Mark J. Ventola - Manchester, NH

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
    J.D.
    Honors: Edward F. Hennessey Scholar
    Honors: G. Joseph Tauro Scholar

• Non Legal Education

  • Boston College
    B.S.
    Honors: magna cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder

Classes and Seminars

• Presenter at the North Shore Chamber of Commerce Wage and Hour Law Seminar – October 30, 2019

Pro Bono Activities

• The Order of Sons of Italy
• Finance Council for Saint Patrick Parish in Stoneham
• Justinian Law Society of Massachusetts, President, 2021-2023
• Appian Club
• National Italian American Foundation
• Stoneham School Building Committee
• Stoneham Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors (named 2005 New Member of the Year)
• Friends of Greater Melrose Charitable Foundation, Board of Directors
• Malden Catholic Alumni Association, Vice President
• Chairman of the Melrose Youth Task Force
• Melrose Historic District Commission
• Melrose Administration Reform Committee
• Board of Directors and coach for Stoneham Youth Basketball

Published Works

Articles

• Massachusetts Data Security Regulations Amended to Require Implementation of Comprehensive Information Security Measures
  
• Client Alert - Employer’s “Safe Driver” Policy Violates Massachusetts Wage Act
  
• Is One Person’s Stimulus Another’s Burden? COBRA SUBSIDIES UNDER ARRA - What Employers Need to Know
  
• What are some recent developments involving family and medical leave?
  
• Taking Reasonable Steps to Address Third-Party Sexual Harassment Workplace Claims
  
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Defines Requirements for Wage Claim Releases
• Client Alert: Pay Equity Disclosure Requirements Expanded in Massachusetts
• Updates to Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave
• The Reimbursement/Credit Process Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
• COVID-19 Preparedness: Basic Employment Law Questions Answered
• Major Non-competition Agreement Reform in Massachusetts
• In “Grand Bargain” Massachusetts Enacts Paid Family Leave, $15 Minimum Wage
• Supreme Judicial Court Advises Legislature Should Clarify Independent Contractor Test
• Attorney General Issues Gender Identity Guidance for Public Accommodations
• Massachusetts’ Pay Equity Law
• The Department of Labor Announces Final Rule on White Collar Exemptions
• HR Power Hour – New Mandatory MA Sick Leave Law
• Attorney General Issues Proposed Regulations Under Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law
• Attorney General Issues Final Regulations under Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law
• New Parental Leave Law
• SJC ruling on PIP statute provides needed clarity
• Massachusetts’ Mandatory Sick Time Law
• Featured In: Overtime Rules Promise Challenges For Some NH Firms

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1986
• New Hampshire

Other Affiliations

• Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)
• International Association Defense Counsel (Member)
• Boston Bar Association (Member)
• Massachusetts Bar Association