Daniel W. Rice

For the past three decades, Dan Rice has focused his practice on employment disputes... He has secured outstanding results in claims such as unpaid commissions, discrimination, whistleblowing, non-competes, and wage violations. His clients have included corporations, the Commonwealth, and municipalities.

Dan is a 1986 graduate of Brown University and a 1991 graduate of Suffolk University Law School, cum laude. He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts state and federal courts.

Education

Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA – J.D., 1991, cum laude
Brown University, Providence, RI – B.A., 1986, History

Representative Cases

Unpaid Sales Commissions: Multiple six-figure recoveries for commission-based employees.
City Whistleblower: $375K for retaliation after reporting safety violations.
Discrimination: $357K for racial and pregnancy-related harassment of court officer.
Overtime (FLSA): $2.7M for corrections officers underpaid per “regular rate” rules.
Equal Pay Act: $420K for female custodians paid less than male counterparts.
Sexual Harassment: $225K+ recoveries for city and sheriff’s department employees.
Age & Disability Claims: $120K–$325K recoveries for age-related retirement and pregnancy-based discrimination.

Reported Cases of Note

Lawless v. Steward Health, 894 F.3d 9 (1st Cir. 2018): Wage Act action may proceed without AG permission.
Thurdin v. SEI Boston, 452 Mass. 436 (2008): Small employers still liable under Equal Rights Act.
Izzo v. Genesco, 171 F. Supp. 3d 1 (D. Mass. 2016): ADA protections extend to recovering drug users.
Fenn v. Mansfield Bank, 2015 WL 628560: ADA bars associational discrimination.
Mansfield v. Pitney Bowes, 2013 WL 947191: Commission agreements not preempted by Wage Law.
Rudy v. City of Lowell, 777 F. Supp. 2d 255: FLSA damages must be weekly, not cumulative.
Fernandes v. Walmart, 2007 WL 671291: FMLA rights apply even if leave was unforeseeable.
Allain v. Mass. DOC, 2003-01528: Guardsmen covered under Payment of Wages Law.
Lemire v. Silva, 104 F. Supp. 3d 80: ADA protects major life activities and does not conflict with SSDI claims.