About Jonathan
Jonathan Shapiro has extensive experience in employment, labor and employee benefits law and litigation. He represents employers before state and federal courts across the country in complex wage-and hour class and collective actions and cases that involve discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and other employment matters.Jonathan has defended executives in white-collar criminal investigations and litigation. In addition, he counsels employers on various issues concerning employment law compliance and managing a workforce, including:Wage and hour compliance and exemption classificationPayroll practices and personnel policies and practicesHiring and termination of employeesAudits and investigationsEmployment agreements and severance packages for executives
Jonathan Shapiro has extensive experience in employment, labor and employee benefits law and litigation. He represents employers before state and federal courts across the country in complex wage-and hour class and collective actions and cases that involve discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and other employment matters.
Jonathan has defended executives in white-collar criminal investigations and litigation. In addition, he counsels employers on various issues concerning employment law compliance and managing a workforce, including:
Practice Areas
Education
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Employment Law - Management, Portland-ME (2014)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Labor and Employment, Portland-ME (2012)
- Recognized: Employment Law - Management
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Practice Area: Trade Secrets Law
- Special Focus: Civil Rights
- Special Focus: Covenants Not to Compete
- Special Focus: COVID-19
- Special Focus: Defense
- Special Focus: Discrimination
- Special Focus: Employee Benefits
- Special Focus: Hospitality
- Special Focus: Litigation
- Special Focus: Management
- Special Focus: State and Federal
- Special Focus: Trade Secrets
- Special Focus: Wrongful Discharge
- Named, Super Lawyer New England Super Lawyers
- Named, International Who's Who of Management Labour and Employment Lawyers Who's Who Legal
- Named, America's Leading Lawyers for Business Chambers USA