Tracey Spruce works with employers on a range of employment law matters across the biotech, healthcare, high-tech, manufacturing and professional services industries. Tracey has extensive experience counseling businesses on legal compliance issues related to state and federal employment discrimination laws, wage and hour laws, independent contractor issues, leave of absence requirements, workplace violence, non-competition matters and disability accommodations. She is also a certified civil mediator.

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Tracey has performed dozens of workplace investigations to assist employers in fulfilling their obligations to undertake a prompt, thorough, and impartial investigation when employees raise concerns about unlawful discrimination or harassment or other inappropriate workplace conduct.  Her investigations have been praised as fair, detailed, and reflecting thoughtful and critical analysis of complex workplace dynamics.

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Tracey provides proactive employment counseling aimed at helping clients avoid conflicts and costly litigation. She reviews and drafts employment policies and handbooks and also presents training to manager and employee groups on a variety of topics, including harassment and discrimination, the Americans with Disabilities Act, interviewing and hiring, the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. When litigation cannot be avoided, Tracey defends employers in employment disputes, including Massachusetts Wage Act claims; claims of sex, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, religious and national origin discrimination and harassment; claims of retaliation; wrongful termination claims; whistle-blowing claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and breach of contract claims.

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Tracey also represents employers and individuals in non-competition cases, both defending against enforcement of non-competition agreements and seeking to enforce non-competition agreements. She has argued numerous pre-trial motions, including motions for injunctive relief, motions to dismiss, motions to compel, and motions for summary judgment. Tracey has argued before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

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Tracey is the founding member of Spruce Law, which was established in 2012. She began her legal career as an associate in the Labor and Employment Department at Foley Hoag LLP. Prior to starting her own private practice in 2005, she served as in-house Employment Counsel for a high-technology company in Cambridge, MA.

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