Philip Gordon, Gordon Law Group, Named Among Boston's top "40 Under 40".BOSTON -- The Gordon Law Group, a leading Massachusetts employment law firm which specializes in representing employees in wage, termination and compensation litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , announces that managing partner, Philip Gordon, has been named to the Boston Business Journal's prestigious "40 Under 40" list. In its ninth year, the Journal's program recognizes emerging business leaders in Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. that help drive the regional economy. Gordon's practice focuses on the employee, with particular attention to those matters related to overtime, minimum wage, commission, wrongful termination wrongful termination n. a right of an employee to sue his/her employer for damages (loss of wage and "fringe" benefits, and, if against "public policy," for punitive damages). , employee misclassification, severance agreements, non-compete agreements, wrongful deductions, record keeping and equity compensation. He was nominated to the 40 under 40 list by Gordon Law Group, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol clients and community leaders, who described him as a "strategic, big-picture thinker." "Philip designs effective strategies to make use of the law and achieve extraordinary results," they continued. "He's also proactive and trustworthy. Not one to languish on an idea, Philip stays on top of our issues, sometimes even pushing us." His work has been noted also within the legal community, including coverage in Boston Magazine Boston (almost invariably called "Boston magazine" and often incorrectly written as "Boston Magazine") is a glossy monthly magazine concerning life in the Greater Boston area and has been in publication for more than 40 years. , where he was named one of Massachusetts' Top 100 Lawyers in the 2005 list of "Massachusetts Super Lawyers." He is also extensively involved in pro bono Short for pro bono publico [Latin, For the public good]. The designation given to the free legal work done by an attorney for indigent clients and religious, charitable, and other nonprofit entities. work, supporting education and medicine. He is one of the Senior Partners for Justice of the Wage and Hour Project of the Volunteer Lawyers Project, and he serves as Vice Chairman of the Public Policy Committee of the Jewish Community Relations Council, a member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, and a member of the Board of Governors of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies. The Gordon Law Group, LLP is considered among a select set of boutique law firms focused on employees. The firm's attorneys offer a level of sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. and excellence unusual in a firm of its size, and concentrate on claims for regular wages, overtime pay, minimum wages, commissions, health insurance contributions, vacation benefits, bonuses and severance payments, as well as stock options and other forms of equity. The firm also has expertise with respect to misclassification of employees as independent contractors IRS reclassification as an employee occurs where persons claimed as (or claiming to be) independent contractors are recategorized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), or by state tax authorities, as W-2 employees. , treatment of non-exempt employees as exempt and enforcement of executive liability. Long known as a leader in the Boston community, the Gordon Law Group is proud of his service. |
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