New England Biz Law Update

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit revisited the often unclear question of subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 in Visual Memory LLC. v. Nvidia Corp. In the 2-1 decision, the Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s determination ...

Published in NH Business Review (8/16/2017) and posted on www.mclane.com. Neither federal nor New Hampshire law requires that employers provide paid time off to employees. The reality is that paid time off is an assumed benefit of employment resulting from social ...

This article originally ran on www.foleyhoag.com. On July 25, 2017, the SEC issued an investigative report to advise those who have used or may consider using a virtual organization or capital raising entity that uses distributed ledger or blockchain technology to facilitate ...

If your employer came to you and asked whether you wanted to have a microchip the size of a grain of rice implanted under your skin to help you access your building or pay for items at the lunch counter ...

This article was originally posted by www.seyfarth.com. Attorneys: Anne S. Bider, Kristin G. McGurn Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 1, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law a measure intended to help the state pay for the costs of the Commonwealth’s ...

This article was originally published by www.seyfarth.com. Attorneys: Robert A. Fisher, Timothy J. Buckley, Alison H. Silveira Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective April 1, 2018, Massachusetts will expand its anti-discrimination statute to specifically prohibit the discrimination against, refusal to hire, and the termination of individuals ...

This article was originally published by www.nutter.com. The District of Massachusetts recently issued something of a legal unicorn; it granted a plaintiff’s motion to strike two of the defendant’s affirmative defenses. This uncommon result offers some insight into the importance ...

This article was first published by www.seyfarth.com. Attorneys: Anthony S. Califano, Ariel D. Cudkowicz, Frederick T. Smith Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 23, 2017, in Callaghan v. Darlington Fabrics Co., a Rhode Island Superior Court issued a unique decision regarding employer obligations to medical ...

This article was first published by www.foleyhoag.com. Last month, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) resolved a contested issue under the Massachusetts Wage Act, ruling that successful Wage Act plaintiffs are entitled to prejudgment interest on the unpaid wages and ...

This article was originally posted by www.seyfarth.com. Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 17, 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that an employer could be liable under the Massachusetts Anti-Discrimination Act for disability discrimination by declining employment based on an individual’s off-duty ...