As a Massachusetts Employment Lawyer, Amanda counsels employers on wage and hour classifications and disputes, noncompetition agreements, leave issues, anti-discrimination and anti-harassment laws, performance management and discipline, compliance issues with state and federal laws, and workplace policies tailored to prevent litigation.

Amanda focuses her practice on the counseling and litigation of employment issues, including the entire life cycle of the employment relationship from hiring through termination, and everything in between. Amanda is a trusted advisor who provides practical and manageable advice to startups, and small and mid-sized employers with efforts to set them up for success in managing and preserving their growing workforces and achieving their business objectives.

Amanda also assists the Firm’s transactional lawyers to advise businesses and institutional investors on employment law compliance and due diligence matters. In addition, she is an experienced litigator, and regularly represents employers before state and federal courts, state and federal agencies, and arbitration tribunals.

She has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star and Top Women Attorney (Thomson Reuters) every year since 2015. She was also recently named in Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers of 2022.

Outside the Office

Outside the office, Amanda is a theater and dance enthusiast. She can frequently be found attending performances in and around Boston. She also enjoys spending time with her husband, two children, and standard poodle, Leo. Amanda is active in her hometown of Waltham as a member of the League of Women Voters of Waltham, and on the City of Waltham’s Community Preservation Committee.  She also serves as the President of a non-profit early childhood education school located in Weston.

Publications

Client Alert: Federal District Court Vacates Department of Labor Rule Raising Salary Threshold Levels For Overtime Exemptions

‘Tis the Season for Handbook Updates

Quoted: EEOC proposes ‘expansive’ Pregnant Worker Act rule, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

FTC Bans Non-Compete Agreements; Federal Department of Labor Issues New Overtime Exemption Rules

Employment Law Alert: EEOC Issues Final Regulation and Interpretive Guidance on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

An Employer’s Guide to Layoffs and Reductions in Force

Find all my Employment Law Blog posts here.

Find all COVID-19 resources here.

Quoted: More On Unemployment Benefits For the Self-Employed, Independent Contractors, And Gig-Economy Workers: Lawyer On The Front Lines Answers Advanced Questions, Forbes

Quoted:Unemployment Benefits For The Self-Employed, Independent Contractors, And Gig-Economy Workers: Lawyer On The Front Lines Answers Common Questions, Forbes

Quoted: You Got Your Paycheck Protection Program Loan. Now What? Advice From Small-Business Lawyers, Forbes

U.S. Supreme Court Rules EEOC Charge is Procedural Requirement, Not Jurisdictional

Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Update: Governor Baker and Legislative Leaders Issue Join Statement Delaying Employer Contributions

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Opinion Letter Classifying Workers in the Gig Economy As Independent Contractors, Employment Law Alert

Title VII at SCOTUS

#MeToo at MCAD

UPDATED: Federal District Court Reinstates EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting Requirements (For Now)

Department of Labor Proposes New Interpretation of Joint Employer Status Under The Fair Labor Standards Act

Equal Pay Day in Massachusetts: Are you in compliance?, Employment Law Alert

 

 

News & Insights

Client Alert: Federal District Court Vacates Department of Labor Rule Raising Salary Threshold Levels For Overtime Exemptions ‘Tis the Season for Employee Handbook Updates Employment Law 2025: ICYMI Webinar Recap FTC Bans Non-Compete Agreements; Federal Department of Labor Issues New Overtime Exemption Rules Employment Law Alert: EEOC Issues Final Regulation and Interpretive Guidance on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act The Basics of Arbitration: ICYMI Webinar Recap Morse Women Attorneys Webinar Series Employment Law Alert: MA Announces Major Changes to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) An Employer’s Guide to Layoffs and Reductions in Force Employment Law Alert: The FTC’s New Proposed Rule on Non-Competes Employment Law Alert: Employer’s Watch List for 2023 Employment Law Alert: The CROWN Act COVID-19 Alert: Workplace Testing Update COVID-19 Resource Collection Employment Law Alert: Reimbursement or Travel Policies After Dobbs COVID-19 Alert: OSHA’s Vaccine ETS Ruling Morse Announces 2022 Attorney Elevations COVID-19 Alert: CDC Update COVID-19 Alert: ETS Status Update COVID-19 Alert: Massachusetts Announces Mask Advisory COVID-19 Alert: Federal Vaccine Mandates COVID-19 Alert: EPSL Extended COVID-19 Alert: Public Vaccine Mandate COVID-19 Alert: Emergency Temporary Standard COVID-19 Alert: Emergency Leave Act COVID-19 Alert: “Post-COVID” Workplace Guidelines COVID-19 Alert: Phased Economic Re-Opening Plan Terminated COVID-19 Alert: The American Rescue Plan Act Of 2021 COVID-19 Alert: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 COVID-19 Alert: Mandatory Vaccination Programs Employment Law Round-Up: Inflection Points COVID-19 Alert: FFCRA Leave Eligibility COVID-19 Alert: Enhanced Unemployment Benefits COVID-19 Alert: FFCRA Update COVID-19 Alert: Employment Law Regulations COVID-19 Alert: Antibody Testing COVID-19 Alert: The Guide COVID-19 Alert: Face Coverings in the Workplace COVID-19 Alert: Employer Guidance Update COVID-19 Alert: Fair Labor Standards Act COVID-19 Alert: Updated Response Plan COVID-19 Alert: Phase I: Start Plan COVID-19 Alert: EEO Data Collections COVID-19 Alert: “Higher Risk” Employees COVID-19 Alert: Non-Essential Business Closings Extended Again COVID-19 Alert: Unemployment Insurance COVID-19 Alert: PPP Loan Applications COVID-19 Alert: New Unemployment Guidance COVID-19 Alert: PPP Interim Rules COVID-19 Alert: Families First Coronavirus Response Act COVID-19 Alert: Non-Essential Business Closings Extended COVID-19 Alert: Paycheck Protection Program COVID-19 Alert: The CARES Act COVID-19 Alert: DOL Releases New Fact Sheets and FAQs COVID-19 Alert: IRS, DOL, and Treasury Plan COVID-19 Alert: Small Business Loan Programs COVID-19 Alert: Federal & State Resources Employment Law Alert: Paid Family Medical Leave and Sick Time Employment Law Alert: Emergency Orders COVID-19 Alert: CDC Interim Guidance Employment Law Alert: New Minimum Wage Rate Employment Law Alert: Noncompete Reform Employment Law Alert: DOL Opinion Letter Employment Law Alert: National Equal Pay Day Morse Welcomes New Employment Law Attorneys