BOSTON (May 14, 2014) — Terence P. McCourt, Managing Shareholder of the Boston office of Greenberg Traurig and Chairman of the office’s Labor & Employment Practice, will be a featured speaker at the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Program on Preventing & Litigating Wage & Hour Cases. This live webcast will take place on May 15, 2014, at the MCLE Conference Center in Boston, and will offer practical guidance for avoiding common mistakes and key strategies for bringing and defending claims in the complex area of wage and hour litigation.
McCourt represents a broad range of organizations in all facets of management-side labor and employment law. During more than two decades of practice, he has gained a national reputation for his practical, solution-oriented approach to employment law issues. With wide-ranging litigation experience, McCourt handles diverse employment matters, including employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases in state and federal courts, wage and hour compliance, labor arbitration cases, non-competition cases, internal corporate investigations, and National Labor Relations Board proceedings. He also counsels employers concerning day-to-day human resources issues as well as myriad legal requirements in the workplace, particularly related to significant operational changes such as mergers, acquisitions, business relocations or reductions in force. Previously, he was Deputy Chief Legal Counsel to the Governor of Massachusetts and General Counsel to the Massachusetts Secretary of Labor.