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Victoria Stockton Breese

Associate

Victoria Stockton Breese

Associate

Victoria Breese is a Labor & Employment associate in the firm’s Boston office.

Victoria litigates and counsels on a wide range of labor & employment matters, including union grievances and collective bargaining, discrimination and harassment, occupational health and safety, wage and hour disputes on an individual and class-wide basis, employee classification, trade secret protection, and the enforcement of noncompetition and nondisclosure agreements. She has practiced before federal & state courts and administrative agencies, including state fair employment and human rights agencies and the National Labor Relations Board.

Before joining Foley, Victoria was a judicial intern for the National Labor Relations Board, Division of Judges in Washington D.C. She also worked as an intern at the Office of the General Counsel at the Smithsonian Institution, where she assisted attorneys with litigation matters and performed legal research. Previously, Victoria worked as a law clerk for a boutique litigation firm, where she was responsible for conducting legal research, training legal interns, and conducting intake interviews with prospective clients. Victoria is a former summer associate with Foley.

09 September 2024 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

No More Chevron Deference: What Does This Mean for Employers?

From 1984 until June 2024, a reviewing court had to defer to a federal agency’s reasonable interpretation of ambiguous statutes, even if the court would have interpreted the statute differently.
19 February 2024 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

Minimizing National Labor Relations Act Liability for Employers with Non-Unionized Workforces

Employers with a non-unionized workforce often mistakenly believe that they are not covered by the National Labor Relations Act.
12 February 2024 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

Massachusetts Employers May Need to Update Their PFML Policies in 2024

In November 2023, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave announced changes to its Paid Family and Medical Leave program.
24 April 2023 Blogs

Supreme Court hears Arguments on Case Poised to Alter Employers’ Religious Accommodation Obligations

On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a high-profile case seeking to alter employers’ obligations to accommodate workers’ religious observances.
12 December 2022 Blogs

Fa-La-La Laws: Employer Liability Issues for Office Holiday Parties

With the holiday season approaching, employers should be mindful that office holiday parties can create HR headaches.
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22 November 2022 Newsletters

Cannabis Company Cops to SEC Accounting Fraud Charges

On October 24, 2022, the Security & Exchange Commission (SEC) issued settled orders against Cronos Group, Inc. (Cronos), a Canadian cannabis company, and its former Chief Commercial Officer.