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
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Appeals ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Human Rights Act ,
Joint Employers ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Punitive Damages ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Single Integrated Employer ,
Workplace Injury
On November 3, 2020, five states had initiatives on the ballot to legalize the recreational and/or medical use of marijuana, and all five initiatives easily passed. Arizona, Montana, and New Jersey voted in favor of...more
11/12/2020
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Ballot Measures ,
Compassionate Use Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Employment Policies ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
New Legislation ,
Recreational Use ,
State and Local Government ,
State Constitutions ,
Zero Tolerance Policies
Recently, and for the first time in more than 20 years, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled on the transportation worker exemption contained in Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). In...more
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
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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