Island for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Rhode Island Minimum Wage Pay Act. The restaurant failed to pay our clients proper overtime and wages in a timely manner, resulting in an award of liquidated damages and attorney’s fees and costs to our clients.
Andrew J. Adams and Kevin P. Gildea of DarrowEverett LLP’s Labor & Employment Practice Group secured a significant victory for and employer at the New Jersey Appellate Division, which affirmed a summary judgment ruling from late 2023. The case was originally brought by a former employee alleging discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and as a common law Pierce action based upon alleged public policy violations arising during the early days of COVID-19. The appeal, argued in December of 2024 and decided on January 21, 2025, affirmed summary judgment in favor of the employer on all counts. The Appellate Division upheld the dismissal of all four counts of the Plaintiff’s amended complaint, stating that “Based upon our de novo review, we conclude that plaintiff failed to meet her burden of identifying the existence of any clearly mandated public policy, which was violated by [the employer]” and rejecting plaintiff’s contention that future regulatory mandates should be considered in determining the existence of public policy. The Appellate Division also determined that the plaintiff had produced no evidence to support the claim that her termination was pretextual or motivated by discriminatory intent.
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