New England Biz Law Update

The legal services offered by lawyers depend largely on the clients they serve. Today, with more and more service members returning from deployment, it is worthwhile for attorneys to become familiar with the federal law that provides increased rights and ...

Tagged with: Dec. 31 2012 issue

With the re-election of President Obama, employers need to take seriously the job of preparing for Obamacare, a.k.a. the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, particularly in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June upholding the act.

Tagged with: Dec. 31 2012 issue

Notwithstanding everything going on at the Securities and Exchange Commission these days, amending rules under Dodd-Frank and the JOBS Act, and bringing anti-fraud litigation, there nonetheless is one subject enjoying intense SEC focus: the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Tagged with: Dec. 31 2012 issue

Driven by crowded dockets, a desire to avoid having to resolve difficult cases, or a desire to protect perceived vulnerable populations from likely adverse outcomes in courts of law, statutes, rules, court orders and judicial decisions that force disputing parties ...

Tagged with: Oct. 31 2012 issue

September was when the public was allowed to comment on proposed SEC rules amendments that will permit unbridled use of general advertising in “private placements,” provided all purchasers are “accredited.” 

Tagged with: Oct. 31 2012 issue

In 1966, Marvin Miller, a labor economist with various unions, became the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, serving in the position until 1982.

Tagged with: Sept. 30 2012 issue

The U.S. Department of Justice put the pharmaceutical and medical device industries on notice in November 2009. In the months and years ahead, the DOJ said, it would be targeting those industries for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, ...

Tagged with: Sept. 30 2012 issue

The acting general counsel (AGC) of the National Labor Relations Board has released a new report on employment policies governing the use of social media, including Facebook, Twitter and other social-networking websites.

Tagged with: Sept. 30 2012 issue

A recent decision by the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts in U.S. Electrical Services, Inc. v. Schmidt may have significant implications for employers seeking to use the “inevitable disclosure” doctrine to enjoin former employees from working for competitors. 

Tagged with: Aug. 31 2012 issue

Massachusetts employers take note:  The state’s Transgender Equal Rights Bill, signed into law by Gov. Deval L. Patrick on Nov. 23, 2011, went into effect on July 1.

Tagged with: Aug. 31 2012 issue