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Three Associates Join Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane LLP

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey and Lehane LLP is pleased to announce the addition of three associates. The new associates will practice in the areas of labor and employment, corporate and education law. John Mac Daly and Rachel Mills were admitted to the bar in November....

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane Attorneys Recognized as Leaders

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane LLP is honored to have three of its attorneys acknowledged as leaders in their respective fields.  The firm is particularly proud to have the unprecedented honor of being the only firm to have received these three awards in the same...

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane Attorney Files Amicus Brief with the Supreme Judicial Court on Behalf of the Massachusetts Municipal Lawyer’s Association (“MMLA”)

Attorney Cindy Amara recently filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Judicial Court on behalf of the Massachusetts Municipal Lawyer’s Association (“MMLA”), the oldest and largest bar association dedicated to the practice of municipal law in the Commonwealth in the matter Magliacane v. Gardner.   The case arises out of a Superior Court suit brought against the City of Gardner by a resident who claims she had to replace a hot water heater and heating coils due to corrosion caused by City water.

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane Partner Presented Webcast for IFEBP

Kier Wachterhauser, a partner with Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP recently presented a webcast for the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP). The topic being discussed was Employment Law Updates: Drug Testing, Sexual Harassment, Overtime...

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Sarah Spatafore of Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane Promoted to Partner

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP is pleased to announce Sarah Spatafore’s promotion to Partner. Sarah is a leader of the firm’s labor and employment practice, where she represents both public and private clients in the areas of labor and employment. With a focus on preventative counseling, problem resolution and workplace solutions, Sarah partners with her clients in ensuring effective employee relations. Sarah also regularly represents her clients in matters relating to collective bargaining, grievances, arbitrations, and before courts and Read More

Legal Updates

NLRB Allows Employers to Stop Deducting Union Dues when CBA Expires

On December 16, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision, Valley Hospital Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Valley Hospital Medical Center, regarding an employer’s right to unilaterally stop deducting union dues at the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”). The Board initially permitted employers to stop collecting union dues after a CBA’s expiration in a 1962 decision called Bethlehem Steel. However, in 2015, the NLRB reversed course in a case titled Lincoln Lutheran of Racine.

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