New England Biz Law Update

Since the pandemic, small businesses have faced ongoing challenges in hiring and retaining employees — a struggle that continues into 2025.

Spring has arrived and now is a great time for employers to review their Form I-9 practices and conduct any necessary “spring cleaning” to bring their business into compliance and prepare for potential audits or investigations.

Across many industries, businesses must navigate complex sets of regulations. Failing to comply can result in large fines and harm to their reputation and finances. An experienced Managed Services Provider (MSP), though, can help companies of all sizes to easily remain complaint.

Commercial leases are full of provisions that can each have a significant impact on a tenant’s business operations. When negotiating, it may be tempting to focus more on provisions that seem the most critical, and less on provisions that are considered “unlikely” to happen. However, when unlikely events do happen, preparation is often the key to better outcomes.

As new tariffs reshape the global trade landscape, small business owners must navigate both challenges and opportunities. While these policies could impact their bottom line, they may also drive operational shifts that could benefit small businesses long-term.

A stock market that has swung widely in recent days is one measure of the uncertainty Americans are feeling about tariffs. Businesses are also wading through the uncertainty, trying to both adapt to what has happened and predict what will happen.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has set a new deadline for compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership information reporting requirements after a federal judge in Texas lifted the one remaining nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of the statute.

Information is a company’s lifeblood in today’s data-driven world, and data stewards play a crucial role in managing and governing this asset. However, many organizations do not quite grasp the role of the data steward and how it pertains to data governance. An experienced Managed Services Provider can help fill in the blanks.

A Missouri appeals court has ruled that discrimination and retaliation claims survive a plaintiff’s death in a public employee whistleblower case. The court ruled that claims of retaliation or discrimination under the Missouri Human Rights Act and the Public Employee ...

An arbitration provision in a plaintiff’s employment contract should be enforced against him despite his assertion that the defendant employer neither explained the agreement’s contents nor recommended that he consult an attorney, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ...