Allison Anderson

Representative Experience

Labor

• Won multiple labor arbitrations on behalf of retail client relating to employee terminations for workplace misconduct.
• Successfully represented multiple clients with respect to union petitions under new NLRB election rules.
• Defeated NLRB-supervised elections on behalf of recycling and energy company.
• Represented numerous clients in the negotiation, and implementation and litigation of card check and neutrality agreements for union organizing.
• Represented clients in collective bargaining, including litigation before the NLRB relating to negotiations.
• Represented clients regarding unfair labor practice charges before the NLRB.

Employment

• Obtained a preliminary injunction on behalf of a pharmacy business in federal district court involving enforcement of a non-competition agreement. 
• Won summary judgment on behalf of biotech company in lawsuit by former employee bringing discrimination claims. 
• Defeated motion for class certification on behalf of financial services company in lawsuit challenging use of independent contractors for information technology functions.
• Won summary judgment on behalf of telecommunications company in lawsuit by former employee seeking unpaid commissions.
• Successfully tried a case before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination on behalf of a university client against a pregnancy discrimination claim. After a multi-day hearing, Complainant voluntarily withdrew her charge with prejudice without seeking any settlement.
• Won reversal of grant of unemployment benefits to terminated employee on behalf of waste disposal company.
• Represented clients in multiple putative class action litigations including: claims under the Massachusetts independent contractor law, and claimed violations of the Massachusetts Wage Act.
• Won dismissal of discrimination claims against individual defendants, including CEO and Board Chairman, in federal court.
• Successfully defended discrimination claims before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, with numerous complaints dismissed at the earliest possible stage.
• Won voluntary dismissal with prejudice of ERISA denial of benefits case, without any monetary settlement, in Massachusetts federal court on behalf of pharmaceutical company.
• Advised numerous clients regarding employment policies and procedures, including drafting policies and procedures and counseling on compliance with local, state and federal laws.
• Provided many customized employment law trainings on sexual harassment, disability and discrimination laws, wage and hour laws, hiring, and performance management.