Greg Vanden-Eykel is an employment lawyer who counsels companies on all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. Often serving as outside general employment counsel, Greg guides management in all employment related needs including contracts, employee handbooks, personnel policies, non-competition agreements, workplace safety, employee discipline, and hiring and terminations. Greg also handles administrative matters, restrictive covenants, wage and hour, regulatory issues and employee and independent contractor classification matters.  Greg also represents employers in litigation matters in state and federal courts, as well as before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights.

In addition to employment law, Greg’s broad experience spans education, medical malpractice, premises liability, and administrative law. He represents businesses as well as non-profit institutions including charter schools and independent schools in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He also counsels individuals before federal and state courts and administrative agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, Massachusetts Bureau of Special Education Appeals, the Rhode Island Department of Education, the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Nursing Home Administrators, the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors, the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Massage Therapy, the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance, and the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training.

Prior to joining Kenney and Sams, Greg was a partner with a regional, full-service law firm. Handling matters in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Greg’s cases related to employment, education, long-term care, medical malpractice, insurance coverage, and general civil litigation. Prior to going into private practice, Greg worked as a consultant to government agencies and corporations on policy analysis, program management, and project evaluation related to emergency management, including natural disasters and terrorism.