Last updated March 31, 2021: Please note that location-based exemptions change often and without notice, so please be sure to check the listing for the states you plan to include in your travels. Some states are aggressively...more
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker recently issued Order 43, moving Massachusetts into Phase 3 of the Commonwealth's four-phased Reopening Plan. Phase 3, like prior phases, has two steps, with Step 1 of Phase 3 taking...more
Earlier this month, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued Order 37 initiating Phase 2 of the Commonwealth's four-phased Reopening Plan. The order builds on Order 35, which provided the initial framework for Phase 2. ...more
Last Updated July 1, 2020
With this unprecedented school year winding down across the Commonwealth, there has been uncertainty about organized, out-of-the-home activities for children this summer and how to ensure that kids...more
On June 1, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued COVID-19 Order No. 35, providing new guidance on Phase 2 of the Reopening Advisory Board’s Reopening Massachusetts Plan. ...more
Over the past two weeks, companies in Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, have been receiving notices of unemployment benefits claims filed on behalf of employees who are still working and who did not file for...more
The ability to have a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiven is perhaps the most important part of the program—turning a low-interest loan into a grant. ...more
On May 18, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker released the Reopening Advisory Board’s Reopening Massachusetts Plan, effectuated by Order 33, commencing Phase One of the Commonwealth’s four-phase approach to reopening...more
On May 13, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to provide important safe harbors on the Paycheck Protection Program’s (PPP) requirement that a borrower make a good faith...more
On May 11, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced a four-phase approach to reopening the Massachusetts economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and published Mandatory Workplace Safety Standards that will apply...more
On April 28, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced the second extension of Massachusetts’ non-essential business closure order, now in effect until May 18, 2020. ...more
As of April 3, 2020, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont have issued orders requiring travelers from outside their respective states to self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, unless they are traveling for...more
Last updated December 23, 2020
These restrictions are changing rapidly – please check back regularly for updates, or refer to state websites
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its threat to public health from...more
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker today announced several key updates to his March 23, 2020 executive order, which had directed the closure of physical workplaces and facilities for non-essential businesses from noon on...more
In response to widespread disruptions and difficulties caused by the recent COVID-19 outbreak and the significant impact on financial markets, federal regulatory authorities (including the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
On Monday morning, March 23, Governor Baker issued an executive order, COVID-19 Order No. 13, which expanded on previous executive orders already in place throughout the Commonwealth. ...more