Contact Info
Email:
aadams@darroweverett.com
Tel:
(401) 453-1200
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
- Washington
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- Western New England School of Law, J.D.
- Edward B. Cooley Excellence in Labor Law Award – Recipient
- Legal Research and Writing Ijima Award for Best Oral Argument – Recipient
- University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, B. S.
- Marine Biology, Honors Recepient
- Publication/Research Award
Accolades:
- Hampden County Sheriff’s Department – Recipient of 3 Commendations
- Super Lawyers – Rising Stars, 2024 (Labor & Employment)
Partner
Overview
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 Practice Groups. On the transactional side of the practice, he has represented clients ranging from small local businesses to those with a larger, multinational presence on matters ranging from acqui-hire transactions to due diligence on reverse SPAC mergers. Andrew has represented employers in federal and state litigation across the country involving claims of discrimination, harassment and retaliation, wage and hour violations, contract disputes, and other employment issues.
He regularly advises clients with respect to employment agreements, restrictive covenant compliance, regulatory compliance challenges, personnel policies, and day-to-day employment issues, and provides custom training programs and materials to clients on a variety of important topics, including wage and hour issues, paid and unpaid leave, ADA accommodations, and drugs and alcohol in the workplace. Andrew also has experience with state and federal agency investigations such as the U.S. Department of Labor, and he has additional experience in the labor side of the practice negotiating collective bargaining agreements and litigating unfair labor practice charges on behalf of employers.
Prior Experience
Before joining the DarrowEverett team and after serving in the U.S. Navy, Andrew was a labor and employment associate for a boutique New England law firm. While attending Western New England School of Law, Andrew was the Publication Editor for The Western New England Law Review.
Related Practices
Publications and Media Appearances
- Noncompete, Overtime Rules Change, But Legal Challenges Remain — via JD Supra, April, 2024
- Amid Shifting Policies, Employee Handbooks Can’t Be Static Manuals — via JD Supra, March, 2024
- How 2024 Employment Law Updates Affect Your Wallet, Unions & More — via JD Supra, December, 2023
- Q3 Employment Law Updates: Enforcement Actions Bring Much for Employers to Consider — via DarrowEverett, October, 2023
- Q2 Employment Law Updates: Non-Competes, Religious Accommodation and More — via JD Supra, July, 2023
- Webinar Host: Employee Handbooks: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You (April 2024)
- Podcast Guest: AccelPro | Employment & Labor Law: On Workplace Discrimination – Harassment and Proper Training (Sept. 2023)
- DE Insights Take 2: Andrew J. Adams on Employee Handbooks (July 2023)
- Podcast Guest: HR Works: The Podcast for Human Resources, Episode 114: HR’s Role in Suicide Prevention (2020)
Involvement
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Lawyer Wellbeing, Young Lawyer Subcommittee – Board Member
- Hampden County Bar Association New Lawyers Section – Chair-Elect
- Western New England Law Alumni Association Board of Directors – Board Member
- Massachusetts Employment Law Letter and New England Law Letter – Former Editor
- Hampden County Bar Association, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, ABA Free Legal Answers – Pro Bono Volunteer
- Hampden County Sheriff’s Department – Recipient of 3 Commendations