News & Events – Labor & Employment
Employment Law Team Named Best in Vermont
Apr 04, 2024
Vermont Business Magazine named Primmer as the Best Employment Law Team in Vermont for 2024 for the third year in a row
2024 Shareholder Announcement: John H. Wallace
Jan 01, 2024
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer is pleased to announce
John H. Wallace was elected as a shareholder of the firm, effective January 1, 2024.
Shireen Hart Named to Board of Directors of Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Oct 05, 2023
The Vermont Chamber of Commerce recently voted in six new board members, including attorney Shireen Hart with Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer. Shireen maintains a thriving healthcare and employment law practice in Vermont.
Primmer Adds Two New Associates to the Burlington Team
Sep 08, 2023
Madison P. Prokott and Hannah J. Lebel joined Primmer’s litigation team in August, 2023.
Primmer Attorneys Named 'Best' in America for Forty Consecutive Years
Aug 18, 2023
Since 1983, Primmer attorneys have been recognized as the Best Lawyers in America. For the past 40 years, the law firm of Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer has had attorneys named on the Best Lawyers in America list.
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer Named as Best Place to Work 2023
Mar 17, 2023
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC is thrilled to announce that they have again been named as Best Place to Work in Vermont for 2023.
2023 New Shareholders Announced
Jan 05, 2023
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer is pleased to announce Molly N. Bucci, Jeremy S. Grant and Ryan M. Long were elected shareholders of the firm, effective January 1, 2023.
ADA Does Not Require An Employer to Provide an Interpreter to an Applicant Who is Not Otherwise Qualified for the Position
Nov 11, 2022
Vermont’s federal appeals court, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, recently ruled that an applicant must
first be qualified for a prospective job position before the employer is required to provide reasonable
accommodations in the hiring process.
Vermont Bankruptcy Court Clarifies "Separate Transaction" and Dismisses Involuntary Petition
Jun 15, 2022
The firm Primmer, Piper, Eggleston & Cramer is pleased to announce that Attorneys Alexandra Edelman and Ryan Long successfully moved to dismiss an involuntary bankruptcy petition filed by creditors against Koffee Kup Bakery, Inc. The success was highlighted in a May issue of the ABI Journal, the publication of the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Firm Secures Victory Against Claim for Unpaid Overtime Wages
May 24, 2022
The firm Primmer, Piper, Eggleston & Cramer is pleased to announce that it secured a significant victory before the Vermont Supreme Court for one of its bank clients against a former employee claiming unpaid overtime wages. In a lengthy and robust decision, the Supreme Court noted that the question presented on appeal “appears to be a matter of national first impression.” In closely examining the overtime requirements set forth in the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, followed by the State of Vermont, the Supreme Court agreed with the lower court’s conclusion that the bank’s method for calculating commissions that included deductions for wages already paid complied with the law so long as it met the minimum wage and overtime thresholds.