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On June 29, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) voted to rescind its longstanding interpretive guidelines on voluntary affirmative action under Title VII, along with the related compliance...

On May 30, 2023, Jennifer A. Abruzzo, General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (the "NRLB" or the "Board") issued a memorandum in which she expressed her view that non-compete...

An accelerated rent clause gives the Landlord the right to collect the entire amount of rent due under the lease as liquidated damages upon default of the tenant. They are a common element in commercial leases.

On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter in response to a request for interpretive guidance submitted by Latham & Watkins LLP...

Recently, a client came to the firm with a difficult problem.

An abatement is a reduction in property tax granted by a city or town tax assessor or, on appeal, by the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board.

Federal law provides an exemption allowing taxpayers to transfer up to a certain amount of property during life and/or upon death before triggering federal gift or estate tax.

A few years ago we were contacted by the winner of a $10,000,000 Massachusetts Lottery scratch ticket.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration approved an earlier opinion of the Department of Health and Human Services...

In the last 45 days, we have been retained to represent victims of wire fraud totaling over $10,000,000 in the aggregate.

As previously reported, Governor Maura Healey signed into law An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency (H.4890) on July 31, 2024. The Act requires certain employers to provide transparency...

On September 10, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed a declaration of a state of emergency specifically for the customers of Andrews Farm Water Company.

If you're a landowner in Massachusetts and you're looking to take advantage of the state's tax benefits for forest, agricultural and recreational land use...

Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 156D, commonly referred to as the Massachusetts Business Corporation Act, governs business corporations and sets forth the process for forming a new corporation.

The change is significant because it removes prior limitations on employees' use of accrued paid leave.

A pair of recent legal events have clarified the time periods for which local and state permit decisions, many currently pending, are now tolled as a matter of law.

Transferring residential property to a limited liability company involves more than simple paperwork and requires careful consideration of multiple legal and financial implications.