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Laredo, Smith & Kane’s Darshana Indira Serves on BBA’s 2025 Employment Law Conference Steering Committee, Will Moderate PFML Panel

March 19, 2025 in , , /by

Laredo, Smith & Kane announces that Senior Associate Darshana Indira is serving on the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) 2025 Employment Law Conference Steering Committee. The conference is scheduled for April 3, 2025, and will tackle pressing legal issues in the workplace, including the future of non-competes and DEI initiatives, employee misclassification in the gig economy, […]

Laredo, Smith & Kane’s Matthew A. Kane Presents on BBA Webinar, “State and Federal Interlocutory Appeals In Massachusetts”

March 19, 2025 in , , /by

Laredo & Smith & Kane announces that Partner Matthew A. Kane will present on the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) webinar, “State and Federal Interlocutory Appeals In Massachusetts: What You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know.” The webinar will cover the procedural differences of interlocutory appeals, which are governed by an array of rules, statutes, and common-law […]

Independent Contractor Label Notwithstanding, MCAD Holds Small Business Liable For Employment Discrimination

March 18, 2025 in , , /by

Earlier this year, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) confirmed that small businesses may be subject to the anti-discrimination provision of Chapter 151B, even if the business claims to only hire independent contractors because it is the nature of the employment relationship that determines the MCAD’s jurisdiction and not the label chosen by the business. […]

Laredo, Smith & Kane’s Darshana Indira Re-appointed to the MBA’s Nominating Committee

March 18, 2025 in , /by

Laredo, Smith & Kane announces that Senior Associate Darshana Indira has been re-appointed to the MBA’s Nominating Committee for the 2024-2025 association year. In this role, Indira and fellow board members are responsible for identifying, recruiting, and nominating candidates for board positions, ensuring good corporate governance and a diverse board composition. This is Indira’s second […]

Laredo, Smith & Kane Attorney Jessica Conklin Serves as Faculty for MCLE Program, Emerging Issues in Title IX Compliance, Investigations & Litigation

March 12, 2025 in , /by

Laredo, Smith & Kane Attorney Jessica Conklin served as a faculty member on Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s (MCLE) March 11 webcast, “Emerging Issues in Title IX Compliance, Investigations & Litigation,” which covered legal changes and best practices related to Title IX hearings and litigation. Conklin and fellow panelists shared insights on the many facets of […]

Darshana Indira Quoted as Resource on Wage Act

March 6, 2025 in , , /by

Employment lawyer, Darshana Indira, was quoted extensively in a recent Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article entitled, “Employee gets green light in suit over regularly ‘late’ pay.” Darshana discusses what she sees as employer liabilities in connection with the Wage Act. “Right now, companies need to be thinking about how they make compliance a top priority…. It’s […]

Laredo, Smith & Kane’s Darshana Indira Presents on BBA Business Development Panel

March 6, 2025 in /by

Laredo, Smith & Kane announces that Senior Associate Darshana Indira was a featured speaker on the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) March 5th Business Development Panel. Hosted by the BBA’s Senior Associates Network, the panel discussion provided valuable thoughts, tips, and strategies from all sides of business development. Indira shared her perspectives as a private practice […]

Laredo, Smith & Kane’s Payal Salsburg Serves as Guest Lecturer at UMass Law School

February 6, 2025 in , /by

Payal Salsburg, a Partner at the Boston law firm Laredo, Smith & Kane served as a guest lecturer at the University of Massachusetts School of Law on February 4, 2025. She presented, “Effective Engagement – Asking for Deadlines, Extensions, Timelines and Help,” to law students in Prof. Rontear Pendleton’s Field Placement Seminar. Salsburg is a […]

Laredo, Smith & Kane’s Payal Salsburg Elected to Boston CASA Board of Directors for Seventh Year of Service

January 30, 2025 in , /by

Laredo, Smith & Kane announces that Partner Payal Salsburg has been elected to serve for a seventh year on the Boston Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Board of Directors. She has served on the Board since 2018. Salsburg is a member of the firm’s management team. As a business and litigation attorney, she focuses her […]

Laredo, Smith & Kane’s Darshana Indira Named “Up & Coming Lawyer” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

January 22, 2025 in , /by

Laredo, Smith & Kane announces that Senior Counsel Darshana Indira was named a 2025 Excellence in the Law honoree by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in the “Up & Coming Lawyers” category. The “Up & Coming Lawyers” award celebrates the exceptional professional and community accomplishments of attorneys practicing for fewer than 10 years. As an accomplished employment […]