Amelia J. Holstrom

About Amelia's Practice

Amelia J. Holstrom is a partner with Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., and practices in the firm’s Springfield, Massachusetts office. She joined the firm in 2012. She is a graduate of St. Michael’s College, and received her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Western New England University School of Law in 2011.

After graduating from law school, Amelia served as a judicial law clerk to the Judges of the Connecticut Superior Court, where she assisted with complex matters at all stages of litigation.

Amelia is a regular contributor to business publications and to the Massachusetts Employment Law Letter. She also is a frequent speaker on employment-related legal topics for a wide variety of associations and organizations

Education

• St. Michael's College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2008
• Western New England College School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2011

Major Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Editor, Massachusetts Employment Law Letter
• Contributing Editor, New England Employment Law Letter
• Author, "Yes, it's time to conduct (another) pay equity self-audit,"  Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, May 2021, and HR Daily Advisor, April 8, 2021
• Author, "5 reasons to update your employee handbook in 2021," Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, February 2021, and HR Daily Advisor, February 25, 2021
• Author, "Employees can continue to apply for DACA program," Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, November 2020, and HR Daily Advisor, October 27, 2020
• Author, "Massachusetts is again named best state for working moms, but new challenges abound," Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, June 2020, and HR Daily Advisor, May 8, 2020
• Quoted, "Coronavirus Fears at Work: What Employers Need to Know," HR Daily Advisor, February 3, 2020
• Quoted, "'Open Hiring' May Have Its Place, but Beware of 'Hiring Roulette'," Diversity Insight, October 18, 2019
• Author, "Temporary staffing agency's mistake causes trouble for employer," Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, September 2018, and Recruiting Daily Advisor, November 1, 2018
• Quoted, "Time running out to comment on long-stalled overtime rule," Human Resources News, September 14, 2017
• Author, "Inconsistent treatment of Asian USPS worker results in big damages award," Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, August 2017, and HR Daily Advisor, September 13, 2017
• Quoted, "Firestorm over Google memo putting 'diversity of thought' in spotlight," Diversity Insight, August 20, 2017
• Author, "Can an employer be sued for negligence? Unfortunately, yes," Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, January 2016, and HR.BLR.com, February 3, 2016
• Author, "Is ignorance really bliss? Not when employees work through lunch!" Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, November 2015, and HR.BLR.com, December 9, 2015
• Author, "FLSA: Are your employees entitled to overtime?," Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, May 2015, and HR.BLR.com, May 19, 2015
• Featured and quoted, "40 under 40," BusinessWest.com, April 20, 2015
• Quoted, "High school diploma or college degree? What's really necessary?" HR Hero Line, June 18, 2014
• Frequent speaker on employment-related legal topics for a wide variety of associations and organizations

Admitted to Practice

Connecticut; Massachusetts; U.S. Court of District Court, Massachusetts