This article was originally published by the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce and can be found here. Paul J. Durham | January 11, 2021 It’s January, which means New Year’s resolutions …
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COVID-19 vaccine: Can businesses and employers mandate it?
This article was originally published in the Portsmouth Herald can can be found here. Brian Bouchard | December 30, 2020 Now that we have two approved vaccines, many businesses are asking …
Can employees be required to get the Covid-19 vaccine?
This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Madeline Hutchings, Jim Reidy | December 16, 2020 With as many as three vaccines on …
Main Street Relief Fund and Self Grant Recipients: Watch for Final Reporting Obligations
This article was originally published by the Portsmouth Chamber and can be found here. Paul Durham | December 07, 2020 Many New Hampshire businesses benefited from a variety of federal …
Reread Your Contract Before You Terminate It
This article was originally published by the The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth and can be found here. Paul Durham | November 10, 2020 Businesses must position themselves to be …
If a Picture Paints a Thousand Words, Why Can’t I Zoom Interview?
This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Jim Reidy | November 5, 2020 Those who remember the ‘70s group Bread might recall the lyric, …
Why to Avoid Probate, and How
By: Madeline C. Hutchings | October 23, 2020 This week is National Estate Planning Awareness Week. If you have ever wondered why everyone is trying to “avoid probate,” take one …
Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives
By: Michael P. Panebianco | October 20, 2020 When people think of “estate planning” they often think that it means deciding what happens to their assets when they die. However, …
It’s National Estate Planning Week—Have you done yours?
By: Brad Cook | October 19, 2020 This is National Estate Planning Week! That should be a reminder to everyone that estate planning is essential for all individuals and families—this …
Pivoting Your Business Online? Don’t Forget to Mind the Details
This article was originally published by the Portsmouth Chamber. Paul J. Durham | October 13, 2020 Despite all of the hardships that businesses have endured in recent months, many business …
COVID-19 and Massachusetts Retail Leases
This article was originally published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and can be found here. Damon M. Seligson | August 13, 2020 Retail tenants and commercial landlords are both experiencing business-threatening circumstances …
EU Court Ruling Complicates U.S. Firms’ Data Privacy Plans
This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Douglas Verge | August 13, 2020 A recent decision from Europe interpreting the EU’s …
New EEOC Guidance Clarifies ADA Protections Related to Opioids
This article was originally published on HR Daily Advisor and can be found here. By Tammy Binford (with notes by Sheehan Phinney attorney Jim Reidy) | August 6, 2020 The …
Telehealth Law Signals a “New Normal”
This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Telehealth Law Signals a “New Normal” In the 21st century, health care can and …
District Court Blocks Attempt to Bar New Prior Art References Based on IPR Estoppel
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on May 4 denied a motion for partial summary judgment by Palomar Technologies, Inc., holding that the estoppel bar relating to inter …
NH Legal Perspective: A Primer on PPP Loan Forgiveness, Forbearance Agreements and Small Business Bankruptcy
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: A Primer on PPP Loan Forgiveness, Forbearance Agreements and Small Business Bankruptcy By: …
It’s 10 O’clock, Do You Know Where Your Data Is?
This article was originally published in the NH Business Review and can be found here. It’s 10 O’clock, Do You Know Where Your Data Is? Using data mapping to comply …
Estate Planning After the SECURE Act
This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Bar News and can be found here. Estate Planning After the SECURE Act By: Michael Panebianco March 18, 2020 In the …
NH Legal Perspective: Data Privacy, Security Laws Closing in from all Directions
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Data Privacy, Security Laws Closing in from all Directions By: Doug Verge March …
Managing Political Speech in the Office
This article was originally published in Business New Hampshire Magazine and can be found here. Managing Political Speech in the Office By: Jim Reidy March 3, 2020 Sightings of presidential …
NH Legal Perspective: Telemedicine can Assist in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Telemedicine can Assist in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders By: Andrew Eills …
NH Weighs California-like Privacy Law
This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. NH Weighs California-like Privacy Law By: JP Harris February 14, 2020 The New Hampshire …
NH Legal Perspective: Get Started on Succession and Exit Planning Early
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Get Started on Succession and Exit Planning Early By: Janet Fierman February 8, …
Budget Law Changes and your Estate Plan
This article was originally published in the NH Business Review and can be found here. Budget Law Changes and your Estate Plan By: Michael Panebianco January 31, 2020 In the …
NH Legal Perspective: Misrepresenting Data Security Measures Put Businesses at Risk
This article was originally posted in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Misrepresenting Data Security Measures Put Businesses at Risk By J.P. Harris January 25, …
Tom Brady and a Cautionary Tale for Employers
This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Tom Brady and a Cautionary Tale for Employers By: Jim Reidy January 17, 2020 Regardless of …
Expect Investigators to Probe White- Collar Involvement in the Opioid Epidemic in NH
This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Bar News and can be found here. Expect Investigators to Probe White- Collar Involvement in the Opioid Epidemic in NH By: …
NH Legal Perspective: Increasing Effectiveness of Patents in Patent Litigation
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Increasing Effectiveness of Patents in Patent Litigation By: Peter Nieves December 28. 2019 …
NH Legal Perspective: New Law Prohibits Noncompete Agreements for Low-Wage Employees
This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Union Leader and can be found here. By: David McGrath November 2, 2019 updated March 14, 2020 A new law that …
Having Energy When Everyone Else’s Power is Out
This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Having Energy When Everyone Else’s Power is Out By: Tom Burack November 8, 2019 …
Data Privacy Compliance in the 21st Century
