Tamsin R Kaplan
USA Guide 2023
Band 4 : Labor & Employment
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Practice Areas
Business Counseling
Business Litigation
Cannabis Law
Closely Held Businesses
Compensation, Benefits & ERISA
Nonprofit & Tax-Exempt Organizations
Startup & Emerging-Growth Companies
Counseling Businesses
Employment Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Executive & Employee Advocacy
Workplace Policies & Procedures
Appellate Advocacy
Data Security & Information Privacy
Career
Tamsin is an employment lawyer and business litigator, and serves as outside general counsel to diverse nonprofits and private schools. She has extensive experience representing businesses, executives and other high-level professionals in a full range of employment-related issues. Tamsin frequently conducts workplace investigations, provides trainings on diversity and harassment, and advises employers regarding employee handbooks, employment audits, and workplace policies and practices. She regularly litigates cases involving employment and business disputes before federal and state courts and agencies.
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Boston Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association (Business Law Section Council, 2012-2017)
Women’s Bar Association (Board Member, 2009-2015; Middlesex Committee, 1995-2012; Business Development Committee, 2009-2015)
International Lawyers Network
Personal
In her downtime, Tamsin enjoys sculling on the Charles River, Pilates, swimming or relaxing on the beach in Sarasota. She is an award-winning comedian who earned the title of “Funniest Lawyer in Massachusetts” for her stand-up comedy at a 2014 event to benefit the Women’s Bar Foundation.
Articles, highlights and press releases
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Tamsin Kaplan Named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s “Top Women of Law” List
This highly coveted honor is presented to exceptional lawyers who are recognizable pioneers, educators, trailblazers and role models who have made tremendous professional strides and demonstrated great accomplishments in their respective legal fields.
Recent MA SJC Case Rules That Employers Must Pay Overtime to Commission-Only Retail Employees
On May 8, 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled in Sullivan v. Sleepy’s LLC that commission-only retail salespeople are entitled to additional compensation for overtime and Sunday work.
Tamsin Kaplan Contributes Section to ILN Paper on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
"What US: Massachusetts Companies Need to Know,” provides an overview of current workplace sexual harassment law, legislative response to the recent increase in sexual harassment complaints, and guidance for employers to enforce compliance in the workplace.
Tamsin Kaplan Named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s “Top Women of Law” List
This highly coveted honor is presented to exceptional lawyers who are recognizable pioneers, educators, trailblazers and role models who have made tremendous professional strides and demonstrated great accomplishments in their respective legal fields.
Recent MA SJC Case Rules That Employers Must Pay Overtime to Commission-Only Retail Employees
On May 8, 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled in Sullivan v. Sleepy’s LLC that commission-only retail salespeople are entitled to additional compensation for overtime and Sunday work.
Tamsin Kaplan Contributes Section to ILN Paper on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
"What US: Massachusetts Companies Need to Know,” provides an overview of current workplace sexual harassment law, legislative response to the recent increase in sexual harassment complaints, and guidance for employers to enforce compliance in the workplace.