Richard Alfred Email and Phone Number

Richard Alfred is a highly respected employment class action litigator known for his strategic thinking and strong management advocacy skills. He devotes his practice to the representation of employers in large, often bet-the-company, wage and hour collective and class actions in Massachusetts and many other jurisdictions throughout the country, including cases consolidated by the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation. Mr. Alfred is at the forefront of legal developments in wage and hour laws such independent contractor and joint employer status and has recently spoken on the latter topic with Dr, David Weil, current Wage & Hour Administrator of the US DOL. He is frequently called on to represent employers in the most difficult disputes throughout the country. He has served as lead defense counsel in many dozens of such cases and has defended many Fortune 500 companies in actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws. With wage and hour cases presenting significant risks to employers and entire industries, Mr. Alfred is adept at skillfully managing and minimizing these risks through aggressive litigation and settlement strategies. He has defended more of these cases than any other management attorney in New England and is one of the most experienced wage and hour defense attorneys in the country. Mr. Alfred is a Fellow of the College and Employment Lawyers and has been named Boston’s Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America for several consecutive years. He has been ranked in the top band for Massachusetts Management Employment Lawyers in Chambers & Partners, Chambers USA continuously since 2003. Mr. Alfred is recognized as a thought leader in his field and is frequently called on to present and publish at both the local and national level on employment litigation topics.Specialties: Class and collective wage and hour defense, complex and single plaintiff employment discrimination, non-competition and other restrictive covenant litigation, labor law.