Anthony S.Califano
Partner
Labor & Employment
acalifano@seyfarth.com
"I help businesses avoid employment-related lawsuits, and when those lawsuits are unavoidable, I defend them vigorously."
More About Anthony
Clients come to Anthony when they have complicated employee relations matters that need solving. Whether the issue involves hiring, performance management, compensation, or termination, simply knowing employment laws is not enough—clients need an attorney like Anthony, who approaches employee relations concerns with a thorough understanding of the legal issues surrounding their industry and business objectives, and then finds practical solutions.
For more than 15 years, Anthony has focused his practice exclusively on the representation of businesses and managers in employment matters. During that time, Anthony has represented clients in counseling and litigation matters across the employment law spectrum, in a number of industries, including retail, transportation and logistics, life sciences, financial services, and entertainment, among others. These matters have included the defense of both single-plaintiff lawsuits and bet-the-company class and collective action lawsuits.
Anthony routinely represents clients concerning employee classification matters, in particular the use of independent contractors versus employees. He also actively tracks and represent clients regarding laws concerning marijuana and the workplace, and he helps clients navigate those laws in a way that both acknowledges employee rights and business needs. Additionally, Anthony represents clients in claims of wrongful employment practices, whether it be wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to hire, failure to accommodate, misclassification, or failure to pay wages and other benefits.
Anthony serves as a regional lead partner regarding a number of portfolio clients for whom Seyfarth handles all employment litigation. In order to manage that work efficiently, he leverages Seyfarth's technology platforms, including SeyfarthLink and document automation tools. Clients need timely information, consistency, and transparency; these tools help him ensure that clients receive all three.
After law school, Anthony worked briefly for an insurance company handling employment practices liability claims. In that role, he worked with employment attorneys from firms across the country. Seyfarth's attorneys stood out, both in terms of their abilities and client service. For that reason, when Anthony decided to transition to a law firm, he sought out Seyfarth. The employment litigation and counseling skills, and experience that Anthony brings to his clients today, he learned from Seyfarth attorneys whom he considers to be at the top of their fields.
For more than 15 years, Anthony has focused his practice exclusively on the representation of businesses and managers in employment matters. During that time, Anthony has represented clients in counseling and litigation matters across the employment law spectrum, in a number of industries, including retail, transportation and logistics, life sciences, financial services, and entertainment, among others. These matters have included the defense of both single-plaintiff lawsuits and bet-the-company class and collective action lawsuits.
Anthony routinely represents clients concerning employee classification matters, in particular the use of independent contractors versus employees. He also actively tracks and represent clients regarding laws concerning marijuana and the workplace, and he helps clients navigate those laws in a way that both acknowledges employee rights and business needs. Additionally, Anthony represents clients in claims of wrongful employment practices, whether it be wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to hire, failure to accommodate, misclassification, or failure to pay wages and other benefits.
Anthony serves as a regional lead partner regarding a number of portfolio clients for whom Seyfarth handles all employment litigation. In order to manage that work efficiently, he leverages Seyfarth's technology platforms, including SeyfarthLink and document automation tools. Clients need timely information, consistency, and transparency; these tools help him ensure that clients receive all three.
After law school, Anthony worked briefly for an insurance company handling employment practices liability claims. In that role, he worked with employment attorneys from firms across the country. Seyfarth's attorneys stood out, both in terms of their abilities and client service. For that reason, when Anthony decided to transition to a law firm, he sought out Seyfarth. The employment litigation and counseling skills, and experience that Anthony brings to his clients today, he learned from Seyfarth attorneys whom he considers to be at the top of their fields.
- JD, New England Law Boston
- BA, Saint Anselm College
Cum laude
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- US Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- US District Court, District of Connecticut
- US District Court, District of Massachusetts
Related Key Industries
Blogs
Representative Wage-and-Hour Cases
- Represented propane company in defense of putative class action under Massachusetts wage law based on alleged failure to provide meal breaks and off-the-clock work by truck drivers.
