CLIENT ALERT Kaitlin Murphy, Esq. June 6, 2023 Effective August 4, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) no longer will require COVID-19 vaccination for staff of most …
This article, written by attorney Jim Reidy, was originally published by Business NH Magazine and can be found here. Spring is finally here, and summer is just around the corner. …
Christopher Candon | February 25, 2022 For the past two years the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented economic disruption to businesses in Massachusetts. Numerous federal and state programs have been …
CLIENT ALERT James P. Reidy, Esq. | January 14, 2022 By now, even if you aren’t a regular court watcher or have been otherwise glued to the SCOTUS website waiting …
CLIENT ALERT Attorneys Nicole Forbes and James P. Reidy | December 21, 2021 Large Employers Need to Proceed, for Now, With Plans to Implement the ETS (Other Employers (e.g. Healthcare …
This article, written by attorney Aaron Rosenberg, was originally published by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and can be found here. In the two years since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic …
This article, written by attorney James LaMontagne, was originally published on Seacoast Online and can be found here. The economy is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, but many business owners …
This article, written by attorney John Perten, was originally published by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and can be found here. The COVID-19 crisis has forced each of us to change how …
CLIENT ALERT Karen Whitley, Esq. | November 4, 2021 President Biden announced his Path out of the Pandemic on September 9, 2021, outlining a 6-part strategy to ensure continued progress …
CLIENT ALERT Andrew Eills, Esq. and Jason Gregoire, Esq. | November 4, 2021 In conjunction with the release of OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), on November …
This article, written by James Reidy, Sheehan Phinney, and Rachel Brooks Reidy, was originally published by HR Daily Advisor and can be found here. HR pros wear many hats. Since …
This article, written by attorney Brian Bouchard, was originally published by Seacoastonline.com and can be found here. Last month, President Biden unveiled the administration’s “Path Out of the Pandemic” Plan. It …
This article, written by attorney Brian Bouchard, was originally published by the NHBR and can be found here. As more guidance emerges, employers should pay heed President Biden’s Path Out …
This article, written by attorney Brian Bouchard, was originally published by The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth and can be found here. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) had …
CLIENT ALERT Jim Reidy and Mark Ventola | September 10, 2021 With the recent spike in COVID-19 infections and concerns that those numbers could rise this Fall many employers had …
Brian Bouchard | May 19, 2021 On May 13, the CDC and White House announced that masks—with few exceptions—are no longer required for fully vaccinated individuals: indoors or outdoors. For …
Paul Durham | April 21, 2021 Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers have provided significant economic assistance to support struggling businesses. Unfortunately, businesses started during the crisis have …
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons | February 16, 2021 For almost a month, certain businesses that previously received a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Loan have been eligible to apply for …
CLIENT ALERT Andrew Eills | January 12, 2021 As many retail establishment and other business owners can attest, enforcing Governor Sununu’s Emergency Orders pertaining to mask-wearing creates, on occasion, uncomfortable …
CLIENT ALERT By: Peter Beach January 8, 2021 Below is a summary of key business and individual tax provisions included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”). While many …
(December 29, 2020, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney litigation attorneys Michael Lambert and Michael Stanley, both based in the firm’s Boston office, recently secured a resounding victory for one of …
CLIENT ALERT By: Abby Martinen December 28, 2020 On December 21, 2020, the Senate passed a new emergency economic relief, government funding, and tax cuts package, known as the Consolidated …
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 …
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael J. Lambert November 3, 2020 On November 2, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued a series of sweeping but “targeted” new measures to help curb the …
CLIENT ALERT By: Paul Durham October 28, 2020 Earlier this year, we summarized the qualification criteria and application deadlines for grants under the New Hampshire Main Street Relief Fund (“MSRF”). …
CLIENT ALERT By: Jason Gregoire October 26, 2020 On October 22, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced the intent to issue $50.8 million in grants to small businesses who have …
