Back to Work Series - Session 3 - 6/2

Daniel Klein is a partner in the Labor and Employment Department of Seyfarth Shaw's Boston office. Mr. Klein's practice includes the representation of management in employment and non-competition litigation matters before state and federal courts, at trial and appellate levels, as well as federal and state agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, and the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities.

Mr. Klein also counsels national, regional and local employers on a wide variety of employment matters, including disability accommodation, family and medical leave, workplace investigations, wage and hour compliance, commissions disputes, performance assessment and discipline, terminations, reductions-in-force, training, background checks, whistleblower claims, defamation, handbook and policy review, and trade-secrets protection strategies.As a member of the firm's Complex Discrimination Litigation Practice Group, Mr. Klein has defended employers in a variety of complex discrimination cases, including multi-plaintiff discrimination lawsuits, EEOC pattern and practice cases, and collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Mr. Klein also has defended employers against the full spectrum of cases involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, defamation, and wage and hour violations, as well as representing employers in non-competition and contract disputes.Mr. Klein regularly assists clients in drafting employment contracts, severance agreements, non-competition, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, personnel policies and company handbooks. He has represented employers in a variety of industries, including healthcare, retail, manufacturing, hospitality, staffing, professional services, transportation, and technology.Mr. Klein lectures frequently on a variety of employment law topics for human resource specialists and in-house counsel, including regular presentations on behalf of the Northeast Human Resources Association, the Massachusetts Hospital Association, and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education.

Mr. Klein served as a legal intern at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. From 2005 through the present, Boston Magazine and Law and Politics have named Mr. Klein one of Massachusetts' and New England's "Super Lawyer Rising Stars." Mr. Klein received his J.D., from Boston College Law School, and his B.A. from Colgate University.

Daniel B. Klein 

Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Phone: (617) 946-4840

Email: dklein@seyfarth.com

Online Bio

Robin Lucier has distinguished herself as an innovative leader in Human Resources through strong perception of organizational culture with a multi-level communication strategy. In addition to HR best practices, her business acumen includes deep knowledge of operations, sales, human relations, and cultural diversity. Above all, her compassion for people guides her to successfully navigate employee lifecycle activities.

Robin has held a number of leadership positions within the retail, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and food production industries. As a strategic leader, she has experience streamlining processes and leveraging technology for employee recruitment, recognition, retention, compensation, benefits & wellness, training, and performance development. This is most recently relevant in her role as HR Director at Injured Workers’ Pharmacy, where she managed a comprehensive compensation analysis to develop a structured pay grade system. Fair and consistent compensation in addition to effective employee engagement practices resulted in the organization outpacing the industry average with a 76% employee retention rate among call center personnel.

Thriving as a member of high-performing teams, Robin brings experience aligning HR missions to meet organizational objectives and has helped drive growth through process improvement while supporting initiatives to increase employee morale and workplace satisfaction.

Robin holds a Master of Science in Training and Development from Lesley University, a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Psychology from Cambridge College, and is certified through SHRM (SCP) and HRCI (SPHR).

Specialties Include:
Strategic Business Partner | Predictive Index Analyst | Employee Relations | Talent Management | Training & Development | Workforce Planning | Benefit & Wellness Programs | Complex Compliance Requirements | Employment Law | Policy Architect | Building & Leading High Performing Teams | Building Internal & External Partnerships