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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA), a Washington, DC based local affiliate of the National Employment Lawyers Association, recently invited Ellen Messing to present at their annual conference. This was Ms. Messing’s second invited appearance at MWELA’s annual conference, which is advertised as MWELA’s “hallmark event featur[ing] industry experts presenting on topics concerning all […]
On December 24, 2012, Superior Court Judge S. Jane Haggerty entered final judgment for Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky’s client, Kimberly Schive, in her 13-year-old retaliation case against her former employer, Psy-Ed Corporation. In the lawsuit, Psy-Ed had sued Ms. Schive after she filed an MCAD complaint alleging disability discrimination. Ms. Schive counterclaimed, saying that Psy-Ed […]
Mentally disabled individuals and their advocates were handed a major victory recently when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that mentally disabled individuals are entitled to reasonable accommodations in meeting filing deadlines imposed by state law. The case before the court, Mary Jo C. v. New York State and Local Retirement […]
The partners of Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky have recently updated three of their written contributions to the popular series of practice manuals published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE). Updated frequently, MCLE’s authoritative practice manuals are written by the state’s most trusted lawyers. Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky’s partners have authored or co-authored several chapters appearing […]
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky just established an important principle involving an employee’s choice of forum. In one of our cases, our client wished to try her case at the MCAD. The employer, an out-of-state corporation, “removed” the case to federal court, which it felt would be a more welcoming forum to employers. Dahlia C. Rudavsky, […]