Brian E. Lewis

Brian E. Lewis is a Principal in the Boston, Massachusetts, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He exclusively represents management in all facets of workplace law.

Mr. Lewis routinely advises clients regarding day-to-day employment issues, such as employee discipline and discharge, disability management issues, proper payment of wages, reductions in force, and restrictive covenants. Mr. Lewis also has experience in representing clients on traditional labor law issues, and has appeared before the National Labor Relations Board. He also regularly conducts training programs for employers on a variety of employment-related topics, and is a regular speaker at industry seminars on labor and employment law issues.

Mr. Lewis has extensive experience representing employers in all types of employment litigation matters, such as claims alleging employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, and failure to pay wages. Mr. Lewis also has litigated numerous wage and hour law cases. Specifically, Mr. Lewis has advised and defended companies in class actions alleging violations of state wage law and collective actions alleging violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Mr. Lewis also advises companies on state and federal prevailing wage law and defends companies in audits conducted by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and other agencies.

Mr. Lewis regularly litigates in both state and federal court, as well as before various governmental agencies, including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the United States Department of Labor, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Brian E. Lewis In the News

Brian Lewis, Susan Corcoran and Richard Greenberg Author Massachusetts Adjusts Limits on Criminal History Inquiries

April 24, 2018 • SHRM

Brian E. Lewis Publications

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Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave Proposals Affecting Private Plan Exemptions

May 19, 2020

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Massachusetts Department of Paid Family and Medical Leave Releases New Draft Regulations

May 14, 2020

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Massachusetts CORI Verification Requirements Temporarily Changed to Allow Use of Teleconference

April 29, 2020

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Massachusetts Paid Family Leave Act: What Employers Need to Know

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Mind the Gap: Preparing for the New Requirements of the Amended Massachusetts Equal Pay Act

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The Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Employer Obligations to Pregnant and New Parent Workers

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Brian E. Lewis Blog Posts

Disability, Leave & Health Management

Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave Proposals Affecting Private Plan Exemptions

May 20, 2020
Disability, Leave & Health Management

Massachusetts Department of Paid Family Leave Releases New Guidance

April 10, 2020
Disability, Leave & Health Management

Withholdings to Fund Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Set to Begin October 1

September 30, 2019