Reid M. Wakefield
Associate
Legal Administrative Assistant Lisa J. Gallo
Prior to joining the firm,Reid served as Commission Counsel for the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and previously worked in private practice in Tallahassee, Florida, as well as with the Florida Office of the Attorney General.
Bar & Court Admissions
- Massachusetts
- Florida
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Florida State University JD (2009)
- University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth BA, magna cum laude (2006)
Professional / Community Affiliations
- Worcester County Bar Association
A Friendly Reminder about Veterans’ Rights to Time Off for the Upcoming Veterans Day Holiday under the Massachusetts BRAVE Act
In 2018, the Massachusetts legislature enacted a broad sweeping statute entitled “An Act Relative to Veterans’ Benefits, Rights, Appreciation, Validation and Enforcement,” also known as the BRAVE Act. The BRAVE Act addressed a number of issues affecting veterans and military …
[ load webpage to read more ]New DOL FLSA Rule Issued September 24, 2019
The United States Department of Labor issued its final rule on the earnings threshold for exempt employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) on September 24, 2019 (the “Overtime Rule”). The Overtime Rule will require employers to pay …
[ load webpage to read more ]Massachusetts Legislature Responds to Janus Decision
Yesterday, the Massachusetts Legislature voted to override Governor Baker’s veto of House Bill 3854, which responds to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME. The Bill relieves unions representing public sector employees of certain obligations, increases their access to …
[ load webpage to read more ]The Summer of Noncompete Reform: Three Other New England States Get In On the Act – Part 2
Following the Massachusetts legislature’s attempt at reform of the use of employee noncompetition agreements last summer, three other New England states – New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island –passed their own noncompetition agreement reform bills in the summer of 2019. …
[ load webpage to read more ]The Summer of Noncompete Reform: Three Other New England States Get In On the Act – Part 1
Most readers are probably aware that the Massachusetts legislature, after a decade of starts and stops, passed a very detailed bill retaining but reforming the use of employee noncompetition agreements last summer. While we were the first New England state …
[ load webpage to read more ]Employers Should Continue to Use Expired Form I-9
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that employers should to continue to use the currently available version of the Form I-9, even though the form lists an expiration date of August 31, 2019. USCIS intends to issue …
[ load webpage to read more ]More News on the Noncompete Front: Employers Should Still Expect Strict Scrutiny of Their Restrictive Covenant Agreements
In earlier posts, I reported on the passage of the new Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act, which took effect on October 1, 2018. That Act significantly changed the law in this area, narrowing the permissible protections and imposing several new requirements …
[ load webpage to read more ]MA Paid Family and Medical Leave Act
On June 14th, we reported that Massachusetts delayed the implementation of the payroll tax under the Family and Medical Leave law by three months (i.e., until October 1, 2019). At the time, the government informed the public that the contribution rate …
[ load webpage to read more ]Massachusetts Delays Family and Medical Leave Act Payroll Contribution Three Months
Late Tuesday evening, news broke from Beacon Hill that the payroll tax funding the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act – scheduled to take effect on July 1st – is being delayed three months to October 1, 2019. According to …
[ load webpage to read more ]Department of Family and Medical Leave Announces Extension of Time to Provide Notice to Employees
On May 1st, the Commonwealth’s Department of Family and Medical Leave announced that the deadline for the employer notice to employees has been extended from May 31, 2019 to June 30, 2019. The notice, which may be provided electronically, must …
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