An Update on the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule
Client Alert By Attorneys David W. McGrath and Jennifer S. Moeckel May 3, 2024 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a final rule banning some non-compete agreements. If the rule is not stopped by the courts, it will go into effect 120 days after it is officially published, which is expected to occur on […]
Do the USDOL’s Overtime Rule Changes Make Cents to You?
Client Alert Covered Employers Need to Prepare to Comply with the New Salary Minimums and Otherwise Confirm That Their Overtime Exempt Employees Meet All Applicable Requirements By Attorneys Andrea G. Chatfield and James P. Reidy On April 23, 2024, the US Department of Labor (USDOL) issued its highly anticipated final rule (“Final Rule”) that will […]
CMS Lifts COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Requirements
CLIENT ALERT 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 health care entities. On June 5, 2023, CMS published a final rule entitled “Policy and Regulatory Changes to the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements” (“June 2023 […]
USPTO Transitioning To Electronically Granted Patents
CLIENT ALERT Written by: Sheehan Phinney’s Intellectual Property Group April 12, 2023 On April 18, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will begin issuing official patents in electronic form in lieu of the traditional method of printing issued patents on paper. As the USPTO explained in its February 28, 2023 notification of […]
A Closer Look at the FTC’s Proposed Ban on Non-competes
CLIENT ALERT Robert R. Lucic, Esq.; David W. McGrath, Esq. January 27, 2023 On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed rule banning non-competes and other types of restrictive covenants. Employers took notice and many are understandably concerned about when and how this might affect their businesses. The first thing to […]
The Wage Act is No April Fool’s Joke
CLIENT ALERT April 5, 2022 On April 4, 2022, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) issued a pointed reminder to employers that the failure to comply with the strict technical requirements of the Massachusetts Wage Act will be costly. The Wage Act requires an employer to pay all wages, including accrued but unused vacation time, […]
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds CMS COVID-19 Healthcare Worker Vaccination Mandate
CLIENT ALERT Jason D. Gregoire, Esq. | January 20, 2022 On November 5, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published an interim final rule (IFR) that requires healthcare workers at facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 4, 2022. Thereafter, 24 states including New […]
U.S. Supreme Court Grants Temporary Stay to OSHA’s ETS Vaccine Mandate – So What Do Covered Employers Do Now?
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 for the High Court to rule on the challenges to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (“OSHA”) vaccine mandate, you likely […]
Biden Announces Federal Vaccine and/or Testing Mandates for Large Employers
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 already considered requiring their employees to receive the vaccine as a condition of employment. Vaccine mandates, testing policies, mask requirements and remote work accommodations already […]
How to Avoid Difficult Limited Partner Exits at Year 15
How you can protect your project in its infancy from “aggregators” and other bad faith dealers who may try to disrupt the year 15 exit for personal gain. Jaclyn Fisher | April 2021 In recent years, there has been an insurgence of private firms who have begun systematically challenging nonprofits’ project-transfer rights and disrupting the […]
