Andrea G. Chatfield
Of Counsel

Andrea G. Chatfield
Of Counsel
Andrea provides practical advice and guidance to employers on risk management issues in the workplace. This includes both day-to-day personnel decisions that can have a high degree of liability if not done carefully, and high level policy-making decisions, such as developing employee handbooks, executive employment agreements, non-competition agreements, social media policies, and other organizational protocols.
Andrea has successfully represented employers of all types and sizes before administrative agencies in discrimination, whistleblower, unemployment, and wage disputes.
Andrea also serves as an outside investigator for employers who need to respond to highly sensitive internal complaints of discrimination and harassment. In addition, Andrea develops and conducts in-house trainings for businesses and other employers in such matters as preventing workplace harassment and how to manage within the law. She is frequently a public speaker on employment law topics.
Honors and Distinctions:
Recognized by Chambers USA as one of New Hampshire’s leading Employment Law attorneys
Martindale Hubbell Peer Review AV® Peer Review Rating
Best Lawyers of America ®: Employment Law – Management (2019 “Lawyer of the Year” In Manchester)
Professional Affiliations:
Admitted to Massachusetts Bar
Admitted to New Hampshire Bar
Labor & Employment Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association
Society of Human Resources Management
Manchester Area Human Resources Association
Personnel Advisory Committee, Amoskeag Health
HR State Council of NH – Government Relations & Legislative Chair
Business & Industry Association of NH – Vice Chair, HR/Healthcare/Workforce Development Committee
Education:
Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude)
Suffolk University (B.S. summa cum laude)
Practice Area Matters
Workplace investigations
Discrimination/Harassment
Wage and hour compliance
Family and medical leave and other leave laws
Employee handbooks and other workplace policies
RIF’s, severance agreements, and other termination issues
Workplace privacy issues
Social media guidelines
Drug testing and drug-free workplace programs
Non-disclosure, non-competition and other restrictive covenants
Employment agreements
Whistleblower protection
Employment risk management