This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Data Privacy Compliance in the 21st Century By: Doug Verge October 24, 2019 Like it or not, …
The Risks of Working at Home
This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. The Risks of Working at Home By: JP Harris October 24, 2019 Even though employees are …
NH Legal Perspective: Proposed Federal Changes Would Remove Obstacles for Substance Abuse Care
This article was originally posted by the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Proposed Federal Changes Would Remove Obstacles for Substance Abuse Care By: Jason Gregoire …
NH Legal Perspective: Backups – it’s Your Business
This article was originally posted in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Backups- It’s Your Business By: Tom E. Mitchell September 21, 2019 A rule …
NH Legal Perspective: Adopting a Proactive Strategy for Employee Mobility
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can found here. It was also published in the NH Business Review and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: …
Assessing NH’s New Noncompete Law
This article was originally posted in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. By: David McGrath | August 29, 2019 Effective Sept. 8, all noncompete agreements entered …
NH Legal Perspective: A Review of New Hampshire’s New Alimony Statute
This article was originally published by the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: A Review of New Hampshire’s New Alimony Statute By: Nicole Faille August 24, …
Private Equity’s Role in the Future of Healthcare
Fifteen years from now, what will healthcare look like, and what types of companies will be delivering it? Will new technologies shape how we access healthcare? Will new companies emerge …
Adopting a Proactive Employee Mobility Strategy
Almost every company today — and in New Hampshire in particular — is engaged in something of a multidimensional war. There is as intense a competition for talented employees, skilled …
The Supreme Court Continues Review of FDCPA
In this past term, the United States Supreme Court took action on several cases that may significantly shape bankruptcy and/or insolvency law. Notably, the Supreme Court handed down another significant …
NH Legal Perspective: Estate Planning Check-up Time
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Estate Planning Check-up Time By: Brad Cook June 29, 2019 Among the items …
Copyright Owners Take Note — Registration Means Registration
Under current United States copyright law, registration of the copyright in a work is not necessary to create the copyright itself. To the contrary, copyright is created in a work …
Tech Companies and Healthcare: Is Privacy at Stake?
Imagine the following scenario: You are experiencing a cough, fever and chills and need to see a doctor. You lack transportation and no one is available to give you a …
NH’s Legislative Roundup
This article was originally published in Business NH Magazine and can be found here. NH’s Legislative Roundup By: Jim Reidy June 5, 2019 While the headlines coming out of Washington …
A Careful Balance: Managing Political Activity and Speech at Work
HR professionals have the responsibility to enforce workplace rules, promote cooperation, insist on civility and respect, and—most of all—remind folks they are on one team, at least in the workplace. …
NH Legal Perspective: Shielding Your Business From Unfair Trade Practice/Consumer Protection Claims
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Shielding Your Business From Unfair Trade Practice/Consumer Protection Claims By: Rob Miller May …
Marijuana and the Modern Workplace
Strict drug screening policies may not be keeping up with the times. That is because drug-testing policies, especially for marijuana use, are no longer in step with the changes to …
NH Legal Perspective: What is a Patent For?
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: What is a Patent For? By: Jonathan Whitcomb April 13, 2019 A little …
When Free Speech and Employment Clash
Human resources professionals have the responsibility to enforce workplace rules, promote cooperation, insist on civility and respect, and — most of all — remind folks they are on one team, …
NH Legal Perspective: EPA Proposes National ‘Compliance’ Initiatives
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: EPA Proposes National ‘Compliance’ Initiatives By: Lynn Preston March 30, 2019 About every …
Live Free and Get High?
It wasn’t that long ago that the question of legalizing recreational marijuana was met with disbelief and in many cases laughter. Now that NH is surrounded by states, as well …
Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
Currently, New Hampshire law does not expressly authorize fiduciaries to manage a person’s digital assets as they can with the person’s other, tangible, personal property. Recognizing this need, an effort …
Gauging Critical Access Hospital Protections
New Hampshire’s healthcare system is composed of a variety of organizations ranging from large tertiary hospitals, to small free-standing surgery centers to community health clinics. Among these, “critical access hospitals” …
Loving that PFAS: Does EPA’s Valentine’s Day PFAS Action Plan Portend a Change of Heart?
This article was originally published in the ACOEL and can be found here. By: Tom Burack | March 6. 2019 In a February 13 blog, I focused on the substantial role …
LLC Taxed as an S Corporation – Be Careful
It is common today to include in a discussion about choice of entity the possibility of forming an LLC (Limited Liability Company) that elects to be taxed as an S corporation. The …
NH Legal Perspective: What to Expect in Civil Litigation
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: What to Expect in Civil Litigation By: Courtney Herz February 16, 2019 We …
U.S. Supreme Court continues to define contours of arbitration under FAA
The U.S. Supreme Court continued to shape the contours of the Federal Arbitration Act in two decisions last month. First, in Henry Schein Inc. v. Archer & White Sales Inc., the court, …
The Government’s Disclosure Requirements in the District of NH
In federal criminal cases, the Government’s discovery obligations are generally dictated by the Jenks Act, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 16 and 26.2 (to include LCrR 16.1), and the …
Stark Law and Anti-kickback Statute Reform
It’s a safe bet that in the coming year reforms will be made to two central laws governing physician compensation – the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback statute. Whether through …
Burying Fossils: Pruning Patent Portfolios to Decrease Annual Costs & Promote Growth
Most CFOs, CEOs, and in-house GCs would confirm that one major area of concern in controlling corporate expense is cost associated with maintaining an intellectual property (IP) portfolio. A significant …
