Amanda E. Thibodeau

Amanda focuses her practice on the counseling and litigation of employment issues, including wage and hour disputes, noncompetition agreements, leave issues, classification issues and independent contractor classification, and anti-discrimination laws.

She represents both corporate and individual clients in disputes arising throughout the entire course of the employment relationship. Amanda has extensive trial experience, including numerous jury trials, arbitration, and mediation. She has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star and Top Women Attorney (Thomson Reuters) every year since 2015.

Amanda joined Morse after practicing as an associate for many years in a civil litigation boutique firm, where she provided counseling and litigation services to a wide range of clients. While in law school, Amanda was a member of the Journal of High Technology Law and the National Women Law Students Association.

Affiliations

New Hampshire Bar Association

Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts

Boston Bar Association

Society for Human Resource Management

Speaking Engagements

Speaker, Employment Law Issues for Gig Workers, MCLE New England

Publications

Find all my Employment Law Blog posts here.

Find all COVID-19 resources here.

Quoted: More On Unemployment Benefits For the Self-Employed, Independent Contractors, And Gig-Economy Workers: Lawyer On The Front Lines Answers Advanced Questions, Forbes

Quoted: Unemployment Benefits For The Self-Employed, Independent Contractors, And Gig-Economy Workers: Lawyer On The Front Lines Answers Common Questions, Forbes

Quoted: You Got Your Paycheck Protection Program Loan. Now What? Advice From Small-Business Lawyers, Forbes

U.S. Supreme Court Rules EEOC Charge is Procedural Requirement, Not Jurisdictional

Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Update: Governor Baker and Legislative Leaders Issue Join Statement Delaying Employer Contributions

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Opinion Letter Classifying Workers in the Gig Economy As Independent Contractors, Employment Law Alert

Title VII at SCOTUS

#MeToo at MCAD

UPDATED: Federal District Court Reinstates EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting Requirements (For Now)

Department of Labor Proposes New Interpretation of Joint Employer Status Under The Fair Labor Standards Act

Equal Pay Day in Massachusetts: Are you in compliance?, Employment Law Alert

Outside the office

Outside the office, Amanda is a theater and dance enthusiast. She also enjoys running, hiking, and spending time with her family. Amanda is active in her hometown of Waltham as a member of the League of Women Voters of Waltham, and on the City of Waltham’s Community Preservation Committee.

News & Events

News

• Morse Announces 2022 Attorney Elevations
  January 10, 2022
• COVID-19 Alert: CDC Update
  CDC Reduces COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Periods – Sets New Standards for the Management of COVID-Related Employee Absences
  January 5, 2022
• COVID-19 Alert: ETS Status Update
  The United States Supreme Court to Hear Argument on Private Employer Vaccine Mandate on January 7
  January 4, 2022
• COVID-19 Resource Collection
  Coronavirus Updates
  January 1, 2022
• COVID-19 Alert: Massachusetts Announces Mask Advisory
  Massachusetts Issues Mask Advisory for Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Residents
  December 21, 2021

Events

• Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act: What Employers Need to Know and Next Steps
  November 5, 2020