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Holy Smoke: What Massachusetts Employers Should Know About The New Marijuana Law

Holy Smoke: What Massachusetts Employers Should Know About The New Marijuana Law

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....
Massachusetts Sick Time Law: A Primer

Massachusetts Sick Time Law: A Primer

by Staff | Aug 28, 2015 | Civil Litigation, Employee Rights, Employer Liability, Employment Law, Legislation |

by Richard E. Burke, Esq. Massachusetts has enacted a new sick time law and regulations effective July 1, 2015. The new law, Mass.G.L. c. 149, §148C, allows all employees in Massachusetts to earn sick time. Significantly, the law includes full-time, part-time,...

A FRIENDLY PSA REGARDING VIDEO/AUDIO RECORDINGS

by Staff | Jun 4, 2015 | Civil Litigation, Conflict Resolution, Consent, Consumer Complaint, Criminal Penalty, Dispute Resolution, Legislation |

A FRIENDLY PSA REGARDING VIDEO/AUDIO RECORDINGS by Adrienne Catherine H. Beauregard-Rheaume It seems as though every other day the media is inundated with coverage of a new instance of a civilian exposing police misconduct via recording taken by the civilian. In most...

A Letter to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in Regards to the New Bedford Casino

by Staff | Apr 2, 2015 | Gaming, Legislation, Statutory Interpretation |

Attorneys Philip N. Beauregard and George J. Leontire sent the following  to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on March 27, 2015:   Dear Mr. Chairman and Commissioners: The purpose of this letter is to address the discussion by Commission members at the March 19,...
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Blog Posts

  • Hot off the Presses: COVID Employment Resources from Dept. of Labor
  • Work in the Time of Corona
  • You Down with LLCs? (Yeah You Know Me!)
  • The Medical Marijuana Wrongful Termination Case
  • The Legal Advantages of the D/B/A (“Doing Business As”)

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We represent clients across SouthCoast Massachusetts including communities in and around: Acushnet, Assonet, Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton, Dartmouth, Fall River, Fairhaven, Freetown, Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett, Middleboro, New Bedford, North Attleboro, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Rochester, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton, Wareham, Westport, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, the islands and surrounding communities.

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