- Represented grocery chain in defense of putative class and collective action under FLSA and Rhode Island wage law based on alleged off-the-clock work by store associates, and alleged failure to provide proper meal breaks, minimum wage, and overtime compensation.
- Represented employer in defense of putative collective and class action wage claims under FLSA and Rhode Island law based on alleged misclassification of nightclub entertainers as independent contractors.
- Represented insurance company in defense of off-the-clock overtime claims brought on behalf of auto service representatives.
- Represented car & livery service in defense of overtime pay claims brought on behalf of Chauffeurs under the FLSA and Connecticut law.
- Represented limousine service in defense of overtime pay claims brought on behalf of chauffeurs under the FLSA and Connecticut law.
- Represented amusement show company in defense of overtime and failure to reimburse expense claims brought on behalf of ride operators in traveling carnival under Massachusetts and New Hampshire law.
- Represented transportation service in defense of proposed class action under the Massachusetts Wage Act and Tip Statute, challenging the payment practices regarding drivers.
- Represented employer in defense of class action challenging the classification of dancers as independent contractors and payment practices under the Massachusetts wage-and-hour laws.
- Represented employer in defense of multiple entities in complex wage-and-hour class action challenging the classification of exotic dancers as independent contractors and payment practices to bartenders and disc jockeys and payment practices to bartenders.
- Represented oil company in defense of independent contractor misclassification claim brought by oil burner technician under FLSA and Massachusetts law.
- Represented employer in defense of class lawsuit challenging payment practices to bartenders.
- Defended employer in wage-and-hour class action challenging classification of exotic dancers as independent contractors and payment practices under the Massachusetts wage-and-hour laws.
- Represented staffing service in defense of wage-and-hour class action brought by temporary delivery/pickup drivers.
- Represented employer in class action alleging violation of the Massachusetts Tip Statute.
- Represented employer in class action concerning eligibility of certain restaurant employees to participate in service charge distribution under Massachusetts Tip Statute.
Representative Discrimination and other Employment Cases
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in action alleging national origin discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
- Obtained walk away victory for employer in age and disability discrimination case after filing motion for summary judgment.
- Obtained verdict in favor of employer in wrongful termination, promissory estoppel, and negligent misrepresentation case.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in arbitration proceeding asserting claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in lawsuit asserting claims of retaliation and discrimination on the basis of national origin, ancestry, and gender.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in action asserting age discrimination and retaliation.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer and individual manager in action asserting gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation claims.
- Defended home care company and individually named employees in pattern or practice gender discrimination case brought by Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in action asserting race discrimination.
- Secured dismissal of common law causes of action, including breach of employment contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, promissory estoppel, fraud, intentional interference with advantageous business relations, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and civil conspiracy.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in action asserting FMLA and disability discrimination claims.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in whistleblower retaliation and gender discrimination case.
- Represented office supply chain in defense of whistleblower retaliation case.
- Secured dismissal of complaint alleging wrongful termination in violation of public policy, defamation, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and fraud/negligent misrepresentation.
- Obtained verdict in favor of employer in SOX whistleblower retaliation case.
- Obtained verdict in favor of employer in disability discrimination case.
