You've hired an experienced and successful sales manager and you and your employee are now faced with a potential legal…
By Adam J. Shafran, Esq. Companies in all industries, large and small, should prepare themselves now for upcoming changes to…
Massachusetts law is clear: both majority and minority shareholders of a closely-held corporation owe each other (as well as to…
OSHA recently enacted a significant change to the requirements for reporting a death on the job and certain serious work…
By Adam J. Shafran, Esq. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ("CFAA") is a federal law that has been appearing…
By Adam J. Shafran, Esq. Massachusetts, like all other states, follows the employment doctrine known as "employee-at will." The concept…
Covenants not to compete are generally disfavored. To enforce a non-compete, an employer must show that the covenant is necessary…
By Robert P. Rudolph, Esq. A Massachusetts court recently held that a broker was entitled to her broker's fee despite…
The short answer is yes, but it depends on the facts and circumstances of the particular situation. In a recent…
It has long been the law in Massachusetts that a corporation (or even an individual) can, under certain circumstances, be…