With immeasurable sorrow we announce the passing of Kenneth Allen Grace. Ken, a born union organizer, graduated from Cornell University’s School for Industrial and Labor Relations with a BS in 1973, followed by a Master’s in Labor Studies from UMass Amherst in...
Jennifer Smith
About Jennifer
Jennifer Nicole Smith (‘Jenni’) joined Sandulli Grace in 2012 and is a partner. Jennifer is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and is member of the AFL-CIO’s Union Lawyers Alliance Board of Directors.
Jennifer has a lifelong passion for social justice, in particular labor and improving employees’ workplace dignity through democracy and collective action. Formerly, she was president of the United Staff Workers’ Union.
Her practice concentrates on representing unions and their members in all forums. She has extensive experience with collective bargaining, including coalition bargaining, mediation, and interest arbitration. In her practice, Jennifer has represented individuals and unions in court and before arbitrators, hearing officers, various government agencies, and retirement boards.
Prior to joining the firm, Jennifer was a Hearing Officer for the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations and previously worked for the SEIU in Massachusetts. She attended the University of Rochester, where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature, and like many of her Sandulli Grace colleagues, Northeastern University School of Law.
When she is not practicing, Jennifer is an enthusiastic (but clumsy) skier who enjoys baking, reading, gardening, and fibre crafts. She currently lives with her husband and her two daughters in the suburbs of Boston.
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Jennifers’s Blog Posts
Is the Tide Turning for Organized Labor?
Although union membership continues to decline (only about 7% of private sector workers are union members and 36% of public sector employees are union members according to the US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics), in the face of growing income...
Legal Update: New Changes for Parental Leave
Many workers in Massachusetts do not qualify to take leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”).[1] Yet, at the same time, in a country where automatic leave to attend to the birth or adoption of child is rare, millions of employees rely on the FMLA to...
Social Media Will Ruin Your Whole Life
An in-depth examination of the career-crushing power of social media in the New York Times Magazine last month, “How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life,” (http://nyti.ms/1FC8BfG), illustrates just how fatal off-hand remarks (or ill-advised photos) on social...
If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say . . .
If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say . . . Like many people nowadays, Natalie Munroe had a blog where she shared tips about cooking and child rearing. The high school English teacher from Doylestown, PA, also used her blog to sound off about her students, referring...
Jamie Goodwin Recognized as HLA Lawyer of the Month
Sandulli Grace, PC is very proud to announce that Jamie Goodwin was recognized as the Health Law Advocates’ “Lawyer of the Month” for the outstanding representation he has provided through the HLA’s pro bono legal network. Health Law Advocates is a 501(c)(3) public...
That’s a Bad Use of Your Cell Phone
A new tumblr that began in July 2013 is growing in popularity and unfortunately it is mocking public safety officers all over the world. http://copselfies.tumblr.com/ If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of a “selfie” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selfie) basically...
Arbitration Trend: Unduly Long Administrative Leave May Very Well Be Discipline.
Including a provision in your collective bargaining agreement that requires any and all discipline to be issued for “just cause” is not a novel idea. Simply stated, the “just cause standard” demands that all discipline be fairly and consistently administered.[1] ...