Law & Government
Law & Government
Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act By Sarah M. Ryzewski, Esq. A request for time off comes across your desk from an employee. The employee is requesting additional time off […]
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do By Amelia J. Holstrom On Nov. 3, 2019, news broke that the McDonald’s board of directors voted to terminate CEO Steve Easterbrook for having […]
Cannabis, Marijuana, and Hemp By Chris St. Martin and Sarah Morgan Late last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published regulations on domestic hemp production. However, there remains significant confusion […]
A New Type of Relief By Rebecca Mercieri Rivaux, Esq. Small-business owners will soon have a more affordable option to reorganize their companies. In February 2020, the Small Business Reorganization […]
The #MeToo Movement Has Vast Implications in This Sector The #MeToo movement has brought about change and challenge — from a liability standpoint — in workplaces of all kinds. And […]
What to Expect When… By John Gannon, Esq. My wife and I recently welcomed our first child into the world. We are over the moon in love with our daughter […]
Mediation: Art of Compromise By Julie A. Dialessi-Lafley, Esq. Mediation. Most, if not all of us, have heard the word, but what does it really mean to engage in mediation? […]
What’s Next for the Cannabis Industry? The cannabis industry is off to a fast and quite intriguing start in the Bay State, and two new categories of license have particular […]
Date with Destiny By Timothy M. Netkovick, Esq. and Daniel C. Carr, Esq. As everyone knows, paid family medical leave (PFML) is coming to Massachusetts on Jan. 1, 2021. To […]
A Disturbing Trend By Amelia J. Holstrom, Esq. The #MeToo movement exploded back in 2017. With #MeToo in the news almost a daily, women everywhere became more comfortable coming forward […]
The Neutral Patent Evaluation By Mary Bonzagni Business owners often ask themselves, ‘why embark on a path of securing a U.S. patent when enforcing your patent rights in court will […]
Passion for Practice Last week, Western New England University School of Law graduated its latest class, all of them surely thinking about the road ahead — specifically, the bar exam […]
Paid Family and Medical Leave By John S. Gannon, Esq. and Amelia J. Holstrom, Esq. Businesses have had almost a year to prepare for the implementation of Paid Family and […]
Navigating Short-term Rentals By Ryan K. O’Hara, Esq. Maybe you’ve spent a lazy July week with your family in a cottage overlooking Cape Cod Bay. Maybe you’re letting Janice from […]
A Sometimes Fine Line By Marylou Fabbo, Esq. There’s no doubt the #MeToo movement has brought positive change to the business world by creating a safer environment for women (and […]
