In Burnett v. Ocean Properties, Ltd., et al., the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict for the plaintiff in his failure to accommodate claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Maine Human...more
3/12/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Human Rights Act ,
Joint Employers ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Punitive Damages ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Single Integrated Employer ,
Workplace Injury
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), the Commonwealth’s highest court, recently clarified the standards applicable to analyzing nonsolicitation and anti-raid restrictive covenants following the sale of a business -...more
2/18/2020
/ Anti-Raiding ,
Appeals ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Enforceability ,
Judicial Review ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Reversal
Massachusetts voters legalized recreational marijuana through a ballot referendum in 2016. As of July 1, 2018, retail marijuana stores are now permitted to operate in the state. The law allows cities and towns to exercise...more