Morgan, Brown & Joy Partner Shane R. Goodrich to Present MCLE Program, “Dissecting & Updating Employee Handbooks”
Morgan, Brown & Joy partner Shane R. Goodrich will present the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) program, “Dissecting & Updating Employee Handbooks,” on October 6, 2025. Goodrich and fellow faculty will explore how employers can maintain lawfully compliant handbooks that are useful tools for management and staff, but do not create avoidable problems. Topics include:
- Overview of legally required written policies
- Contents of a strong handbook
- Thinking strategically about what should be included in a handbook
- Policies for multi-state employers
- How to address remote work policies
- Massachusetts pay transparency policies
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion policies under the Trump administration
- Training
A recorded webcast of the program will be available on October 21 and 29. To learn more and register, visit here.
Goodrich is an experienced and skilled litigator who represents employers in a variety of labor and employment litigation, including claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wage and hour violations, Family and Medical Leave Act claims, wrongful terminations and contract disputes. Goodrich also devotes a significant portion of his practice to counseling clients on the full spectrum of employment issues. His work spans across many industries, including retail, manufacturers, federal contractors, municipalities, health care, non-profit organizations, restaurants and small and expanding businesses.
MCLE is the Massachusetts legal community’s premier provider of hands-on educational programs and reference materials. Its particular focus is applied law: practical, highly concrete training for attorneys in the essential elements of professional practice. MCLE presents more than 200 programs annually, in a variety of in-person and online formats and has published more than 160 practice manuals.
About Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP
For over 100 years, Morgan, Brown & Joy has been among the largest management-side labor and employment law firms in New England, representing a wide range of Fortune 100 corporations, educational and health care institutions and small businesses across all sectors of the economy. The firm’s attorneys are known for anticipating and finding solutions to the ever-expanding range of employment-related legal issues in order to avoid the time and cost of litigation. When litigation becomes necessary, the firm aggressively defends its clients and has a proven record of success.