Kate Fitzpatrick is the founder of Doorways Employment Law, LLC. She routinely represents employees in severance agreement matters and in wage, commissions, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, whistleblower, sexual harassment, and family/medical leave cases, as well as with noncompetition agreements, unemployment and other matters. She also provides strategic legal counseling to employees during difficult times at work, including as to performance reviews, performance improvement plans, and planning for leave or separation. She further assists employers with employment policies, contracts and employee handbooks. Read more about her work at www.doorwaysemploymentlaw.com.
Practice areas
Employment contracts. Severance agreements. Separation agreements.
16 years
Severance agreement review and negotiation, wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment cases, wage cases, including failure to pay and overtime pay.
16 years
Wrongful termination litigation. Counsel and advise employees who have received warnings or performance improvement plans. Review and negotiate severance/separation agreements.
16 years
Discrimination and retaliation on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, color, national origin, religion, disability, etc. Sexual harassment.
16 years
Languages spoken
English
Doorways Employment Law, LLC
19 Cedar Street
Worcester, MA, 01609
Doorways Employment Law, LLC
6 Liberty Square
#288
Boston, MA, 02109
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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MA | Active | 2005 | 12/02/2020 |
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Women's Leadership Initiative | Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts | 2012 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Principal & Founding Attorney | Doorways Employment Law | 2016 - Present |
Guberman Fellow and Lecturer in Law | Brandeis University | 2012 - 2015 |
Assistant Attorney General | Office Of The Massachusetts Attorney General | 2007 - 2014 |
Staff Attorney | Community Legal Aid | 2005 - 2007 |
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Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association | Member | 2016 - Present |
Massachusetts Bar Association | Member | 2005 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) | Employment law and the immigrant worker | 2007 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Northeastern University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2005 |
Georgetown University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1997 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Preventing & Litigating Wage & Hour Cases | Preventing & Litigating Wage & Hour Cases | 2014 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Ex-temp owner guilty of employment fraud | Employer conviction |
North Andover Bakery to Pay More Than $586,000 to Settle Claims it Violated Overtime and Anti-Retaliation Laws | Employer payment of owed overtime |
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Lillian Hirales, Employment and labor Attorney on May 31, 2017
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I endorse Kate Fitzpatrick. She has in-depth knowledge of the Massachusetts wage laws and is a tireless advocate for workers. I highly recommend anyone facing a difficult work situation to contact her. She will not let you down.
Stephen Churchill, Employment and labor Attorney on Jan 5, 2017
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I heartily endorse Kate! She is an intelligent, compassionate, and tenacious advocate for employees.