by Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | Business Law, Business Planning, Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Employee Rights, Employer Liability, Employment Law |
By Adrienne Catherine H. Beauregard-Rheaume, Esq. I am a small business owner, and I am lucky to have many friends and clients who own their own businesses. I have found that regardless of the backgrounds of these friends and clients, the size of their businesses, or...
by Staff | Mar 22, 2020 | Business Planning, Employee Rights, Employer Liability, Employment Law |
By Adrienne Catherine H. Beauregard-Rheaume, Esq. Crazy times, and our collective health should be at the forefront of everyone’s minds. With that as a given (I hope!), I figured it may be useful to check in on one of my favorite areas of law, employment, to see what...
by Staff | Jul 21, 2017 | Civil Litigation, Employee Rights, Employer Liability, Employment Law |
By Adrienne Catherine H. Beauregard-Rheaume, Esq. The highest state court in Massachusetts (Supreme Judicial Court, or “SJC”) decided this week that an employee who has lawfully used marijuana for medical purposes cannot be subject to any adverse action against her by...
by Staff | Nov 15, 2016 | Employee Rights, Employer Liability, Employment Law, In the news, Legislation, Southcoast Massachusetts |
By Michael Franco, Esq. The voters in Massachusetts have passed a new law which allows the possession and recreational use of marijuana. The statute takes effect on December 15, 2016. With that said, the possession of marijuana will remain illegal under federal law....
by Staff | Jul 27, 2016 | Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation, Consumer Protection Laws, Contracts, Employment Law, Leases |
By Adrienne Catherine H. Beauregard-Rheaume, Esq. Try to tuck this away in your memory bank with a trigger on it to leap back to the top of your dome the next time you enter into an agreement. Whether it is a lease, a purchase agreement, a loan, an employment...
by Staff | Mar 7, 2016 | Civil Litigation, Defamation, Employee Rights, Employer Liability, Employment Law |
By Michael Franco, Esq. The law of defamation is of growing importance in the area of employment law. Suits brought by employees against employers now account for one third of all defamation actions. For decades, the courts have tried to balance employees’ need for...
