More COVID paid sick leave is required and eligible for reimbursement by the state.

ARPA money? Review the latest guidance on eligible uses.

IGR 21-24 “Property Tax Exemptions for Solar Powered, Wind Powered, Fuel Cell Powered and Energy Storage Systems” Ch. 8 of the Acts of...

We would like to welcome the Town of Norfolk to our family of client Towns! Our thanks go out to the Select Board and Blythe Robinson,...

Employee evaluations, the Open Meeting Law, and the Public Records Statutes are frequent areas of inquiry. What can be discussed in...

Last month, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) interpreted the Domestic Violence and Abuse Leave Act, M.G.L. c.149, §52E, for the first...

Enforcement Actions Under the Wetlands Protection Act May Be Commenced against Subsequent Owners Long after the Act Is Violated The...

State Grant Programs for Compact Communities The Department of Revenue has announced that funding is available for four Community Compact...

IGR21-22 Land of Low Value Post-Affidavit Process and Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure M.G.L. c.60, §79 provides a simpler and faster method...

What relief is available to a citizen when the Town declines to make requested repairs to a public way? Not much, according to the...

The recreational use of marijuana was legalized by Massachusetts voters in 2016. Pursuant to M.G.L. c.94G, §4, the Cannabis Control...

We hope that you took note of our own Ethan Dively, who was quoted in the August 2 edition of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, for his...

Today is a big day for COVID guidance. Today’s prior alert focused on masks. This alert focuses on vaccines. We have received several...

State and federal government agencies have published updated guidance regarding face coverings as a result of the recent uptick in...

From time to time, title examiners and real estate practitioners come across deeds or other real property instruments that include...

In two class action suits consolidated at oral argument before the Supreme Judicial Court, DeCosmo v. Blue Tarp Redevelopment, LLC and...

State and local governments sometimes find themselves enmeshed in litigation with public utility companies, particularly those in the...

New IGRs – DOR’s Division of Local Services has been busy. There are four new Information Guideline Releases of interest. IGR-2021-18...

IGR 21-15, “Owners Unknown” Assessments The Department of Revenue, Division of Local Services has issued a new Informational Guideline...

The fledgling cannabis industry has matured in the nearly five years since November 2016, when the Commonwealth legalized adult...