In June, Attorney Davis gave a presentation to the North Reading Chamber of Commerce about Employment Law Hot Topics. The well attended function drew dozens of small to mid-size businesses. Attorney Davis discussed issues such as how to avoid misclassification of workers as independent contractors, how to best utilize non-compete agreements to protect a business’ trade secrets and proprietary information, an overview on sexual harassment law and training and the issue of undocumented workers. Attorney Davis then opened the floor to a general ‘question and answer’ session.

In May, Attorney Davis again participated in a forum at the New England College of Law in which he and the panelists discussed a wide variety of topics ranging from how to open and run a successful law practice to how to spot and avoid ethical issues in the practice of law. This was his 4th year participating on the panel.

In May, Attorney Davis was a panelist at the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) panel on how to obtain a Probable Cause finding at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Attorney Davis and the panelists received high praise from the audience, which was comprised of other attorneys and Human Resources personnel.

Attorney Davis was a featured panelist at the Regional Employment Law Conference for the National Employment Lawyers Association. Attorney Davis spoke on the issue of “How to Run a Successful Employment Law Practice.” The conference enjoyed a great turnout with attorneys from all over New England.

Attorney Davis was a panelist on a seminar on May 10, 2007 to a few dozen attorneys at the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. (more…)

The Commissioners of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination recently re-evaluated and modified their procedures for conducting investigations in discrimination claims in Massachusetts. The new Standing Order requires that each recommendation for probable cause or lack of probable cause be reviewed by an agency attorney.
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John Davis, Managing Partner of the Employment Law practice of Davis & Davis, P.C., will be serving on the faculty panel of the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education seminar entitled “Sarbanes-Oxley and Other Whistleblower Claims: Practical Tips for Prosecuting and Defending Whistleblower Claims”.
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