Related News & Insights
-
Webinar
Oct 29, 2024
Webinar Recording: Maximizing Independent Contractor Models in Massachusetts: Insights and Strategies After Patel and Weiss
-
Legal Update
Oct 9, 2024
Appellate Courts Restore a Measure of Sanity to Independent Contractor Classification Under Massachusetts’ Wage Law
-
Legal Update
Sep 12, 2024
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds 7-Eleven Franchise System in Denying Franchisees’ Challenge to Their Independent Contractor Status
-
Blog Post
Jun 5, 2023
Failure to Hire Claims Go Up In Smoke for Pot-Using New Jersey Job Applicant
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Litigation - Labor and Employment (2021-2023)
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Co-Author, “Appellate Courts Restore a Measure of Sanity to Independent Contractor Classification Under Massachusetts’ Wage Law,” Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 9, 2024)
- Co-Author, “The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds 7-Eleven Franchise System in Denying Franchisees’ Challenge to Their Independent Contractor Status,” Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 12, 2024)
- Co-Author, "What Courts Say About Workers' Comp And Medical Marijuana," Law360 (June 9, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Failure to Hire Claims Go Up In Smoke for Pot-Using New Jersey Job Applicant," The Blunt Truth Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 5, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Massachusetts Appeals Court Says Home Inspectors Were Independent Contractors—Not Employees," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 10, 2022)
- Co-Author, Mass-Peculiarities: An Employer’s Guide to Wage & Hour Law in the Bay State, 2022 Edition, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (2022)
- Co-Author, "Patel, et al. v. 7-Eleven, Inc., et al – While the Massachusetts’ Independent Contractor Statute May Apply to Franchise Relationships, the SJC’s Decision Actually offers Protection for Franchisors," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 29, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Is Arbitration the Answer: Vaccination Arbitration?" Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 4, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Is Arbitration the Answer: Can Companies Win Summary Judgment In Arbitration?," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 7, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Three Ways Courts Should Improve FLSA Collective Actions," Law360 (March 31, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Is Arbitration The Answer: What About Mass Arbitration?," Legal Update: A Series on Arbitration Agreements, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 30, 2021)
- Co-Author, "A Series on Arbitration Agreements: Can Arbitration Agreements Protect Employers Against Class Actions?," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 19, 2021)
- Co-Author, "A Series on Arbitration Agreements: Is Arbitration the Answer?," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 5, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Pennsylvania Court Allows Medical Pot User To Proceed With Wrongful Termination Suit," The Blunt Truth Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 4, 2020)
- Co-Author, "Marijuana Breathalyzers: Could New Testing Methods Help Employers And Employees?," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 7, 2019)
- Co-Author, Mass-Peculiarities: An Employer’s Guide to Wage & Hour Law in the Bay State, 4th Edition, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 19, 2019)
- Co-Author, Employers' Guide to Massachusetts Wage & Hour Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 30, 2019)
- Co-Author, "Dirty Wages: Tenth Circuit To Decide Whether Employees In The Marijuana Industry Are Covered Under The FLSA" The Blunt Truth, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 21, 2018)
- Co-Author, "Federal Judge Rules that Employer Violated Connecticut Law by Refusing to Hire Medical Marijuana User," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 12, 2018)
- Co-Author, "Will President Trump Support a Bipartisan Congressional Effort to Protect State Marijuana Laws?" The Blunt Truth, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 26, 2018)
- Co-Author, "Federal Judge Rules that Employer Violated Connecticut Law by Refusing to Hire Medical Marijuana User," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 12, 2018)
- Co-Author, "Medical Marijuana And Employment In Massachusetts," Massachusetts Bar Association, Lawyers Journal (March/April 2018)
- Co-Author, “Massachusetts Recreational Pot Regulations Offer Little Guidance To Employers,” The Blunt Truth, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 27, 2018)
- Co-Author, “A Potential P[l]ot Twist for Medical Marijuana and the ADA,” The Blunt Truth, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 6, 2018)
- Co-Author, “Massachusetts Federal Court Doubles Down On Disparate Impact Ruling Against City Of Boston,” Workplace Class Action Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 1, 2017)
- Co-Author, "Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules That Employers May Need To Accommodate Off-Duty Medical Marijuana Use," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 18, 2017)
- Co-Author, “Refusal to Hire Medical Pot Users Just Got Riskier–At Least In Rhode Island,” The Blunt Truth, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 10, 2017)
