Nursing Breaks Required Under FLSA
The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new Fact Sheet setting out requirements for employers to provide reasonable breaks during the work day to nursing mothers who need to express their breast milk. The break time requirement for nursing mothers went into effect on March 23, 2010, with...
Noncompete Reform Symposium
Employee Non-Compete Agreements and Job Creation: The Status of Law Reform a Year Later The Boston Bar Association will be hosting a symposium on noncompete reform. The panelists will discuss the current law, proposed changes, and the policy behind each, after which the panel will open the floor to a questions and answer...
Steve Riden On Social Networking
Steve Riden is quoted in the latest edition of the Boston College Law School Magazine on the developing role of social networking in the legal industry. The article, written by Tracey Palmer, profiles Steve's efforts to unite BC Law's alumni, students, professors, and staff in one extensive online community. From the...
Upcoming MCAD Seminar
On July 15, 2010, Stephen Reed will be on the faculty for MCLE's Mock Trial of an MCAD Disability Discrimination & Reasonable Accommodation Case: Representing employees and employers in a public hearing. Sign up directly at MCLE. Over the next several months, Beck Reed Riden LLP attorneys will be panelists in a vari...
Beck’s Book is MCLE Bestseller
Russell Beck's book, Negotiating, Drafting and Enforcing Noncompetition Agreements and Related Restrictive Covenants (MCLE 2009), has hit MCLE's bestseller list. The book is available from MCLE here....
Employers Cautioned On Unpaid Interns
Summer is upon us and high school and college students across the country are attempting to polish their resumes by taking unpaid internships with employers of all types. But “for-profit,” private-sector employers looking to provide students with a glimpse into the working world may find themselves at odds with the Fair...
Chambers USA Ranks Russell Beck
Russell Beck was honored in the June 2010 Chambers USA Guide for his litigation, trade secrets, and noncompete experience. Chambers USA recognized Russell's litigation practice in the area of complex commercial litigation, including high-tech and IP matters, unfair competition claims, land use cases and healthcare disput...
Boston Business Journal
"There’s a new law firm in town and it’s called Beck Reed Riden LLP." Read the story by Lisa van der Pool about BRR's opening in the June 4, 2010, edition of the Boston Business Journal....
Beck Reed Riden – Boston’s Newest Litigation Boutique
Boston lawyers Russell Beck, Stephen B. Reed, and Stephen Riden have left their respective firms to come together to form Boston’s newest litigation boutique.Read more about us......
BRR Legal Updates
Beck Reed Riden is pleased to announce its first blog: Fair Competition Law. Check in often, as it will be updated regularly....