Atty. Jeffrey B. Gilbreth
Jeff provides employers of all sizes and in all industries with strategic advice and counsel with respect to their business operations and employment law compliance. My focus All employers have employment law issues.
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About Jeffrey B. Gilbreth at a glance
Jeffrey B. Gilbreth is a employment and litigation attorney based in Boston, Massachusetts, practicing at Nixon Peabody LLP. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association. Educated at Boston College Law School (J.D., 2004). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Employment Law - Management (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Boston, MA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jeff provides employers of all sizes and in all industries with strategic advice and counsel with respect to their business operations and employment law compliance
- My focus All employers have employment law issues
- I help clients with all aspects of employment law, but much of my work is focused on these areas: Advice & Counsel I regularly advise clients with respect to negotiating the myriad wage-hour laws, managing employee performance and leaves of absence, drafting and negotiating employment agreements, mitigating risk of liability in connection with layoffs and other employee exits, and negotiating settlements in employee disputes and government investigations
- I also focus on advising on employment law issues in connection with corporate transactions (mergers and acquisitions, sales of companies, and strategic investments)
- Wage-Hour Wage-hour laws are incredibly detailed and expose employers to significant potential liability (multiple damages, attorneys’ fees, class/collective claims)
- I work with companies proactively to ensure their policies and practices comply with all applicable wage-hour laws, and I defend them when something goes awry and they face a claim from a current or (more likely) former employee
- Layoffs/Reductions in Force Employers are regularly reorganizing their workforces, which often results in a layoff or reduction in force
- Whenever large numbers of employees are let go, employers face significant potential liability
- I work with clients of all sizes to navigate the pitfalls associated with restructurings and layoffs
- I help my clients at every step of the process to help minimize exposure to discrimination and other wrongful termination claims, comply with the WARN Act and related state statutes, prepare separation agreements, and to communicate effectively with the remaining workforce
- Employee Management Employees are constantly posing challenges for their employers, and I help my clients navigate these challenges
- My work in this area often involves advising clients on managing leaves of absence, disciplining problem employees, protecting trade secrets, enforcing non-compete and other post-employment restrictions, and managing workplace investigations
- Looking ahead The “post-COVID” work environment has created a number of challenges for employers, including: (i) managing remote workers and the associated employment law, tax, and data security issues
- (ii) navigating returning employees to employers’ offices
- and (iii) addressing staffing challenges
- Employers are struggling to balance business needs with employee preferences and legal compliance
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Jeffrey B. Gilbreth handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Jeffrey B. Gilbreth is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Massachusetts →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Massachusetts
Practicing law in Massachusetts. Legal matters in Massachusetts are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Boston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Massachusetts state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Massachusetts brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Massachusetts courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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