Dahlia Rudavsky and Ellen Messing presented at Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s “Employment and Labor Law: MCLE BasicsPlus” program. The annual program, held November 6-7, 2013, is designed to provide lawyers with an introduction to the most significant issues in labor and employment law. This was the 15th year in which one or more of the […]
For the second year in a row, Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, P.C. has been ranked in “Tier 1” of Boston labor and employment litigation firms by U.S. News and World Report. This recognition, which will be published in the 2014 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers, is based on evaluations submitted by both lawyers and legal consumers in […]
Dahlia Rudavsky, Ellen Messing and James Weliky have again been recognized by Super Lawyers. The 2013 edition marks the tenth year in a row in which Super Lawyers has included the firm’s attorneys in their annual list. Super Lawyers‘ annual lists of distinguished attorneys are compiled using a patented methodology which employs peer nominations and […]
Ellen Messing will be a featured presenter at the National Employment Lawyers Association’s upcoming seminar: “Shining the Light on Whistleblower & Retaliation Claims.” This seminar for employment lawyers , being held in Washington, DC on October 18-19, 2013, will cover a variety of topics related to the litigation of claims stemming from the illegal reprisals […]
Dahlia Rudavsky has been recognized as the Boston-area “Lawyer of the Year” in the 2014 edition of Best Lawyers for the “Employment Law — Individuals” practice area. Ms. Rudavsky has also been recognized as a “Best Lawyer” in the “Labor Law — Union” and “Litigation — Labor & Employment” practice areas. The 2014 edition represents […]
In the recent case of Joyce v. Town of Dennis, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit overturned the decision of the trial court that had shortchanged civil rights plaintiffs. Jim Weliky and Ellen Messing, partners in our firm, co-wrote the friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association (“MELA”). MELA’s […]
For the second year in a row, Dahlia Rudavsky, Ellen Messing and James Weliky have been recognized in “Best Lawyers In New England.” Recently featured as a special insert in The Boston Globe, Best Lawyers bases its selections on a rigorous peer-review survey of attorneys from across the country. Best Lawyers, published annually by U.S. News and World Report, […]
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recently reported on a prominent case filed by a group of registered nurses represented by Dahlia Rudavsky. The nurses, formerly employed by Steward Carney Hospital, allege they were illegally terminated following a hospital-sponsored investigation which falsely suggested they were partially responsible for a series of abuses on patients. The investigation’s results included a […]
James S. Weliky recently served on the faculty of Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s (MCLE) recent program, “Employment Law for Business Lawyers & In-House Counsel.” This annual program reviews employment law issues commonly faced by business attorneys and in-house counsel, including: preparing for and managing employment-related litigation, and reviewing offer letters, severance agreements, policies, warnings, non-competition […]
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education recently held a program on “Proving and Valuing Damages in Employment Cases.” Intended for both employee and management counsel, the program focused on strategies and theories for maximizing, and defending against, damages in employment cases. Dahlia Rudavsky served on the program faculty along with a Superior Court Judge, an MCAD Hearing […]