Attorney, Leveling the Playing Field in Employment and Family Law
Serving Worcester County
Janet Ruggieri has 20 years of litigation experience in employment and family law. She has worked for the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), and in private practice at Pyle, Rome, Lichten & Ehrenberg, P.C., prosecuting employment discrimination, wage and hour, and employment contract matters. She has also worked in family law for the Department of Revenue and in private practice, litigating, trying, and mediating family issues.
A strong believer in fighting for the disenfranchised, she has appeared before numerous administrative bodies as well as in District, Superior, and Federal Court, and has served on committees including the Access to Justice Committee of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association, and the Women’s Bar Association. She also founded Women@Lotus, a group of 200 women dedicated to the wellbeing and success of women in that organization.
Areas Of Practice
- Employment discrimination based on age, race, national origin, disability, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, sexual harassment, and retaliation
- Housing discrimination
- Reasonable accommodation law under the ADA and FMLA
- Wage and hour claims
Credentials
- Litigation percentage: 100% of practice devoted to litigation
- Bar admissions: Massachusetts, U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
- Education: Suffolk University Law School, J.D.; Brandeis University, B.A. with Honors
- Professional associations: Massachusetts Bar Association, Worcester County Bar Association, National Employment Lawyers Association, Women’s Bar Association
- Past positions: Law Office of Janet R. Ruggieri; Pyle, Rome, Lichten & Ehrenberg, P.C.