June 3, 2021 On May 28, 2021, Governor Charlie Baker issued two executive orders lifting many of the COVID-19-related restrictions and limitations imposed over the past 15 months, setting in motion the eventual rescission of...more
Governor Baker announced on Monday, May 17 that Massachusetts will end the COVID-19 state of emergency on June 15, 2021. Given this news, the Massachusetts Pandemic-related Temporary withholding tax rules will expire...more
On May 17, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced that the state of emergency declared on March 10, 2020 will likely end on June 15, 2021. Both state and local permits were extended while the state of emergency...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced today that the Commonwealth will end most COVID-19 restrictions by May 29. Some industries, including health care, schools, and the transportation sectors,...more
On July 21, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker extended the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures in Massachusetts (which was set to expire on August 18, 2020) by 60 days to October 17, 2020, due to the ongoing...more
On April 23, 2020, the Massachusetts Legislature passed an act providing for remote notarization to address challenges related to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The act has been sent to Governor Baker for his review...more
More than a month after Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency arising from the novel coronavirus in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on March 10, 2020, the “COVID-19 Emergency Declaration,” the state...more
On Monday, March 9, we dusted off the weekend cobwebs, packed ourselves into commuter trains and buses, and headed to work or school like we always do. Most of us viewed COVID-19 as a distant public-health aberration, just...more
On March 23, 2020, Governor Baker issued “an emergency order requiring all businesses and organizations that do not provide ‘COVID-19 Essential Services’ to close their physical workplaces and facilities to workers, customers...more
On March 30th, Massachusetts Governor Charles Baker issued an executive order, intended to supplement the measures the Commonwealth has adopted to limit the spread of the coronavirus, that permits public companies...more
Governor Charlie Baker just announced he is extending COVID-19 Order No. 13 that mandates the closure of non-essential businesses. This order, initially set to expire on April 7th, was extended to Monday, May 4th. This...more
On March 23, 2020, Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts issued COVID-19 Order No. 13 (the “Order”) requiring all businesses and organizations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that do not provide “COVID-19 Essential...more
The Order requires many businesses to close, but allows essential industries to continue operating, and permits employees to work remotely, as applicable. On March 23, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charles D. Baker issued...more
On Monday, March 23, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued a stay-at-home advisory for the Commonwealth to begin at noon (12:00 pm EST) on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The advisory will remain in effect until noon,...more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued a Stay-at-Home Order on Monday, March 23. The Order takes effect Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at 12:00 noon Eastern Time, and lasts until April 7...more
As the United States continues to develop its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of members of the National Guard will be activated to help deal with the threat. Last week, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker...more
Beginning Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 12:00 PM, Massachusetts will join a growing number of states in closing non-essential businesses and organizations to employees, customers, and the public. Governor Charlie Baker announced...more
Today, Governor Charlie Baker issued an emergency Order requiring all businesses and organizations that do not provide “COVID-19 Essential Services” to close their physical workplaces and facilities in Massachusetts to...more
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced a series of orders on Sunday in the Commonwealth’s latest efforts to deter the spread of COVID-19. The most recent steps include statewide school closures, a prohibition on any...more
On March 12, 2020, Governor Charlie Baker issued an Executive Order suspending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law. The Open Meeting Law generally requires that all meetings of municipal and state government bodies be...more