ArticleThe Pay Equity Battle ContinuesIn 2019, women still only earn $0.79 for every dollar that men make, and now the fight for pay equity continues on the soccer field.United StatesEmployment and HRBowditch & Dewey
ArticleWhat Massachusetts Businesses Need To Know About Masks In The WorkplaceThe newest Massachusetts COVID-19 Executive Order requires all individuals over the age of 2 to wear a mask or cloth face covering in places that are open to the public, effective May 6, 2020United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Bowditch & Dewey
ArticleHigher Education Associations Respond to USCIS Suspension of H-1B Premium ProcessingOn March 3, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is temporarily suspending premium processing of H-1B skilled worker visa applications for up to six months, beginning on April 3, 2017/United StatesImmigrationBowditch & Dewey
ArticleFollowing The Stone Brewing-MillerCoors Trademark Dispute: MillerCoors RespondsThis tactic could potentially put Stone Brewing between a stone and a hard place.United StatesIntellectual PropertyBowditch & Dewey
ArticleWorcester Telegram Quotes Mike Angelini In "Clive Mcfarlane: Plenty Of Work To Be Done If City's Diversity Committee Ever Returns"On the first week of February, the city announced its decades-delayed affirmative action plan that it said would ensure its workforce reflects the diversity of its residents.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawBowditch & Dewey
ArticleDon't Cry: Guns N' Roses Settles Trademark Dispute With Colorado BrewerThe band Guns N' Roses (G N' R) recently satisfied its Appetite for Destruction by settling a trademark infringement lawsuit against Colorado-based United StatesIntellectual PropertyBowditch & Dewey
ArticleDeliberate Indifference, RevisitedIn a prior post, we discussed a case against the University of Notre Dame in which the alleged victim argued that Notre Dame's actions ...United StatesConsumer ProtectionBowditch & Dewey
ArticleBeyond The Advancement Decision Itself: When Lack Of Opportunities And Resources May Constitute Sex DiscriminationAltha Cravey, a female geography professor, is suing the University of North Carolina and three administrators for gender discrimination and retaliation (for raising concerns of sex and racial discrimination). United StatesEmployment and HRBowditch & Dewey
ArticleThe Estates Of Carrie Fisher And Debbie Reynolds: Planning For The UnthinkableAt the end of 2016, we saw two tragic deaths in one celebrity family. First, Carrie Fisher of Star Wars fame passed away on December 27, 2016, and then her mother, Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds...United StatesFamily and MatrimonialBowditch & Dewey
ArticleAre You Happy Now?: The Status Of Massachusetts Happy Hour LawsWith the holidays in the rearview, many of us will continue to seek shelter in our local taproom to wait out the remainder of the winter.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesBowditch & Dewey
ArticleHospital Mergers – A New LandscapeThe Worcester District Medical Society published an article by Peter Martin in the January/February 2018 edition of its quarterly publication, Worcester Medicine. Below is an excerpt from the article.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesBowditch & Dewey
ArticleAirbnb Tax Comes To MassachusettsBig changes to the room occupancy tax took effect on July 1, 2019 that will impact property owners who rent out their summer homes and to those who participate in short term rentals, such as Airbnb.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentBowditch & Dewey
ArticleThe Ripple Effects Of COVID-19 On NCAA Athletics And EligibilityIn early August, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Board of Governors issued requirements for fall sports, simultaneously directing its member schools and...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentBowditch & Dewey
ArticleGovernor Baker Extends The Brownfields Tax Credit Program Until 2023The Brownfields Tax Credit program was due to expire on August 5, 2018. However, on May 31, 2018, Governor Baker signed the Housing Bond Bill, H4536, which, among other things, extended the Brownfields Tax Credit program ...United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionBowditch & Dewey
ArticleUrban Agriculture: Keeping Worcester FreshWhat comes to mind when you think of agriculture? Do you envision sprawling tracts of land in a rural area farmed by generations of farmers?United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionBowditch & Dewey
ArticleProposed Massachusetts Tax Regulations For Online Vendors Effective October 1, 2017In response to public comments issued on September 8, 2017 that won't be published in the Massachusetts Register until September 22, 2017, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue...United StatesTaxBowditch & Dewey
ArticleQualified Opportunity Funds: How Do They Work?The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created the Opportunity Zone program under section 1400Z of the Internal Revenue Code ("1400Z")United StatesTaxBowditch & Dewey
ArticleUnited States Citizenship & Immigration Services Releases Revised Form I-9On January 31, 2020, the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), a component of the Department of Homeland Security, released the long-awaited revised Form I-9, Employment ...United StatesImmigrationBowditch & Dewey
ArticleTrademarking Your Name Can Drive You To Drink: The Risks and Benefits of Naming a Beer After YourselfYou have worked hard, you are proud of your beer, and you want the market, if not the world, to know that it is your product.United StatesIntellectual PropertyBowditch & Dewey