Barry J. Waters

Barry J. Waters, Of Counsel at Murtha Cullina, has extensive experience in a wide variety of commercial litigation cases, with an emphasis on employment, non-compete and trade secret litigation. 

• Labor and Employment
• Litigation
• Unfair Competition, Trade Secrets and Non-Competition Agreements
• Utilities

• Listed as leading Labor & Employment lawyer (2005-2019), Senior Statesman (2020-) Chambers & Partners-Publishing (Chambers.com)

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2003 (Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)

• Holds an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell

• Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Inc, 2007-2018

• Listed in Connecticut Super Lawyers® in the area of Employment Litigation, 2007 - 2020 (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.)

• Listed in Connecticut Super Lawyers® (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.) as Top 50 Lawyer in Connecticut, 2019

• Past Chair, Lex Mundi*, Labor & Employment Practice Group
  
  *Murtha Cullina LLP is the exclusive member firm in Connecticut for Lex Mundi – the world’s leading network of independent law firms with in-depth experience in 100+ countries worldwide. 

• August 19, 2021 - 40 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
• May 21, 2021 - Murtha Cullina LLP Recognized by Chambers USA
• November 6, 2020 - Murtha Cullina LLP Attorneys Listed Among the Top 50 Super Lawyers in Connecticut and Top 25 Women Super Lawyers in Connecticut
• August 20, 2020 - 48 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
• April 23, 2020 - Murtha Cullina LLP Recognized by Chambers USA
• October 30, 2019 - 37 Murtha Cullina LLP Attorneys Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
• August 15, 2019 - 33 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Four Named “Lawyer of the Year”
• August 15, 2018 - 32 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Two Named Lawyer of the Year
• May 3, 2018 - Murtha Cullina LLP Recognized by Chambers USA
• October 18, 2017 - 38 Attorneys Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
• August 15, 2017 - 35 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Three Named “Lawyer of the Year”
• August 16, 2016 - Attorneys Receive "Best Lawyers" Recognition
• May 27, 2016 - Murtha Cullina Recognized by Chambers USA
• Lex Mundi Presents Murtha Cullina with Award

• June 17 & 18, 2015 - Workplace Investigation Workshop Presented by Labor and Employment Practice Group
• Employment Law Update in Connecticut
• Employment Law Breakfast Series

• September 11, 2017 - Labor & Employment Group News: Indefinite Leave Not A Reasonable Accommodation Under Connecticut Law
• June 19, 2017 - Labor and Employment Group News: Running a 21st Century Railroad with 20th Century Job Skills: How to Accommodate Disabilities?
• February 27, 2017 - Labor and Employment Group News: Indefinite Leave As Reasonable Accommodation
• January 23, 2017 - Labor and Employment Group News: Job Transfer Not Retaliation
• December 22, 2016 - Labor and Employment Group News: Independent Contractor or “Employee, Inc.”?
• November 21, 2016 - Labor and Employment Group News: Stop Talking to Yourself: Your Employee's Obligation to Engage in the “Interactive Process” When Seeking an ADA Accommodation
• October 4, 2016 - Labor and Employment Group News: Morbidly Obese Employee Entitled to Leave of Absence As Reasonable Accommodation
• September 22, 2016 - Labor and Employment Group News: Café Manager Seeks Class Action for Overtime Pay
• September 15, 2016 - Labor and Employment News: MCAD Hearing Officer Awards $50,000 Plus 12% Interest For Gender Identity Harassment
• September 6, 2016 - Labor and Employment Group News: "Dispatched" Employee's Retaliation Claim Revived Where Low Level Co-Worker Provided "Doctored" Evidence
• August 5, 2016 - Trade Secrets Law: The Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine is Not Yet Dead
• August 3, 2016 - The Road to Pay Equity in Massachusetts: Don't Ask - Don't Tell
• June 7, 2016 - Labor and Employment Group News: Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Hit With Substantial Disability Discrimination Award
• May 18, 2016 - Labor and Employment Group News: New Wage & Hour Salary Threshold for Exempt Positions Announced Today
• May 6, 2016 - Health Care Group News: Connecticut Limits Physician Non-Competition Agreements: Just one piece of SB 351
• April 5, 2016 - Labor and Employment Group News: U.S. Treasury Issues Report on the Economic Effects of Non-compete Contracts
• March 23, 2016 - Labor and Employment Group News: Human Resources Director Can Be Held Personally Liable Under FMLA
• February 1, 2016 - Labor and Employment News: Retaliation Claims Are Difficult to Defend: Redux
• January 5, 2016 - Labor and Employment Group News: Retaliation Claims Difficult to Defend
• December 16, 2015 - Labor & Employment News - Rare Employer Win After Public Hearing at the MCAD: But "What is the Price of Victory?
• November 9, 2015 - Labor and Employment News: Verdict Against High Profile Law Firm Highlights Risk of Double Damages in Wage Cases
• September 8, 2015 - Labor and Employment News: Overtime, Joint Employer & Lunch Hour Issues
• July 15, 2015 - Labor and Employment News on Paying Interns, Monitoring Workplace Computer Use and Updated Guidelines for Women's Preventative Care
• Connecticut Department of Labor Issues Sick Leave Rights Notification Poster

• May 19, 2016 - CommunityBankingInsights.com: New Wage & Hour Salary Threshold for Exempt Positions ANNOUNCED
• May 17, 2016 - CommunityBankingInsights.com: New Wage & Hour Salary Threshold for Exempt Positions Imminent
• February 22, 2016 - Barry J. Waters Quoted in PennRecord Article on Whistleblower Retaliation Case
• February 9, 2016 - Barry J. Waters Quoted in Legal News Line Article on Retaliation Claims

• June 15, 2016 - Barry Waters and Jennifer Corvo will present “Workplace Investigations” at the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges (CCIC) Member Forum at Quinnipiac University in North Haven, CT
• March 23, 2016 - Barry Waters and Jen Corvo presented on workplace investigations at the CBIA 2016 Human Resources Conference.

• April 11, 2017 - Barry J. Waters Interview: Workforce Issues for the Financial Management Network
• July 25, 2016 - Barry J. Waters Interview: Protecting Your Trade Secrets: A New Tool You Can Use for the Financial Management Network
• May 8, 2015 - VIDEO NEWS: Labor and Employment Practice Group Presenting Important Workshop on Workplace Investigations.

• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
• Connecticut
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

• George Washington University (J.D.)
• University of Maryland (M.A.)
• Georgetown University (A.B.)