Morgan, Brown & Joy’s Maura D. McLaughlin Spoke at Massachusetts Bar Association’s 48th Annual Robert Fuchs Labor Law Conference

Morgan, Brown & Joy partner Maura D. McLaughlin spoke at the Massachusetts Bar Association Labor & Employment Section’s 48th Annual Robert Fuchs Labor Law Conference on February 10, 2022. Along with fellow employment law experts, McLaughlin provided an overview of significant developments in labor and employment law from the last year. To learn more and register, visit here

McLaughlin counsels employers throughout the full life cycle of managing employment relationships. She advises clients on important hiring, discipline and termination decisions, and on best practices for performance management and documentation, which allows for successful defense of these decisions. Clients look to her advice on negotiating reasonable accommodation issues, addressing employee absenteeism and misconduct, and as compliance with wage and hour laws. She also provides practical guidance in connection with the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and other state and federal leave laws that helps employers manage leaves of absence. She drafts and revises employee handbooks, contracts and policies. As a result of her substantial experience with the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act, clients concerned about pay equity in the workplace choose to work with McLaughlin to design and implement wage assessments tailored to the client’s workforce size and makeup.

Incorporated in 1911, the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) is a private non-profit professional organization that represents a diverse group of attorneys, judges and legal professionals. As the largest voluntary general membership bar association in the commonwealth, the MBA is the preeminent voice of the legal profession in Massachusetts. The MBA serves the legal profession and the public by promoting the administration of justice, legal education, professional excellence and respect for the law. 

About Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP

Morgan, Brown & Joy is among the largest management-side 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.