CLIENT ALERT Christopher Candon & Jaclyn Fisher | October 23, 2020 In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and the uniquely challenging obstacles it has created for our economy, the reliability …
CLIENT ALERT By: Paul Reuland and Colleen Lyons October 8, 2020 Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan borrowers continue to consider their options as COVID continues to impact the economy. For some, …
CLIENT ALERT By: Peter Beach August 31, 2020 On August 8, 2020, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Memorandum on the deferral of employee payroll tax obligations. On August 28, …
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 …
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons July 29, 2020 While many Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrowers have or are in the process of preparing PPP Loan Forgiveness Applications and submitting them …
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons July 9, 2020 On July 4th, President Trump signed legislation extending the deadline for businesses to apply for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) …
CLIENT ALERT By: Andrew Eills June 26, 2020 Frontline nurses, other staff, and their employers in New Hampshire’s nursing homes and other Medicaid facilities can breathe a little easier this …
CLIENT ALERT By: Deniz Harrison June 19, 2020 Many local Boston businesses are feeling the impact of COVID-19 on their bottom line. While the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the …
CLIENT ALERT By: Peter Beach June 17, 2020 The 2017 tax law created capital gains tax breaks for investors who invest profits from stocks, bonds, and other assets into funds …
CLIENT ALERT By: Peter Beach June 17, 2020 As discussed in a previous Alert, the CARES Act provides for a carryback of any Net Operating Loss (“NOL”) arising in a …
CLIENT ALERT By: Peter Beach June 17, 2020 Borrowers who obtained funds under the CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) generally anticipated that the portion of a PPP loan …
CLIENT ALERT By: Bradford E. Cook and Katherine M. Hanna June 10, 2020 On April 27, Secretary of State Bill Gardner appointed a 6-person Select Committee on 2020 Emergency Election …
CLIENT ALERT By: Paul Durham June 9, 2020 On June 5, 2020, the Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery (“GOFERR”) (www.goferr.nh.gov) and the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration …
CLIENT ALERT By: Paul Reuland and Colleen Lyons June 5, 2020 On Friday, June 5, 2020, the President signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (H.R. …
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons June 5, 2020 As contemplated when the Paycheck Protection Loan Forgiveness Application was released in the middle of May, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released …
CLIENT ALERT By: Chris Candon May 29, 2020 Along with the establishment of several other funds (e.g., Main Street Fund, Nonprofit Fund, Healthcare Fund and Agriculture Grants), the Governor’s Office …
CLIENT ALERT By: Mark W. Dell’Orfano May 28, 2020 The New Hampshire Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery recently announced the allocation of $10 million in emergency funding from …
CLIENT ALERT By: J.P. Harris May 26, 2020 The Governor’s Economic Re-Opening Task Force asked the Attorney General to examine an employer’s liability to an employee who contracts COVID-19 on …
CLIENT ALERT By: Madeline Hutchings May 22, 2020 On May 15, 2020, Governor Chris Sununu announced an array of new funding commitments for industries affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Sixty …
CLIENT ALERT By: Andrew Eills May 20, 2020 Governor’s Emergency order # 44 increases total EHSRF to $100 million On March 19, 2020, Governor Sununu issued Emergency Order #9, creating …
CLIENT ALERT By: Paul Durham May 20, 2020 New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu recently announced the allocation of $595 million in CARES Act funding to several programs intended to provide …
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons May 18, 2020 On Friday, May 15th, the United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and the Treasury Department released an initial draft of SBA Form …
CLIENT ALERT By J.P. Harris and Michael Lambert May 15, 2020 As the economy reopens and patrons return to shop at retail stores, go to hair salons and enjoy meals …
CLIENT ALERT By: Brian J. Bouchard May 15, 2020 Businesses in New Hampshire are starting to reopen and employers are starting to call back furloughed or temporarily laid off employees. …
CLIENT ALERT By: Christopher Candon May 14, 2020 The PPP safe harbor deadline has been the subject of posts in recent days: Treasury Department and SBA Issues Further Guidance in …
CLIENT ALERT By: Christopher Candon May 13, 2020 This alert provides an update and additional information related to the recent post: PPP Safe Harbor for Return of Funds Set to …
CLIENT ALERT By: Christopher Candon May 12, 2020 The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) is one of the most significant programs for businesses under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, …
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 …