Vivian Hsu
vhsu@hsuassociates.com
hsuassociates.com
Hsu & Associates LLC
8 Colgate Road
Needham, MA 02492
Main Phone: (781) 455-7977
Direct Phone: 781-455-7977
Fax: (781) 455-7978
Practice Concentration(s): Labor And Employment
Office(s): Boston, MA (Needham)
License(s): Commonwealth of Massachusetts; U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Education and Honors: Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 1983; Smith College, A.B. 1979, Government (American Government & Politics) and Psychology (Child & Adolescent Psychology)
Professional Background: Hsu & Associates LLC (2003-present); Hsu & Dexter LLP (1997-2003); Law Offices of Vivian J. Hsu (1995-1997); Motorola, Inc., (1987-1994); WGBH Educational Foundation (1983-1987).
Significant Professional Experience: Vivian specializes in employment law, advising and training clients on workplace issues and the employment relationship, with an emphasis on preventative practices. Her practice encompasses a wide range of matters including personnel policies and practices, internal investigations, discrimination charges, workplace harassment, wage and hour concerns and litigation management. Vivian has a diverse client base representing regional and national employers in high technology, consulting, advertising, manufacturing, financial services, education, retail, environmental services, real estate, public sector and non-profit institutions. She assists executives in negotiating employment and separation agreements. Vivian develops and delivers customized training programs for managers, HR professionals and employees on topics including effective practices, workplace harassment prevention and investigation, diversity issues and statutory compliance. Vivian is a member of the faculty for the Certified Discrimination Prevention Training Program of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) and conducts workplace investigations as an independent fact finder. She is a mediator for employment and other disputes and served on the panel for the American Arbitration Association on MCAD claims. She is a frequent speaker on employment topics and is a member of the New England Corporate Counsel Association and the Women’s Business Network in the Boston area, having served as Chair from 2002 to 2005. She has served on the Steering Committee of Boston Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section and the Massachusetts Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section Council, having served as Education Chair.
Public Service/Community Affairs: NAPABA Leadership Advisory Council, Co-Chair (2002-present); NAPABA Law Foundation, Board Member, President (1996-1999); NAPABA Executive Board (1991-1992, 1994-1996); NAPABA Convention Co-Chair (1995); Business Women's Breakfast for the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence, Co-Chair 2008; Boston City-Wide Dialogues Project on Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Facilitator (2003-present); Community Dispute Settlement Center, Advisory Board Member (2008-present) and Board Member (2003-2008); Personnel Board, Town of Needham, (1997-present).
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