- Co-Author, Massachusetts Peculiarities: An Employer’s Guide to Wage & Hour Law in the Bay State, 3rd Edition, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 1, 2017)
- Co-Author, “A Lighter Load for Motor Carriers: The Massachusetts Independent Contractor Statute and Federal Preemption,” Massachusetts Bar Association, Lawyers Journal (March/April 2017)
- Co-Author, “Massachusetts SJC Strikes a Blow to Massachusetts Independent Contractor Statute,” Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 29, 2016)
- Co-Author, “Recreational Marijuana Use Becomes Legal in Massachusetts: Questions and Answers for Dazed and Confused Employers,” Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 14, 2016)
- Author, “As ‘Bullying’ Bill Advances, Employers Should Take Notice,” Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (November 23, 2015)
- Contributing Author, "ELL SCOTUS Series # 5 – MHN v. Zaborowski," Employment Law Lookout Blog, SeyFarth Shaw LLP (November 20, 2015)
- Co-Author, “Independent Contractors or Employees: Is Your Business Properly Classifying Workers?” Northeast Human Resources Association, Insights Magazine, (Winter 2014)
- Co-Author, “Retail Employers Should Consider Moving to Strike Inadequate Class Claims Immediately,” Retail Detail, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 25, 2013)
- Contributing Author, Workplace Class Action Blog, available at: www.workplaceclassaction.com
- Chapter Co-Author, “Americans with Disabilities Act, a Defense Perspective,” MCLE (2011, 2013 Editions)
- Co-Author, “Anti-SLAPP Statute Shouldn’t Protect Litigation-Related Statements to Media,” Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (July 20, 2009)
- Co-Presenter, “Maximizing Independent Contractor Models in Massachusetts: Insights and Strategies After Patel and Weiss,” Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 29, 2024)
- Co-Presenter, "The Future Starts Now: Future of Work for New England Employers - Part 3: Impacts of Technology on Overtime Exemptions," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 14, 2022)
- Moderator and Panelist, “Hot Issues in Massachusetts Employment Law,” presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 2017)
- Panelist, "The New Marijuana Law: Impacts on the Workplace," Massachusetts Bar Association CLE Seminar (2017)
- "Let’s Be Blunt: Marijuana and the Workplace," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 25, 2017)
- Panelist, Massachusetts Bar Association Annual Employment Law Spring Conference, Employment Law Update (2015)
- “Independent Contractor v. Employee,” MCLE Program Chair (2013)
- “Employment Law Update: Discrimination Law,” presented by Northeast Human Resources Association (2008, 2009, 2010)
- “Breakfast Briefing Presentation regarding Developments in Emotional Distress Law in Massachusetts,” presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (2006)
"I help businesses avoid employment-related lawsuits, and when those lawsuits are unavoidable, I defend them vigorously."
More About Anthony
Clients come to Anthony when they have complicated employee relations matters that need solving. Whether the issue involves hiring, performance management, compensation, or termination, simply knowing employment laws is not enough—clients need an attorney like Anthony, who approaches employee relations concerns with a thorough understanding of the legal issues surrounding their industry and business objectives, and then finds practical solutions.
For more than 15 years, Anthony has focused his practice exclusively on the representation of businesses and managers in employment matters. During that time, Anthony has represented clients in counseling and litigation matters across the employment law spectrum, in a number of industries, including retail, transportation and logistics, life sciences, financial services, and entertainment, among others. These matters have included the defense of both single-plaintiff lawsuits and bet-the-company class and collective action lawsuits.
Anthony routinely represents clients concerning employee classification matters, in particular the use of independent contractors versus employees. He also actively tracks and represent clients regarding laws concerning marijuana and the workplace, and he helps clients navigate those laws in a way that both acknowledges employee rights and business needs. Additionally, Anthony represents clients in claims of wrongful employment practices, whether it be wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to hire, failure to accommodate, misclassification, or failure to pay wages and other benefits.
Anthony serves as a regional lead partner regarding a number of portfolio clients for whom Seyfarth handles all employment litigation. In order to manage that work efficiently, he leverages Seyfarth's technology platforms, including SeyfarthLink and document automation tools. Clients need timely information, consistency, and transparency; these tools help him ensure that clients receive all three.
After law school, Anthony worked briefly for an insurance company handling employment practices liability claims. In that role, he worked with employment attorneys from firms across the country. Seyfarth's attorneys stood out, both in terms of their abilities and client service. For that reason, when Anthony decided to transition to a law firm, he sought out Seyfarth. The employment litigation and counseling skills, and experience that Anthony brings to his clients today, he learned from Seyfarth attorneys whom he considers to be at the top of their fields.
