Lawyers e-Journal
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009
MBA section news
Employment Law open forum, Immigration Law brown bag luncheon, Public Law brown bag luncheon, Labor & Employment open meeting
Punitive Damages in the wake
of
Haddad v. Wal-Mart
Tuesday, Oct. 27, noon-1:30
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
Join the Employment Law Forum of the
Labor & Employment Section at its first brown bag luncheon for
the 2009-10 association year. These meetings will be scheduled for
the fourth Tuesday of each month and will feature speakers and
issues relevant to practitioners in the employment law area. Drinks
and snacks will be served
In its recent unanimous decision in Haddad v. Wal-Mart,
the Supreme Judicial Court reinstated a $1 million punitive damages
award and outlined factors for evaluating such awards in the
future.
How will this decision affect you and your clients? Bring your
lunch and join us for an informal roundtable discussion of the
particulars of the case and what it might mean to the future of
punitive damages awards. Two of the attorneys involved in the case,
David Belfort and Rick Fradette, will join in the discussion.
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to R.S.V.P.
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Citizenship and Naturalization
Law
Thursday, Nov. 12, noon-1:30
p.m.
MBA 20 West St., Boston
Immigration Section Council kicks off
it's 2009 Brown Bag Lunch Series. This brown bag seminar will cover
topics in citizenship and naturalization Law. Topics include
acquisition of U.S. citizenship at birth, derivation of US
citizenship by operation of law after birth, and naturalization.
Bring your lunch and learn how people become US citizens. Chaired
by Richard M. Green, a solo practitioner practicing Immigration and
Nationality in North Grafton, Mr. Green earned his Law Degree from
Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California and earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Trinity Western University
in Langley, British Columbia Canada. Green teaches Immigration and
Nationality Law at Anna Maria College in Paxton, Mass.
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Changes at the human resources
division
Tuesday, Nov. 17, noon-1:30
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The Public Law Section's first open meeting brown bag luncheon
will feature speaker will be John Marra, the general counsel for
the Executive Office for Administration and Finance Human Resources
Division. He will discuss the recent changes at HRD relative to
review of initial civil service appointments and bypasses.
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Noncompetition agreements:
To be or not to be?
A discussion about proposed legislation
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 11:45
a.m.-1:30 p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
Believed by many to be critical to their business, loathed by
others as a limitation on innovation, and criticized as being
overused and implemented in unfair ways, noncompetition agreements
are currently the subject of much interest among businesses,
venture capitalists and employees. Two state representatives --
Lori Ehrlich and Will Brownsberger -- have proposed sweeping new
legislation that would significantly restrict the enforceability of
noncompetition agreements under Massachusetts law. Join these
legislators as well as Russell Beck of Foley & Lardner LLP in a
discussion about the proposed legislation, moderated by Andrea
Kramer of Hirsch, Roberts Weinstein.
Click here to view the legislation in its
current form.
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