Client Alert: The Recent Executive Order on Marijuana Rescheduling and Its Impact on Employers
CLIENT ALERT Federal Cannabis Laws Going Up in Smoke? Still Some Smoldering Issues Under State and Federal Law The Recent Executive Order on Marijuana Rescheduling and Its Impact on Employers By Attorneys Jane Pyatt and James Reidy On December 18, 2025, the White House published Executive Order 14370, titled “Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research.” […]
Client Alert: New Year, New Leave Law Covering Spouses of Uniformed Military Members in New Hampshire
CLIENT ALERT New Year, New Leave Law Covering Spouses of Uniformed Military Members in New Hampshire By Attorneys Jane Pyatt and James Reidy As 2025 comes to a close, many New Hampshire employers should be aware of and prepared to comply with New Hampshire’s new leave law for spouses of those serving in the military. […]
Client Alert: New Hampshire Tax Amnesty
CLIENT ALERT New Hampshire Tax Amnesty By Attorneys Sandra F. O’Neill and Peter T. Beach New Hampshire taxpayers have a one-time opportunity to receive amnesty from all penalties and one-half accrued interest on outstanding New Hampshire taxes due on or before June 30, 2025, by paying the tax due (and one-half of the applicable interest […]
Client Alert: Massachusetts Employment Law Update
CLIENT ALERT Massachusetts Employment Law Update By Attorneys Karen Whitley and Jane Pyatt October was a busy month for employment law in Massachusetts. Although the federal government shutdown brought proceedings at the EEOC and Department of Labor to a halt, there were several employment law developments of note at the state level. New PFML Tax […]
Client Update: Trust & Estate Tax Changes Under the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)
CLIENT UPDATE Trust & Estate Tax Changes Under the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) By Attorney Mark Bartram I am very pleased to have recently joined Sheehan Phinney’s Trusts & Estates Group. My practice focuses on helping individuals and families design and implement strategies that preserve wealth, minimize taxes, protect assets, and achieve legacy […]
Client Alert: US DHHS Issues “Information Blocking” Warning
CLIENT ALERT September 4 Alert Signals Aggressive Intensification of Enforcement By Attorney Andrew Eills With the enactment of the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016, health care providers, along with health IT developers of “certified health IT” and health information exchanges/networks, became subject to penalties under the Cures Act’s “information blocking” provisions. Parties subject or potentially […]
Client Alert: New Hampshire Enacts New Restrictions on DEI in Schools and Public Entities
CLIENT ALERT By Attorney Amy Crafts Recently enacted legislation establishes restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives in a variety of settings, including New Hampshire’s public schools, private schools receiving public funds, and public entities. Effective July 1, 2025, the new law makes clear that “[n]o state funds shall be expended for DEI-related activities, including […]
Client Alert: New Leave Requirements for New Parents in New Hampshire Starting in 2026
CLIENT ALERT By Attorneys Andrea Chatfield and Jennifer Moeckel New Hampshire law will soon allow new parents to take time away from work for pediatric medical appointments for their newly born or adopted child and for medical appointments for childbirth and postpartum care if they work for an employer covered by the new law. When […]
Client Alert: Real Estate Provisions in the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
CLIENT ALERT By Attorney Sandra F. O’Neill The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”) that President Trump signed into law on July 4th renews and enhances numerous real estate tax incentives. Below is a summary of the provisions that affect commercial real estate. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit The Act boosts the benefit of Low-Income Housing […]
Federal Government Reaffirms Focus on Healthcare Fraud Through False Claims Act Enforcement
CLIENT ALERT By Attorney Amy Crafts The Trump Administration recently reaffirmed the federal government’s longstanding focus on healthcare fraud by establishing a working group comprised of leaders from the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). A July 2, 2025 DOJ press release announcing the working group […]