For more than 15 years, Anthony has focused his practice exclusively on the representation of businesses and managers in employment matters. During that time, Anthony has represented clients in counseling and litigation matters across the employment law spectrum, in a number of industries, including retail, transportation and logistics, life sciences, financial services, and entertainment, among others. These matters have included the defense of both single-plaintiff lawsuits and bet-the-company class and collective action lawsuits.
Anthony routinely represents clients concerning employee classification matters, in particular the use of independent contractors versus employees. He also actively tracks and represent clients regarding laws concerning marijuana and the workplace, and he helps clients navigate those laws in a way that both acknowledges employee rights and business needs. Additionally, Anthony represents clients in claims of wrongful employment practices, whether it be wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to hire, failure to accommodate, misclassification, or failure to pay wages and other benefits.
Anthony serves as a regional lead partner regarding a number of portfolio clients for whom Seyfarth handles all employment litigation. In order to manage that work efficiently, he leverages Seyfarth's technology platforms, including SeyfarthLink and document automation tools. Clients need timely information, consistency, and transparency; these tools help him ensure that clients receive all three.
After law school, Anthony worked briefly for an insurance company handling employment practices liability claims. In that role, he worked with employment attorneys from firms across the country. Seyfarth's attorneys stood out, both in terms of their abilities and client service. For that reason, when Anthony decided to transition to a law firm, he sought out Seyfarth. The employment litigation and counseling skills, and experience that Anthony brings to his clients today, he learned from Seyfarth attorneys whom he considers to be at the top of their fields.
- JD, New England Law Boston
- BA, Saint Anselm College
Cum laude
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- US Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- US District Court, District of Connecticut
- US District Court, District of Massachusetts
Related Key Industries
Blogs
Representative Wage-and-Hour Cases
- Represented propane company in defense of putative class action under Massachusetts wage law based on alleged failure to provide meal breaks and off-the-clock work by truck drivers.
- Represented grocery chain in defense of putative class and collective action under FLSA and Rhode Island wage law based on alleged off-the-clock work by store associates, and alleged failure to provide proper meal breaks, minimum wage, and overtime compensation.
- Represented employer in defense of putative collective and class action wage claims under FLSA and Rhode Island law based on alleged misclassification of nightclub entertainers as independent contractors.
- Represented insurance company in defense of off-the-clock overtime claims brought on behalf of auto service representatives.
- Represented car & livery service in defense of overtime pay claims brought on behalf of Chauffeurs under the FLSA and Connecticut law.
- Represented limousine service in defense of overtime pay claims brought on behalf of chauffeurs under the FLSA and Connecticut law.
- Represented amusement show company in defense of overtime and failure to reimburse expense claims brought on behalf of ride operators in traveling carnival under Massachusetts and New Hampshire law.
- Represented transportation service in defense of proposed class action under the Massachusetts Wage Act and Tip Statute, challenging the payment practices regarding drivers.
- Represented employer in defense of class action challenging the classification of dancers as independent contractors and payment practices under the Massachusetts wage-and-hour laws.
- Represented employer in defense of multiple entities in complex wage-and-hour class action challenging the classification of exotic dancers as independent contractors and payment practices to bartenders and disc jockeys and payment practices to bartenders.
- Represented oil company in defense of independent contractor misclassification claim brought by oil burner technician under FLSA and Massachusetts law.
- Represented employer in defense of class lawsuit challenging payment practices to bartenders.
- Defended employer in wage-and-hour class action challenging classification of exotic dancers as independent contractors and payment practices under the Massachusetts wage-and-hour laws.
- Represented staffing service in defense of wage-and-hour class action brought by temporary delivery/pickup drivers.
- Represented employer in class action alleging violation of the Massachusetts Tip Statute.
- Represented employer in class action concerning eligibility of certain restaurant employees to participate in service charge distribution under Massachusetts Tip Statute.
Representative Discrimination and other Employment Cases
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in action alleging national origin discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
- Obtained walk away victory for employer in age and disability discrimination case after filing motion for summary judgment.
