New England Biz Law Update

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.

A plaintiff who was reassigned months after filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission could not hold her employer liable under Title VII for retaliation, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

An employee can proceed with a putative class action alleging his employer violated the Wage Act by failing to pay him within six days of the end of the company’s pay period, even though the statute allows payment within seven days for some categories of workers, a U.S. District Court judge in Massachusetts has ruled in an issue of first impression.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) electronic reporting regulation, covered employers were required to submit their OSHA Forms 300, 300A, and 301 using the agency's electronic Injury Tracking Application (ITA) by March 2, 2025. 

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 ...