Jennifer A. Corvo

As a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department, Jennifer Corvo assists clients with labor and employment law matters and ERISA litigation. She represents public and private employers in Massachusetts and Connecticut before federal and state courts and administrative bodies. Jennifer also represents clients before the National Labor Relations Board and assists them with labor issues including elections, unfair labor practice charges, and arbitrations. Jennifer also handles a variety of ERISA matters including litigating employee benefit and withdrawal liability claims, as well as advising clients on compliance issues for pension and welfare benefit plans under the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, and the Affordable Care Act. Her experience also includes representation of corporations in government and internal investigations.

Jennifer is a graduate of Yale University and received her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, where she worked as a teaching assistant for the first-year legal writing program and served as a team leader for the Boston Medical Center/Domestic Violence Institute volunteer program. In addition, she is a graduate of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD)-certified discrimination prevention courses Responding to Reasonable Accommodation Requests and Preventing Harassment in the Workplace. Prior to joining Murtha Cullina, Jennifer worked at Nixon Peabody LLP in Boston, Massachusetts and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jennifer C. Boal, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Massachusetts.

• Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
• Health Care
• Labor and Employment
• Litigation
• Long-Term Care
• Privacy and Cybersecurity

• American Bar Association, Litigation Section and Labor & Employment Section
• Connecticut Bar Association, Litigation Section and Labor & Employment Section
• Hartford County Bar Association

• Connecticut Law Tribune 2015 New Leaders in the Law
• Listed as a Super Lawyers® Rising Star in 2009, 2014, 2015 (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of  Key Professional Media, Inc.)

• Board Member, Easter Seals Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, Inc.

• Board Member, Yale Club of Hartford

• November 10, 2015 - Connecticut Law Tribune Names Attorneys 'New Leaders in the Law'
• October 17, 2014 - Town of Simsbury Appoints Murtha Cullina LLP As Employment Law Counsel
• Murtha Cullina Welcomes New Associates

• April 19 & 20, 2016 - The Business Lunch Series: Employment Law for Entrepreneurs
• March 4, 2016 - Cyber Security Half-Day Conference Protecting Your Digital Assets: Government, Industry and Legal Perspectives
• June 17 & 18, 2015 - Workplace Investigation Workshop Presented by Labor and Employment Practice Group

• March 24, 2016 - Information Security and Privacy Group News: Cybersecurity Conference Essential Take-Aways Government, Industry and Legal Perspectives
• March 23, 2016 - Labor and Employment Group News: Human Resources Director Can Be Held Personally Liable Under FMLA
• March 11, 2016 - Michael C. Harrington and Jennifer A. Corvo Successfully Advocate on Behalf of CBIA in CT Supreme Court Unemployment Case
• November 9, 2015 - Labor and Employment News: Verdict Against High Profile Law Firm Highlights Risk of Double Damages in Wage Cases
• October 28, 2015 - Labor & Employment News: Facebook: Second Circuit "Likes" Employee Rights Under the NLRA
• April 1, 2015 - “I am From the Government, and I am Here to Help.” The NLRB General Counsel Summarizes What Employers Can and Cannot Say in Rules and Handbooks.
• March 16, 2015 - NLRB Changes Deferral Standards: Employers with Collective Bargaining Agreements Should Consider Changes to Arbitration Provisions

• 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
• June 10, 2016 - Stephanie Sobkowiak and Jennifer Corvo to present on Practice Management to the CT Society of Eye Physicians in Southington, CT.
• April 6, 2016 - Mike Harrington, Emily Brown, Rachel Faye Smith, and Jen Corvo presented on "Legal Updates (What you Need to Know)" at the American College of Health Care Administrators Massachusetts Chapter Annual Meeting.
• April 2016 - Jennifer A. Corvo was a speaker at the Business Lunch Series sponsored by Murtha Cullina's Entrepreneur Group on "Employment Law for Entrepreneurs"
• March 23, 2016 - Barry Waters and Jen Corvo presented on workplace investigations at the CBIA 2016 Human Resources Conference.
• March 2016 - Jennifer A. Corvo was a speaker at a Seminar sponsored by the Firm's Information Security and Privacy Practice Group, entitled "Cyber Security Half-Day Conference Protecting Your Digital Assets: Government, Industry and Legal Perspectives"
• January 8, 2016 - Jen Corvo presented at a New England Vegetable and Berry Growers Association meeting on employment law issues that farmers face in Hadley, MA
• December 2015 - Jennifer A. Corvo was a speaker at the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Annual Meeting on "Employment Law for Farmers"
• November 2015 - Jennifer A. Corvo was a presenter for the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) on a "Workplace Investigations" webinar
• October 2015 - Jennifer A. Corvo was a speaker at a Seminar sponsored by the Firm's Labor and Employment Group, entitled "Employment Law 2015: Effective Solutions for New Problems"
• June 2015 - Jennifer A. Corvo was a speaker at the Workplace Investigation Workshops in Hartford and New Haven presented by Murtha Cullina's Labor and Employment Practice Group
• June 2015 - Jennifer A. Corvo was a speaker at the NLRB Workplace Rules Workshops in Hartford and New Haven presented by Murtha Cullina's Labor and Employment Practice Group
• June 2014 - Jennifer A. Corvo was a speaker at the Workplace Investigation Workshop in Hartford and New Haven presented by Murtha Cullina's Labor and Employment Practice Group
• June 2014 - Jennifer A. Corvo was a speaker at the NLRB Workplace Rules Workshop in Hartford and New Haven presented by Murtha Cullina's Labor and Employment Practice Group
• February 2014 - Jennifer A. Corvo was a speaker at the Workplace Investigations in Connecticut, Lorman Education Services Seminar
• November 2013 - Jennifer A. Corvo presented on National Labor Relations Act - A New Board with New Initiatives? at Murtha Cullina's Employment Law 2013: "New Wine in Old Wineskins"

• November 11, 2016 - Labor and Employment Webinar Recording: Holiday Festivities and HR's Role: Santa or Grinch?
• May 24, 2016 - Jennifer Corvo featured on the CT Startup Podcast: Hiring employees and what that means for your startup
• May 8, 2015 - VIDEO NEWS: Labor and Employment Practice Group Presenting Important Workshop on Workplace Investigations.
• May 7, 2015 - VIDEO NEWS: Labor and Employment Attorneys Discuss Recent Changes to Union Election Procedures
• April 2, 2015 - Labor and Employment Attorneys Discuss Workplace Rules and the National Labor Relations Act
• March 16, 2015 - Labor and Employment Attorneys Discuss Recent Changes to the National Labor Relations Board's Deferral Policy.

• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
• Connecticut
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

• Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 2006)
• Yale University (B.A., 2001)