- Obtained verdict in favor of employer in wrongful termination, promissory estoppel, and negligent misrepresentation case.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in arbitration proceeding asserting claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in lawsuit asserting claims of retaliation and discrimination on the basis of national origin, ancestry, and gender.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in action asserting age discrimination and retaliation.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer and individual manager in action asserting gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation claims.
- Defended home care company and individually named employees in pattern or practice gender discrimination case brought by Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in action asserting race discrimination.
- Secured dismissal of common law causes of action, including breach of employment contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, promissory estoppel, fraud, intentional interference with advantageous business relations, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and civil conspiracy.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in action asserting FMLA and disability discrimination claims.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in whistleblower retaliation and gender discrimination case.
- Represented office supply chain in defense of whistleblower retaliation case.
- Secured dismissal of complaint alleging wrongful termination in violation of public policy, defamation, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and fraud/negligent misrepresentation.
- Obtained verdict in favor of employer in SOX whistleblower retaliation case.
- Obtained verdict in favor of employer in disability discrimination case.
Related News & Insights
-
Webinar
Oct 29, 2024
Webinar Recording: Maximizing Independent Contractor Models in Massachusetts: Insights and Strategies After Patel and Weiss
-
Legal Update
Oct 9, 2024
Appellate Courts Restore a Measure of Sanity to Independent Contractor Classification Under Massachusetts’ Wage Law
-
Legal Update
Sep 12, 2024
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds 7-Eleven Franchise System in Denying Franchisees’ Challenge to Their Independent Contractor Status
-
Blog Post
Jun 5, 2023
Failure to Hire Claims Go Up In Smoke for Pot-Using New Jersey Job Applicant
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Litigation - Labor and Employment (2021-2023)
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Co-Author, “Appellate Courts Restore a Measure of Sanity to Independent Contractor Classification Under Massachusetts’ Wage Law,” Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 9, 2024)
- Co-Author, “The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds 7-Eleven Franchise System in Denying Franchisees’ Challenge to Their Independent Contractor Status,” Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 12, 2024)
- Co-Author, "What Courts Say About Workers' Comp And Medical Marijuana," Law360 (June 9, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Failure to Hire Claims Go Up In Smoke for Pot-Using New Jersey Job Applicant," The Blunt Truth Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 5, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Massachusetts Appeals Court Says Home Inspectors Were Independent Contractors—Not Employees," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 10, 2022)
- Co-Author, Mass-Peculiarities: An Employer’s Guide to Wage & Hour Law in the Bay State, 2022 Edition, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (2022)
- Co-Author, "Patel, et al. v. 7-Eleven, Inc., et al – While the Massachusetts’ Independent Contractor Statute May Apply to Franchise Relationships, the SJC’s Decision Actually offers Protection for Franchisors," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 29, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Is Arbitration the Answer: Vaccination Arbitration?" Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 4, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Is Arbitration the Answer: Can Companies Win Summary Judgment In Arbitration?," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 7, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Three Ways Courts Should Improve FLSA Collective Actions," Law360 (March 31, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Is Arbitration The Answer: What About Mass Arbitration?," Legal Update: A Series on Arbitration Agreements, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 30, 2021)
- Co-Author, "A Series on Arbitration Agreements: Can Arbitration Agreements Protect Employers Against Class Actions?," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 19, 2021)
- Co-Author, "A Series on Arbitration Agreements: Is Arbitration the Answer?," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 5, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Pennsylvania Court Allows Medical Pot User To Proceed With Wrongful Termination Suit," The Blunt Truth Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 4, 2020)
