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Our attorneys have extensive experience in negotiating collective bargaining agreements, having successfully negotiated hundreds of agreements over the past 30 plus years. We also routinely handle union representation matters, defend our clients against unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board and the Massachusetts Division of Labor Relations, and represent our clients at arbitration in both the public and private sector. In addition, we advise non-unionized clients that are being targeted by organizing drives, and we assist unionized clients with strike-contingency planning.

Professionals

Practice Chair

Robert L. Kilroy
Co-Managing Partner

Nicholas Anastasopoulos
Partner

Hayley M. Cotter
Of Counsel

Ashlyn E. Dowd
Associate

Corey F. Higgins
Partner

Kimberly A. Rozak
Partner

Massiel L. Sanchez
Associate

Sharon P. Siegel
Of Counsel

Jonathan R. Sigel
Partner

Sydney E. Straub
Associate

Marc L. Terry
Partner

Reid M. Wakefield
Of Counsel

Labor Law

Practice Chair

Robert L. Kilroy Co-Managing Partner

Nicholas Anastasopoulos Partner

Hayley M. Cotter Of Counsel

Ashlyn E. Dowd Associate

Corey F. Higgins Partner

Kimberly A. Rozak Partner

Massiel L. Sanchez Associate

Sharon P. Siegel Of Counsel

Jonathan R. Sigel Partner

Sydney E. Straub Associate

Marc L. Terry Partner

Reid M. Wakefield Of Counsel

WBJ names the 2025 Best of Business award winners- Mirick selected as Best Law Firm

28 Mirick O'Connell Attorneys Named to 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List

24 Mirick O'Connell Attorneys Named to 2025 Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch List

28 Mirick O'Connell Attorneys Named to 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List

Attorney Marc Terry Named COSA Chair

2024 Best Lawyers Awards Announced

27 Mirick O'Connell Attorneys Named to 2022 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List

PODCAST: MA Employers Must Pay Final Wages or Face Treble Damages

Ashlyn Dowd featured in Community Legal Aid

e-Alert: COVID-19 and Masks: Updated Guidance from OSHA and Massachusetts

e-Alert: COVID-19 and Masks: Should Employers Continue to Require Masks in the Workplace?

Brian Casaceli quoted in LegalZoom "Vaccinations, Masks, and Small Business Rights"

17 Mirick O'Connell Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch List

PODCAST: Nick Anastasopoulos and Jim Croteau of Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. discuss How do Businesses Protect Themselves, their Employees and Clients as Businesses Start to Reopen?

e-Alert: COVID-19: OSHA's Updated Guidance - Face Masks in the Workplace/ United States Supreme Court Issues Historic Decision Protecting LGBT Workers from Employment Discrimination

e-Alert: A Trap for the Unwary: A Furlough May Compromise Your Non-Compete Agreement

e-Alert: Massachusetts Legislature Passes Remote Notarization Bill / Recommendations to Ensure Workplace Safety in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Non-Healthcare Employers

Employment Law Webinar Recording Available

e-Alert: Congress Passes Families First Coronavirus Response Act/ April 15 Reprieve

Jonathan Sigel interviewed by NECN - How to Prepare for Mass Equity Pay Law

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Upcoming Compliance Dates Under the Massachusetts Pay Transparency Act"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "The Social Security Fairness Act is Now Law"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Employer Obligations Under the MA Paid Family Medical Leave Law"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Update: "U.S. District Court Strikes Down Department of Labor's Final Rule Increasing the Salary Thresholds for Salaried Exempt Executive, Administrative..."

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Massachusetts Expands Permitted Uses of Earned Sick Time"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "FTC's Non-Compete Ban Ruled Unenforceable by Federal Judge"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "A Reminder That the Department of Labor's Final Rule Increasing the Salary Thresholds for Salaried, Exempt Executive, Administrative, and ..."

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Federal Trade Commission Bans Non-Competition Clauses"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Overtime Protections Expanded for Millions of Workers"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Dartmouth College Men's Basketball Team Held to Be Employees of Institution and Allowed to Unionize"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "New California Non-Compete Law Prohibits Almost All Non-Compete Agreements and Requires Notice to Certain Current and Former Employees"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "All Employees Now Permitted to 'Top Off' Benefits Under Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "NLRB General Counsel Expresses Views on Non-Competes Violating the NLRA"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Navigating Pay Transparency Laws: What Employers Need to Know"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Private Employers Take Note: Overbroad Non-Disparagement & Confidentiality Restrictions..."

e-Alert: "The NLRB Pendulum Swings Back: Employers Face Increased Liability for Damages, While It's Once Again Easier for Smaller Worker Groups to Organize"

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Massachusetts "CROWN" Law Prohibits Discrimination Based on Hairstyle"

Employer Tax Credits for Employee Paid Leave Due to COVID-19 Applies to Government Entities

Recent COVID-19 Legislation Provides Payroll Tax Relief to Employers

Federal Appeals Court Halts Implementation of NLRB Employees' Rights Posting

New Limits on Employer Access To and Use Of Criminal Records Take Effect on May 4, 2012

Attorney General Announces $2.8 Million Settlement with 3 Companies that Violated Massachusetts Prevailing Wage and Misclassification Laws

Supreme Judicial Court Issues Much Anticipated Quinn Bill Decision

Transgender Discrimination Protection

Massachusetts Court Upholds Students' Suspensions for Hazing Incident

Principal and Teacher Who Exchanged Intimate E-Mails May Proceed with Invasion of Privacy Claim Against Employer

Employment Law Seminar October 8, 2024

OSHA and MA DSL Compliance and Workplace Safety Seminar

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