CLIENT ALERT By: Madeline Hutchings May 4, 2020 Amid the COVID-19 event, a common instinct is to put planning on the shelf until life “returns to normal.” And changing landscapes …
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Stanley May 1, 2020 On April 28, 2020, Governor Baker signed, “An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19” (“Act”). As an …
CLIENT ALERT By Andrew Eills April 27, 2020 If nothing else, the COVID-19 pandemic proves that change in policy is constant and rapid. On March 28, 2020 – just a …
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Stanley April 27, 2020 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Pub. L. 116–136 (“CARES”), and in particular the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) has been viewed …
CLIENT ALERT By: Katherine Hanna April 24, 2020 New Hampshire health care facilities and their employees and volunteers who are braving the front lines to respond to the COVID-19 crisis …
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Stanley April 22, 2020 On April 20, 2020, Governor Baker signed House Bill 4647, “An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures during the …
CLIENT ALERT By: Jason Gregoire April 21, 2020 In 1975, Congress enacted a law (42 U.S.C. § 290-dd2) and corresponding regulations (42 C.F.R. Part 2) to protect the confidentiality of …
CLIENT ALERT By: Andrew Eills April 19, 2020 In order to be paid for acute care procedures at negotiated rates, a contract between a health insurer and a hospital requires …
CLIENT ALERT By: Margaret Probish April 19, 2020 On April 9, 2020 the Federal Reserve announced two so-called “Main Street” loan programs to address the economic impact of COVID-19 on …
CLIENT ALERT By: James LaMontagne April 19, 2020 Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code allows struggling businesses to reorganize while retaining control of their assets and operations. It provides invaluable …
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons April 19, 2020 Businesses whose Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan applications were approved by the United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) as part of the …
CLIENT ALERT By: Bradford E. Cook April 17, 2020 If you are like me, working from home has resulted in early garden clean-up, tidying up the garage and putting things …
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons April 16, 2020 On April 14, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) providing guidance for individuals with self-employment …
CLIENT ALERT By: Tom Burack, Lynn Preston and Robert Cheney April 10, 2020 April 15 Deadline for Filing Annual Air Emission Reports Extended to May 15! Temporary relief from some …
CLIENT ALERT By: J.P. Harris April 10, 2020 For the last several weeks, most businesses have closed voluntarily or were closed as a result of an executive order. Although social …
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Lambert and Michael Stanley April 10, 2020 On April 6, 2020, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s (“SJC”) Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created …
CLIENT ALERT By: Bruce Bagdasarian April 10, 2020 The Coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread hemorrhaging in the real estate industry. While the retail and hospitality sectors have taken the brunt …
CLIENT ALERT By: Andrew B. Eills April 9, 2020 Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued blanket waivers of sanctions under the federal physician self-referral law[1], …
CLIENT ALERT By: Joel G. Kinney April 6, 2020 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, was signed into law on March 27, 2020 and includes …
CLIENT ALERT By Karen A. Whitley April 6, 2020 On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), establishing two forms of paid leave for …
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons April 3, 2020 Yesterday afternoon, the US Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued Interim Final Rules regarding the Paycheck Protection Program. These proposed rules contain some …
CLIENT ALERT By: Alexander Pyle April 2, 2020 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which was enacted on March 27, 2020, includes a number of …
CLIENT ALERT By: Margaret Probish April 2, 2020 On March 22, 2020 the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit …
CLIENT ALERT By Andrew Eills April 2, 2020 Medicare providers are likely feeling the financial hardships caused by lower volumes, cessation of non-elective procedures, and possible staff shortages due to …
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons April 1, 2020 Earlier this week we provided an Alert concerning the Paycheck Protection Program established under the CARES Act. On Tuesday, March 31, the …
CLIENT ALERT By: J.P. Harris March 31, 2020 Just as for-profit leaders adapt to social distancing and conducting business remotely, so too must not-for-profit leaders find ways to persevere while …
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Stanley and Michael Lambert March 31, 2020 The First Circuit, in an issue of first impression in the federal circuit courts, put copyright holders on notice: …
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Stanley and Michael Lambert March 31, 2020 On March 18, 2020, in Salzberg v. Sciabacucchi, No. 346, 2019 (Del. Mar. 18, 2020), the Delaware Supreme …
CLIENT ALERT By: Peter Beach March 30, 2020 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted on March 27, 2020. This article discusses the tax relief …
CLIENT ALERT By: Peter Beach March 30, 2020 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted on March 27, 2020. This article discusses the tax …
