Rachel B. Cowen
Subscribe to Rachel B. Cowen's PostsRachel B. Cowen focuses her practice in various employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases in federal and state courts. Rachel’s experience includes prosecuting and defending employee mobility and trade secret litigation on an emergency injunctive basis. She also counsels employers facing union organizing activity and picketing, and has successfully tried numerous cases before the National Labor Relations Board. She also handles collective bargaining and labor arbitrations. Additionally, Rachel represents financial services companies and professional engineering firms in unfair competition cases. Read Rachel Cowen's full bio.
Fridays With Benefits Webinar | Terminating Employees: How to Minimize Liabilities
By Brian Mead and Rachel B. Cowen on Feb 5, 2019
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment
Join us this Friday, February 8, for an interactive discussion on minimizing liabilities when terminating employees. Rachel Cowen and Brian Mead will talk about workplace investigations, releases and severance agreements. Our lively 45-minute discussion will tackle the following topics: 5 Best Practices for Termination Tips for Preparing Releases Dos and Don’ts With Benefits Friday, February...
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Webinar | Non-Compete Reform Comes to the Commonwealth
By Anthony A. Bongiorno, Andrew Liazos, Evan A. Belosa and Rachel B. Cowen on Sep 5, 2018
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment, Executive Compensation
Join us on Thursday, September 6 at 1:00 PM EDT for a webinar designed to address questions around the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act (the Act), signed into law by Governor Baker on Friday, August 10. The Act, which takes effect on October 1, requires all employers doing business in Massachusetts to change the way they...
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New Restrictions on Using Non-Competes in Massachusetts – What You Need to Know
By Anthony A. Bongiorno, Andrew Liazos, Evan A. Belosa and Rachel B. Cowen on Aug 14, 2018
Posted In Employment, Executive Compensation
The Massachusetts legislature’s recent approval of a comprehensive non-competition reform bill includes significant restrictions for employers seeking to impose non-compete obligations on Massachusetts workers. The Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act will become effective on October 1, 2018, leaving little time for employers to consider what actions to take to protect their business interests. Access the full...
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