Business

The Law on the Limits of When a Company May Pay its Employees’ Legal Fees

You've hired an experienced and successful sales manager and you and your employee are now faced with a potential legal…

10 years ago

Employer Overtime Policies in Light of Fair Labor Standards Act Changes

By Adam J. Shafran, Esq. Companies in all industries, large and small, should prepare themselves now for upcoming changes to…

10 years ago

Frozen-Out Minority Shareholder Still Owed Corporation Fiduciary Duty

Massachusetts law is clear: both majority and minority shareholders of a closely-held corporation owe each other (as well as to…

10 years ago

New OSHA Requirements Will have an Impact on Massachusetts Employers

OSHA recently enacted a significant change to the requirements for reporting a death on the job and certain serious work…

10 years ago

A Primer on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

By Adam J. Shafran, Esq. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ("CFAA") is a federal law that has been appearing…

10 years ago

Employees-at-Will: When Can They Not Be Fired At The Employer’s Will?

By Adam J. Shafran, Esq. Massachusetts, like all other states, follows the employment doctrine known as "employee-at will." The concept…

10 years ago

Enforceability of Covenants Not To Compete: Employers Win and Lose

Covenants not to compete are generally disfavored. To enforce a non-compete, an employer must show that the covenant is necessary…

11 years ago

No Signed Lease, Yet Broker’s Fee Must Be Paid

By Robert P. Rudolph, Esq. A Massachusetts court recently held that a broker was entitled to her broker's fee despite…

11 years ago

Can Corporate Counsel’s Privileged Communications Be Withheld From Directors/Shareholders?

The short answer is yes, but it depends on the facts and circumstances of the particular situation. In a recent…

12 years ago

Intermingling and Piercing the Corporate Veil

It has long been the law in Massachusetts that a corporation (or even an individual) can, under certain circumstances, be…

12 years ago