BOSTON – March 26, 2020 – Jack S. Gearan, a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Labor & Employment Practice in Boston, presented on the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) webinar, “The State and Federal Responses to COVID-19: What Massachusetts Employers Need to Know.” Hosted by the BBA’s Labor & Employment Section, the program was held on March 25.
The webinar explored the efforts of the federal government and Massachusetts to respond to the pandemic, including the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Gearan discussed what employers need to do to comply with these new requirements.
Gearan concentrates his practice in the areas of labor and employment and business litigation, where he defends companies and public institutions in labor and employment, business, and consumer actions, including class and collective actions. He is experienced in complex employment litigation and trials, and frequently handles state and federal whistleblower claims, non-compete and restrictive covenant litigation, trade secret, wage and hour litigation, and individual employee discrimination, harassment, and retaliation litigation and arbitrations. Gearan also provides counsel to senior management and human resource personnel on various employment law compliance matters, such as leaves of absence, exempt status classification under the FLSA and state law, employee discipline, and restrictive covenant agreements. He is also regularly called upon by clients to conduct outside independent investigations of sensitive personnel issues or threatened legal actions. Additionally, Gearan has advised companies regarding employment law in connection with various corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and reductions in force.
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