CLIENT ALERT By: Peter Beach & Mark Dell’Orfano March 30, 2020 Legal responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are evolving daily. Both federal and state tax law developments reflect efforts to …
CLIENT ALERT By: David McGrath March 30, 2020 Introduction The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act enhances and extends unemployment benefits for many workers in three basic ways: …
CLIENT ALERT SJC Looks Into Terms and Context of Consulting Agreement to Determine Whether it Requires a “Transaction in Securities.” By: Michael Lambert and Deniz Harrison March 30, 2020 The …
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons March 28, 2020 One of the most significant new programs for businesses under the CARES Act is the new Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). This program …
CLIENT ALERT By: Tom Burack, Lynn Preston & Robert Lucic March 27, 2020 On March 26, 2020, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a temporary policy laying out how …
CLIENT ALERT By: Alexander Pyle March 27, 2020 On March 26, 2020, Governor Sununu issued an order requiring businesses and other organizations that do not provide essential services to close …
CLIENT ALERT By: Peter Beach, Paul Durham, Andrew Eills, Colleen Lyons & Alexander Pyle March 27, 2020 On March 26, 2020, the Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic …
CLIENT ALERT By: Katherine M. Hanna March 26, 2020 On March 19, 2020, Governor Sununu issued Emergency Order #9, which establishes the Emergency Healthcare System Relief Fund. “The Order creates …
CLIENT ALERT By: Paul Reuland March 26, 2020 The New Hampshire Innovation Research Center (“NHIRC”) is currently accepting applications from New Hampshire businesses that seek to partner with academic institutions …
CLIENT ALERT By: John Perten March 26, 2020 Governor Baker’s emergency order shutting down all brick and mortar businesses went into effect at noon on 3/24. As previously reported, the …
CLIENT ALERT By: John Perten March 26, 2020 It is likely that with the COVID-19 crisis, many projects will be delayed or cancelled. It is also likely that given the …
CLIENT ALERT By: Paul Reuland and Alexander Pyle March 26, 2020 Across the country, owners and managers of companies of all sizes types face a number of challenges as they …
CLIENT ALERT By: JP Harris March, 25 2020 (updated March 26,2020) As many companies attempt to do business with a largely remote workforce, many transactions are coming together with electronic …
CLIENT ALERT By: Deniz Harrison and Chas Waters March 26, 2020 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reinforced the extensive strength of the equitable theory called successor liability. Specifically, in Smith …
CLIENT ALERT Michael Lambert | March 25, 2020 With many state and municipal governments restricting “brick and mortar” business to “Essential Services” or permitting only an “Essential Workforce” to be …
CLIENT ALERT By: J.P. Harris March 25, 2020 In the last several weeks, many businesses have significantly increased the number of telecommuters to implement social distancing in response to the …
CLIENT ALERT By: Mark Ventola March 25, 2020 The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”) was signed into law on March 18, 2020. Two of the most important, and …
CLIENT ALERT By: Mark Dell’Orfano and Peter Beach March 24, 2020 On March 20, 2020, the IRS issued revised tax guidance for 2019, granting tax filers and advisers coping with …
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Lambert March 24, 2020 As the COVID-19 crisis continues to wreak havoc on businesses throughout the world, many business owners have reached out to their insurance …
CLIENT ALERT By: Alexander Pyle March 24, 2020 On March 23, 2020, Governor Baker issued an order requiring non-essential businesses to close their physical workplaces, commencing at 12:00 noon on …
CLIENT ALERT By: John Perten March 23, 2020 We now know that it is just a matter of time before this current crisis either shuts your jobs down completely or, …
CLIENT ALERT By: Andrew Eills March 23, 2020 Expedited healthcare provider enrollment in Medicare is crucial to increasing the availability of physicians and non-physician practitioners. CMS has issued, as of …
CLIENT ALERT By: James LaMontagne March 23, 2020 On March 17, 2020, New Hampshire Governor Christopher Sununu issued Emergency Order #4 pursuant to Executive Order 2020-04 prohibiting all judicial and …
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Lambert March 23, 2020 An insurance policy is a contract between the insured and the insurance company. The terms of that contract, and the obligations of …
CLIENT ALERT By: Andrew Eills March 23, 2020 The spread of COVID-19 will require many healthcare professionals to counter the potential surge of patients with the disease. These professionals are …
CLIENT ALERT By: Alex Pyle March 23, 2020 In recent days the Governor and other governmental agencies have taken a number of steps to provide support and relief to Massachusetts …
CLIENT ALERT By: Jason Gregoire March 20, 2020 Health care consumers have likely heard of, or received some aspect of their care through, “telemedicine” or “telehealth” applications, software, or phone …
CLIENT ALERT By: Bruce Bagdasarian March 20, 2020 The current crisis has created unprecedented pressure on the retail and hospitality industries. With people staying at home, except for an occasional …
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Lambert March 20, 2020 With the incredible disruption to businesses, large and small, executives across the country are scouring their insurance policies to see if the …
CLIENT ALERT By: Paul Durham and Mark Dell’Orfano March 20, 2020 The response of governments, regulators, and public health organizations to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve on a …