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Gary J. Oberstein

Partner
Office Managing Partner, Boston
Boston
Phone: 617-345-1231
Fax: 866-947-1656
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GARY J. OBERSTEIN

Gary Oberstein counsels and assists clients concerning the many and complex employment law obligations they face. These include, for example, preventing discrimination and harassment, and issues concerning employee hire, retention, discipline and discharge, employment agreements, handbooks and policy manuals, wage-hour, privacy, drug testing, safety, non-competition agreements, lift-outs, reductions in force, workforce restructuring, and the labor and employment implications of mergers and acquisitions. He also serves as chair of the firm’s Wage-Hour Team.

Gary regularly conducts on-site management and staff training programs concerning workplace sexual harassment, performance management, and other employment issues. He represents employers in state and federal courts and agencies.

Gary lectures extensively on employment law issues and has published several articles on the topic, including “Sexual Harassment in the Health Care Workplace,” “An Employer’s Chart for Navigating the Mine Field of Employee Terminations,” “Self-Publication Defamation in the Employment Context” and “Should Law Firms Put to Pasture Age-Based Mandatory Retirement?”

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Gary currently serves as executive director and chairman of the Board of Directors of Above the Clouds (ATC), and is a member of the Board of Directors of Smart from the Start, the Board of Advocates of Jewish Families & Children’s Service, and the Board of Directors of IMC Club International, Inc. Gary has served on the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section Council, served as chairperson of the section’s Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee, chaired the section’s monthly group discussion series, and has served as liaison of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Boston Bar Association. He was also a member of the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s Employment and Labor Law Curriculum Advisory Committee.

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  • Workplaces on Alert for Flu
    New England Cable News (NECN) | January 9, 2013

    In this broadcast TV segment, Boston office managing partner and Labor & Employment partner Gary Oberstein discusses how the flu is affecting Massachusetts businesses and what employers need to keep in mind.

  • When the Go-To Guy is Gone: Companies can pay if a lot of tasks are the purview of just one person
    Boston Business Journal | April 13, 2012

    Boston office managing partner and Labor & Employment partner Gary Oberstein and Boston Labor & Employment associate Jeff Gilbreth discuss how employers can be proactive and not reactive when it comes to dealing with employees responsible for critical business operations/tasks/information.

  • Today’s Unpaid Intern Could Be Tomorrow’s Plaintiff
    Boston Business Journal | March 9, 2012

    Boston office managing partner and Labor & Employment partner Gary Oberstein discuses labor and employment concerns relating to unpaid interns.

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  • Verdict Reflects Trends in Employment Disputes
    Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly | January 9, 2012

    Labor & Employment partner and Boston office managing partner Gary Oberstein discusses a recent case in Suffolk Superior Court that illustrates how a claim about an employer retaliating against a former employee can be costly.

  • “Outside the Box” Q&A
    Boston Business Journal | February 18, 2011
    This Q&A profiles new Boston office managing partner Gary Oberstein. The piece focuses on Mr. Oberstein’s professional and personal accomplishments.
  • Refusing to Hire Bankrupt Applicants is Legal
    Human Resource Executive | February 11, 2011
    This article discusses an important federal circuit court ruling finding that private employers are not prohibited from denying employment to an individual based on a bankruptcy filing and the need for employers to be careful when handling these bankruptcy-related matters. Boston office managing partner and Labor & Employment partner Gary Oberstein provides third-party commentary throughout the piece.
  • Oberstein Will Head Nixon Peabody Boston Office
    The Boston Globe | February 7, 2011
    This coverage highlights that Gary Oberstein has been named managing partner of Nixon Peabody’s Boston office.
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