Effective 29 May 2021, most of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted and its face covering order will be rescinded and replaced with a face covering advisory consistent with the...more
Effective June 8, 2020, Governor Charles D. Baker’s COVID-19 Order No. 37 moves Massachusetts into Phase II, the “Cautious” phase, of its Reopening Plan. This follows the Governor’s June 1st COVID-19 Order No. 35, which...more
On May 18, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charles D. Baker announced a four-phase reopening plan that outlines protocols for the resumption of businesses, services, and activities across Massachusetts. Each phase is expected to...more
On April 28, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charles D. Baker issued COVID-19 Order No. 30 (the “April 28 Order”) extending the closure of non-essential businesses and organizations until May 18, 2020. The April 28 Order is the...more
On March 31, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charles D. Baker issued COVID-19 order No. 21 (the “March 31 Order”) extending his original March 23, 2020 emergency executive order requiring all businesses and organizations in...more
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker recently signed into law the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“MPWFA”), an act which expands the protection of Massachusetts’s anti-discrimination statute to cover pregnancy...more
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