Law & Government
Law & Government
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Royal LLP Helps Clients Get Down to Business It’s an accepted trope that society has become more litigious, Amy Royal says, but not every business understands the implications of that […]
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Modern Technology Results in a Number of Novel Legal Issues By KATHERINE McCARTHY There is no question that communication has become more convenient and accessible due to advancements in technology. […]
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Beware — There Are Some Traps for the Unwary Employer By KATHRYN S. CROUSS, Esq. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has strict regulations regarding employee records, and non-compliance can be costly […]
Take Steps to Reduce Risk of Disability-discrimination Claims The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) and its federal counterpart, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), have identified disability discrimination as one […]
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Benefits Landscape in Massachusetts Changes After DOMA Ruling By AMELIA J. HOLMSTROM, Esq. Massachusetts law has recognized same-sex marriages since 2003, but until recently, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) […]
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Remember: ‘Irrevocable’ Ain’t What It Used to Be By CAROL C. KLYMAN, Esq. So, who has a trust and why do we care if it’s ill? It turns out that […]
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Skoler, Abbott & Presser Helps Employers Navigate Legal Minefields Employment litigation was a lot easier a generation ago. “In the late ’70s and early ’80s, the courts started looking for […]
Genetic Information, Employment Discrimination, and the Law In May 2013, actress Angelina Jolie announced that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning through genetic testing that she carries a […]
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10 Things You Should Know About Reverse Mortgages If you watch TV these days, it’s hard to avoid Fred Thompson, Robert Wagner, and a host of other actors encouraging you […]
Understanding the New 3.8% Investment Income Tax The new 3.8% tax on ‘passive’ income known as the Medicare tax, which was included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, […]
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Rulings Blur the Lines on Associational Disability Discrimination Two recent rulings by Massachusetts appellate courts have both confused and clarified the state’s anti-discrimination statute, Mass. Gen. L. Ch. 151B, which […]
What the Changes in Obamacare Implementation Mean to Employers Not surprisingly, given the number of transitional and safe harbors included in the interpretive regulations related to the Affordable Care Act, […]
But That’s Certainly Not the End of the Story When your business finally receives payment of that long-overdue receivable, is that the end of the story? Not always, as recently […]
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New WNE Law Dean Says Schools Must Adjust to a Changed Climate Eric Gouvin was asked to comment on the challenges moving forward for all law schools, but especially the one […]
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Legislation Seeks to Protect Workers from Abuse, Harassment By KATHRYN S. CROUSS, Esq. A public hearing was held on June 25 before the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development […]