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Employee working overtime

The First Circuit Takes a Deeper Look into Employee Exemption Decisions

Employees • By Tracy Thomas Boland and Danielle Jurema Lederman • January 23, 2023

Layoff notice

How to Navigate a Reduction in Force

Employees, Employment • By Danielle Jurema Lederman • January 23, 2023

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New Year, New Protections for Pregnant and Lactating Employees, Restrictions on Pre-Dispute Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Provisions

Employees, Employment • By Aimee E. Bierman and Tracy Thomas Boland • January 17, 2023

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Client Alert: Garden Leave Payments Under MA Noncompetition Agreement Act Not Covered by Wage Act

Employment • By Benjamin J. Hinks and Robert G. Young • December 21, 2022

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Massachusetts Retail Liquor License Renewals for 2023

Liquor License • By Mark A. Borenstein • November 22, 2022

Mark Borenstein

Mark Borenstein Quoted in Brewbound’s “Experts Detail the Legal Myths and Mistakes Breweries Must Know in Massachusetts”

Beer Laws, Liquor License • November 10, 2022

Mark Borenstein

Mark Borenstein Presented “Massachusetts Alcohol Law Myth Busters” at MBG’s Mass Brewers Conference

Events + Recordings • November 7, 2022

Voting ballot

Changes to Alcohol Retail Licensing Initiative Appearing on MA Ballot in November

Beer Laws, Liquor License • By Joseph R. Duquette • October 11, 2022

beer production

Finding Room to Breathe Without Air: Solutions for Local Breweries Dealing with the CO2 Shortage

Innovation, Supply chain issues • By Julie K. O’Neill and Andrew F. Stern • September 21, 2022

Draft Beer

Section 19H: On-Premises Consumption of Different Alcoholic Commodities in Massachusetts

Beer Laws, Liquor Laws • By Mark A. Borenstein • September 20, 2022

Covid-19 E-Alert

CDC Relaxes COVID-19 Safety Recommendations in Updated Guidance

COVID-19 Resources • By Benjamin J. Hinks and Raymond M. Ripple • August 16, 2022

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Breweries May Soon Be Able to Sell Beer at Farmers Markets

Beer Laws • By Andrew R. Manning • August 15, 2022