- Co-Author, "Marijuana Breathalyzers: Could New Testing Methods Help Employers And Employees?," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 7, 2019)
- Co-Author, Mass-Peculiarities: An Employer’s Guide to Wage & Hour Law in the Bay State, 4th Edition, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 19, 2019)
- Co-Author, Employers' Guide to Massachusetts Wage & Hour Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 30, 2019)
- Co-Author, "Dirty Wages: Tenth Circuit To Decide Whether Employees In The Marijuana Industry Are Covered Under The FLSA" The Blunt Truth, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 21, 2018)
- Co-Author, "Federal Judge Rules that Employer Violated Connecticut Law by Refusing to Hire Medical Marijuana User," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 12, 2018)
- Co-Author, "Will President Trump Support a Bipartisan Congressional Effort to Protect State Marijuana Laws?" The Blunt Truth, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 26, 2018)
- Co-Author, "Federal Judge Rules that Employer Violated Connecticut Law by Refusing to Hire Medical Marijuana User," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 12, 2018)
- Co-Author, "Medical Marijuana And Employment In Massachusetts," Massachusetts Bar Association, Lawyers Journal (March/April 2018)
- Co-Author, “Massachusetts Recreational Pot Regulations Offer Little Guidance To Employers,” The Blunt Truth, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 27, 2018)
- Co-Author, “A Potential P[l]ot Twist for Medical Marijuana and the ADA,” The Blunt Truth, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 6, 2018)
- Co-Author, “Massachusetts Federal Court Doubles Down On Disparate Impact Ruling Against City Of Boston,” Workplace Class Action Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 1, 2017)
- Co-Author, "Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules That Employers May Need To Accommodate Off-Duty Medical Marijuana Use," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 18, 2017)
- Co-Author, “Refusal to Hire Medical Pot Users Just Got Riskier–At Least In Rhode Island,” The Blunt Truth, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 10, 2017)
- Co-Author, Massachusetts Peculiarities: An Employer’s Guide to Wage & Hour Law in the Bay State, 3rd Edition, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 1, 2017)
- Co-Author, “A Lighter Load for Motor Carriers: The Massachusetts Independent Contractor Statute and Federal Preemption,” Massachusetts Bar Association, Lawyers Journal (March/April 2017)
- Co-Author, “Massachusetts SJC Strikes a Blow to Massachusetts Independent Contractor Statute,” Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 29, 2016)
- Co-Author, “Recreational Marijuana Use Becomes Legal in Massachusetts: Questions and Answers for Dazed and Confused Employers,” Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 14, 2016)
- Author, “As ‘Bullying’ Bill Advances, Employers Should Take Notice,” Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (November 23, 2015)
- Contributing Author, "ELL SCOTUS Series # 5 – MHN v. Zaborowski," Employment Law Lookout Blog, SeyFarth Shaw LLP (November 20, 2015)
- Co-Author, “Independent Contractors or Employees: Is Your Business Properly Classifying Workers?” Northeast Human Resources Association, Insights Magazine, (Winter 2014)
- Co-Author, “Retail Employers Should Consider Moving to Strike Inadequate Class Claims Immediately,” Retail Detail, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 25, 2013)
- Contributing Author, Workplace Class Action Blog, available at: www.workplaceclassaction.com
- Chapter Co-Author, “Americans with Disabilities Act, a Defense Perspective,” MCLE (2011, 2013 Editions)
- Co-Author, “Anti-SLAPP Statute Shouldn’t Protect Litigation-Related Statements to Media,” Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (July 20, 2009)
- Co-Presenter, “Maximizing Independent Contractor Models in Massachusetts: Insights and Strategies After Patel and Weiss,” Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 29, 2024)
- Co-Presenter, "The Future Starts Now: Future of Work for New England Employers - Part 3: Impacts of Technology on Overtime Exemptions," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 14, 2022)
- Moderator and Panelist, “Hot Issues in Massachusetts Employment Law,” presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 2017)
- Panelist, "The New Marijuana Law: Impacts on the Workplace," Massachusetts Bar Association CLE Seminar (2017)
- "Let’s Be Blunt: Marijuana and the Workplace," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 25, 2017)
- Panelist, Massachusetts Bar Association Annual Employment Law Spring Conference, Employment Law Update (2015)
- “Independent Contractor v. Employee,” MCLE Program Chair (2013)
- “Employment Law Update: Discrimination Law,” presented by Northeast Human Resources Association (2008, 2009, 2010)
- “Breakfast Briefing Presentation regarding Developments in Emotional Distress Law in Massachusetts,” presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (2006)