Christopher M. Leddy, Esq.

Partner

Christopher M. Leddy is a Partner in the firm.  As a former in-house counsel for a Staffing company, Chris has significant experience structuring and drafting client and business-critical contracts drafting, creating and maintaining compensation strategies, plans and policies, providing counsel on a wide-range of human resource issues unique to the Staffing Industry, and implementing on and off boarding practices and policies. ​ Chris is a frequent contributor to legal and business publications and lectures across the country on emerging issues impacting the Staffing Industry.

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Publications ​

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• OSHA COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE- December 3, 2021- Written by:  Christopher M. Leddy, Esq., Partner - Read more

• California Vaccination Order for Health Care Workers - August 11, 2021 - Read more

• THE SBA HAS ELIMINATED THE PPP LOAN NECESSITY QUESTIONNAIRE REQUIREMENT - July 15, 2021 - Read more

• How to Appeal PPP Non-Forgiveness for Staffing Firms - May 19, 2021 - Read more

• FLORIDA PASSES BILL TO GRANT COVID-19 LIABILITY PROTECTIONS TO EMPLOYERS - April 26, 2021 - Read more

• California’s Covid-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave - March 26, 2021, Read more

• Covid-19 Testing For The Trucking And Logistics Industry Under CDC Guidelines - March 2, 2021- Read more

• Conducting Covid-19 Testing For Staffing Firms Under CDC Guidelines - February 24, 2021 - Read more

• Are Per Diem Incentive Payments Considered Wages For Healthcare Staffing Companies? February 17, 2021 - Read more

• House Passes Amendments To Payroll Protection Program - June 5, 2020 - Read more

• IRS Issues New Guidance Regarding Deductibility Of Expenses Which Are Forgiven Under The Payroll Protection Program May 1, 2020 - Read more

• Small Business Exemption From Paid Leave Under The Families First Coronavirus Act - April 3, 2020 - Read more

• Emergency Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Co-Author. - March 2020 -  Read more

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Panels and Presentations:

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• Do Non-Competes Work Anymore? Strategies for Responding to States Limiting Enforceability -  April 25, 2022 - View Webinar recording

• Common Mistakes to Avoid with your Legal and Accounting for Staffing Companies - Sponsored by CSP, California Staffing Professionals Presented by: Martin L. Borosko, ESQ., Becker LLC, Christopher Leddy, ESQ., Becker LLC, B.J. Hoffman, Citrin Cooperman and  Michael Zyborowicz, Citrin Cooperman- November 11, 2021 - View Recording

• Common Mistakes to Avoid with your Legal and Accounting for Staffing Companies - Becker LLC & Citrin Cooperman - October 20, 2021 - View Recording

• Avoiding the Pitfalls: Common Compliance Mistakes IT Staffing Companies Often Make - Tech Serve Alliance -  Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - View Recording

• Correct classification of YOUR employees? Per diem classification for traveling nurse, healthcare, and IT staffing firms - September 23, 2021 - View Recording

• Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Avoiding Costly Misclassifications - Tricom - September 9,2021- View Video

• BLOG: Legal and Financial Risks for IT Staffing Firms to Misclassify Their Employees - TechServe Alliance- IT & Engineering Staffing Resources - July 27, 2021  Read more

• Updating EEO, ADA and Drug Testing Policies in the Wake of COVID-19 and Recent Marijuana Legislation - June 24, 2021 - Lean more

• Law and Insurance Requirements Affecting the Healthcare Staffing Industry June 2, 2021 - Panelist - View Recording

• MSA Webinar PPP Rounds 1-2 and ERTC  - February 24, 2021 - view recording

• 2021 updates in background screening, drug testing, & COVID-19 vaccination requirements - Panelist - Feb.12, 2021 - View recording

• MSA Webinar Privacy & Leave Laws - Panelists - December 20, 2020- view recording

• MSA Legal and Compliance Webinar Series:  Privacy and Leave Laws for Massachusetts - December 22, 2020 - View Recording

• The Home Stretch - Making sure that you maximize the forgivenone on your PPP loan - September 2020 - View Recording

• Returning to the Workplace under the "New Normal": How to Protect your Company, Employees and Customers Post COVID 19 - June 24, 2020  - View Recording