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Massachusetts Court Rejects Defendant's Attempt to Enforce Unwritten Arbitration Agreement

In this case, a Massachusetts federal court denied a motion to compel arbitration because the defendant could not produce a written copy of the agreement and could not credibly establish that one existed.

Benjamin SteffansJanuary 27, 2023Arbitration Agreements, Contracts and Agreements

Massachusetts Federal Court Endorses Steffans Legal’s Arguments in Denying Employer’s Motion for Summary Judgment

On February 1, 2022, Judge Mastroianni of the US District Court in Springfield denied an employer’s motion for summary judgment as to all but one of our client’s seven claims.

Benjamin SteffansFebruary 16, 2022Bonus and Commission, Contracts and Agreements, Discrimination, Wage and Hour, Filed Cases and Current Representations

Massachusetts Court Uses Material Change Doctrine to Prevent Employer from Enforcing Non-Compete Agreement

In Bradley v. Bradford & Bigelow, Inc. a Massachusetts court analyzed whether the material change doctrine applies to promotions relative to non-compete agreements.

Benjamin SteffansDecember 28, 2020Non-Compete Agreements, Non-Solicit Agreements, Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Agreements, Restrictive Covenants, Contracts and Agreements

Court Explains When Employer Owes for Vacation Time Under an Unlimited PTO Policy

A California court recently addressed the issue of whether an employee is owed vacation pay at the end of employment under an unlimited PTO policy.

Benjamin SteffansMay 26, 2020Wage and Hour, Employer Counseling, Contracts and Agreements, Employee Handbooks

Massachusetts Court Explains Why Your Employee Handbook is Almost Certainly not a Contract

A Massachusetts court recently analyzed when an employee handbook is and is not an enforceable contract. Click below to learn. more.

Benjamin SteffansMay 12, 2020Contracts and Agreements, Employee Handbooks, Employer Counseling

What Does COVID-19 Mean For My Massachusetts Noncompete Or Nonsolicit Agreement?

General answers to questions as to whether noncompete or nonsolicit agreements are enforceable if an employee is laid off due to the impact of COVID-19.

Benjamin SteffansMarch 26, 2020COVID-19, Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Agreements, Non-Compete Agreements, Non-Solicit Agreements, Contracts and Agreements

Massachusetts Court Clarifies Meaning of Indirect Contact In Regards to Enforcing Non-Solicitation Agreements

Non-solicitation agreements generally bar “direct and indirect” solicitation of former customers. What is and is not ‘direct’ solicitation is generally straightforward. What is and is not ‘indirect,’ not so much.

Benjamin SteffansFebruary 12, 2020Non-Compete Agreements, Non-Solicit Agreements, Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Agreements, Restrictive Covenants, Contracts and Agreements

Non-Solicitation Agreements: What Are They and What Do They Prohibit?

A recent Massachusetts court case demonstrates how non-solicit agreements work and how courts analyze them in determining whether a former employee engaged in conduct that amounted to solicitation in violation of a non-solicit agreement.

Benjamin SteffansJuly 9, 2019Severance and Separation, Non-Solicit Agreements, Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Agreements, Contracts and Agreements