Morgan, Brown & Joy’s Shane Goodrich to Speak at MCLE’s Webcast, “Updating & Dissecting Employee Handbooks”

Morgan, Brown & Joy attorney Shane Goodrich will speak at the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s (MCLE) webcast, “Updating & Dissecting Employee Handbooks,” on September 14, 2021. Goodrich will discuss how employers can create and maintain lawfully compliant handbooks as an effective tool for management and staff and as a way to prevent avoidable problems. He will address the following topics:

  • An overview of legally required written policies; 
  • Contents of a strong handbook; 
  • How to address remote work policies; 
  • Workplace mask or vaccination mandate policies; and
  • An expert Q&A session.

Shane Goodrich represents employers in a variety of labor and employment litigation, including claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wage and hour violations, wrongful terminations and contract disputes. Shane also counsels employers on a variety of workplace matters, including the preparation of employee handbooks and policies, personnel issues, and compliance with federal and state laws. In addition to his employment law practice, Shane has extensive experience as a commercial litigator in cases concerning real estate, municipal law, and insurance, among others.

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 250 programs annually, in a variety of in-person and online formats and published more than 160 practice manuals.

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.