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We are pleased to announce that on March 19, 2012, Governor Deval Patrick reappointed Attorney Jim Weliky to a seat on the Boston Finance Commission. Created in 1909 by the Massachusetts legislature, the Boston Finance Commission is a watchdog agency that reviews and analyzes the City of Boston’s contracting, financial and other operations in order […]
MRW attorneys Ellen Messing and James Weliky drafted sections of a “friend-of-the-court” (amicus) brief recently submitted to the federal First Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of a coalition of workers rights and civil rights organizations. The coalition includes the Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association, the American Civil Liberties Union, and five other civil rights advocacy […]
Ellen Messing has been selected to represent the entire National Employment Lawyers Association at an upcoming meeting of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules being held at University of Michigan on March 22-23. The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, formed under the umbrella of the Administrative Office of United States Courts, evaluates revisions to the […]
Ellen Messing will serve as an expert panelist at the National Employment Lawyer Association’s annual spring seminar, being held March 16-17 in Seattle. The conference, titled “The ABCs of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Employment Cases,” will focus on the widespread and often mandatory use of mediation and arbitration in employment disputes. Ms. Messing’s panel will […]
James Weliky recently served on the faculty of Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s February 16 seminar on “Employment Law for Business Lawyers & In-House Counsel.” This annual program aims to provide business lawyers with the knowledge enabling them to address common employment law issues and to ensure their businesses provide a legally compliant workplace for employees. […]
Dahlia Rudavsky testified before the Massachusetts House of Representatives Financial Services Committee on January 24, 2012 to advocate for fairness in insurance coverage for mentally disabled employees. Currently, disability insurance policies provided by employers typically provide coverage to employees who are unable to work due to physically disabilities for as long as they remain disabled. […]
Ellen Messing recently authored a letter defending the practice of providing attorney fee awards to employees who victoriously challenge illegal discrimination at trial. The letter, published on Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s website on January 5, 2012 and in their January 9, 2012 print edition, can be found here.
On December 9, partner Dahlia Rudavsky presented at Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s Annual Employment Law Conference. Ms. Rudavsky’s session was entitled “Hot Topics in Employment Law – Emerging Issues.” The session was webcast by MCLE. In connection with the session, Ms. Rudavsky prepared an article, “New Developments in Anti-Discrimination Law 2011: Expansion of Protection from […]
Ellen Messing was recently quoted in a Boston Herald article on the role of social media in the workplace. The article reported on a recent incident where the CEO of Boloco restaurants publicly fired an employee via Twitter after the employee criticized Boloco in a Twitter post. The text of the article can be found […]
MR&W applauds the passage of the Transgender Equal Rights Bill by the Massachusetts legislature last week on November 15 (House) and November 16, 2011 (Senate). Now signed into law by Governor Patrick, once the law takes effect, transgender people will be afforded the same protections from discrimination as their fellow Massachusetts citizens, including in employment, […]