BOSTON – Sept. 10, 2024 – Jack S. Gearan, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Labor & Employment Practice, is speaking on a virtual panel for Commonwealth Payroll & HR, “Wage & Hour in Massachusetts: Pitfalls to Avoid,” Sept. 10. In this hour-long program, Gearan will break down the latest compliance and enforcement trends, recent Massachusetts legal changes, differences between exempt versus nonexempt employee status, remote employee considerations, as well as wage and hour audits. He will also share practical steps to help keep businesses on the right side of Massachusetts labor and employment laws.
Gearan, who is based in the firm’s Boston office, has nearly 20 years of experience providing counsel to senior management and human resource personnel on various aspects of employment law compliance matters. He counsels on matters related to employee relations, wage and hour law, trade secret, non-compete, restrictive covenant, leave of absence, fair employment practice, and workplace accommodation law, along with advising on hiring, employee retention and termination strategies. Gearan advises clients in a wide array of industries, including retail, hospitality, restaurant, pharmaceutical, life sciences, health care, manufacturing, transportation, trucking, construction, software as a service, financial services, and higher education sectors.
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