Jeanne M. Barber counsels and represents management in a broad range of employment matters arising under state and federal laws. She appears in Massachusetts state and federal district courts and before administrative agencies, including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD”), and has specific experience with:

• Title VII
• The Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Law
• The Fair Labor Standards Act
• The Massachusetts Wage Act & Tip Pooling Act

Jeanne also has experience advising clients on non-competition and non-solicit agreements, and employee discipline and discharge. She is a graduate of the MCAD’s Train-the-Trainer Certification Program and is on the MCAD’s list of recommended trainers.

Prior to joining Littler, Jeanne clerked for the Connecticut Superior Court. In law school, she was articles editor of the Connecticut Law Review and interned for Chief Judge Alvin W. Thompson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Boston Bar Association
• Member, Women's Bar Association
• Member, Board of Directors - First Literacy
• Pro Bono Counsel, Family Law Project for Battered Women - Women's Bar Association

RECOGNITION

• Recipient, Excellence Award, Asylum & Human Rights Clinic - University of Connecticut School of Law
• Recipient, Excellence in Labor and Employment Law - Department of Labor Wentworth Award