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In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court delivered a significant clarification regarding the applicability of the Federal Arbitration Act’s exemption for transportation workers in interstate commerce. Chief Justice Roberts, writing for the Court, emphasized that what matters is whether a worker is a transportation worker, not whether they work in the transportation industry. See Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St.,…

On March 28, 2024, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) issued Sutton v. Jordan’s Furniture, Inc SJC No - 13382 (2024) (Jordan’s), providing further guidance on the application of the Massachusetts Wage Act to sales commission plans.  In particular, the Court evaluated whether premium pay, that is enhanced pay for overtime or Sunday work (now repealed), was due to inside…

Bennett & Belfort is pleased to announce that its founding partner, David E. Belfort has been invited to co-chair a Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) panel on Successfully Trying & Negotiating Employment Cases on Wednesday, June 5th, 2024, by live telecast between the hours of 9:30am – 11:30am EST. Mr. Belfort will be joined by co-chair Monica R. Shah, Esq.,…

The employment community is anticipating that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will vote shortly on a new rule that—subject to limited exceptions— could ban employers from including non-compete clauses in employee agreements. In summary, a non-compete clause is a contractual agreement between an employer and employee that restricts the employee from working for a competing employer or otherwise engaging in competitive…

Bennett & Belfort, P. C. is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers has recognized B&B as a “Best Law Firm” for 2024 in three practice areas: Employment Law – Individuals, Litigation – Labor and Employment and Employment Law – Management.  Best Law Firms 2024 U.S. Edition lists national and statewide rankings for leading law firms in the United States. For…

Bennett & Belfort is pleased to announce that founding partner, David E. Belfort, was quoted in this week’s Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article, “Texas company, CEO must face wage claims in Massachusetts”  written by Kris Olson and published on December 1, 2023. In the case of Berrey v. Evolve Cellular, Inc. et al, No. 1:2023cv11433, Judge Leo T. Sorokin set aside…

B&B is honored to share that four of its partners have been recognized by Boston Magazine as 2023 “Top Lawyers.” Todd J. Bennett, David E. Belfort, Eric R. LeBlanc and Craig D. Levey were selected in the practice area of “Labor & Employment.” Boston Magazine decides its annual “Top Lawyers” based upon peer recommendations and evaluations conducted by an advisory…

The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave recently announced amendments to Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) that will allow employees to supplement, or “top off”, their weekly PFML benefit amount with available paid leave (e.g. vacation days, sick time, PTO). Additionally, PFML contribution rates and weekly benefits will see a sizeable increase. The new “topping off” rules…