Danielle is an Associate who counsels and represents clients in employment disputes before federal and state courts and administrative agencies. Her litigation practice includes restrictive covenants, discrimination, retaliation, and wage and hour claims. She counsels clients on variety of employment issues, such as non-compete laws, employee handbooks, employment and separation agreements, and company polices.
Prior to joining the firm as an Associate, Danielle worked as an extern with Mintz and the Access to Justice Commission. She also served as an extern with the Victim Rights Law Center and as a risk and compliance intern with Fidelity Investments. In law school, Danielle was a student-attorney with the Boston College Innocence Program, representing wrongly convicted individuals and collaborating with community partners on policy reform to address wrongful convictions. Before law school, Danielle served as a litigation intern at a prominent law firm and as a judicial intern at the D.C. Superior Court.
viewpoints
Fertility Related Loss To Be Covered Under the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Act
November 13, 2024 | Blog | By Andrew Matzkin, Danielle Dillon
Effective November 21, 2024, Massachusetts employees may take earned sick time to “address the employee’s own physical and mental health needs, and those of their spouse, if the employee or the employee’s spouse experiences pregnancy loss or a failed assisted reproduction, adoption, or surrogacy.”
Pay Transparency Law on the Horizon for Massachusetts Employers
October 30, 2023 | Blog | By Brendan Lowd, Kathryn Droumbakis, Danielle Dillon
A Mintz ESG Primer: The Current State of Environmental, Social, and Governance Matters in American Corporations
October 24, 2023 | Resources
The Mintz ESG Working Group created an in-depth primer covering the current landscape of ESG issues businesses are typically confronting. Our attorneys examine a broad spectrum of topics, including the polarization of rulemaking on the state and local levels, regulation and enforcement trends, and DEI policies, to help companies effectively navigate the ESG landscape.
Nasdaq’s “Show and Tell” Diversity Disclosure Survives Initial Challenge
October 23, 2023 | Blog | By Jennifer Rubin, Evan Piercey, Danielle Dillon
Expanding Existing Bereavement Leave Policies to Account for Fertility Related Losses
September 11, 2023 | Blog | By Natalie C. Groot, Danielle Dillon
Protecting Victims’ Privacy in Sensitive Criminal Cases
August 22, 2023 | Article
Read more about how Mintz's attorneys Andrew Nathanson, Katharine Foote, Danielle Dillon, and Edmund Daley advocated for victims rights and privacy during a complex criminal case.
FTC Hosts Forum on Proposed Rule to Ban Noncompete Clauses
March 2, 2023 | Blog | By Danielle Dillon, Marc Aspis
Finally, Judicial Guidance Interpreting the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act
February 7, 2023 | Blog | By Geri Haight, Natalie C. Groot, Danielle Dillon
FTC Seeks to Ban Non-Competes: What it Means for Businesses & Employees
January 6, 2023 | Blog | By David Lagasse, Marc Aspis, Danielle Bereznay, Danielle Dillon
News & Press
Keeping Tabs On Fight Over Board Diversity Rule At 5th Circ.
November 8, 2023
ESG Co-chair Jen Rubin, and Associates Danielle Dillon and Evan Piercey co-authored an article in Law360 on the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's rejection of a challenge to Nasdaq's diversity rule.