Author: Maureen Grenier
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Tim Braughler named “Top Lawyer” in Family Law
Congratulations to Tim Braughler who has been recognized as a “Top Lawyer™” in Family Law and Divorce by Boston magazine every year since 2021 for his excellence in legal work. The publication’s list of Greater Boston’s top attorneys is selected by their peers from the legal community. The list features attorneys who are noted for […]
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FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Ruled Unenforceable by Federal Judge
On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, United States District Court Judge Ada Brown ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) rule largely banning non-compete provisions is unenforceable. Although Judge Brown presides in the United States District Court of the Northern District of Texas, her ruling will apply nationwide and will ensure that the FTC’s non-compete ban that […]
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Joe Baldiga Featured in ABA Experience Journal, Holding Court on the Paintball Field
A fluke event turned into a love of this game that requires strategy, skill, and teamwork After a tough week at the office, there’s nothing quite as exhilarating as crawling through local woodlands on your hands and knees as paintballs whiz past you through the air. I’m a paintball warrior. By day, I navigate the […]
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John Shea Discusses How to Get Financial Support During a Divorce on The Divorce Hour Podcast
A Pitfall of Company Owned Life Insurance
A recent Supreme Court case, Connelly vs. United States, decided on June 6, calls into question the strategy and tax efficiency of using company owned life insurance to fund a redemption agreement upon the death of a shareholder. In Connolly, two brothers owned a building supply company. As part of the succession plan the company owned a policy […]
A Reminder that the DOL’s Final Rule Increasing the Salary Thresholds for Salaried, Exempt Executive, Administrative, and Professional Employees Took Effect on July 1, 2024
As we previously noted in our April 26, 2024 Client Alert entitled, “Overtime Protections Expanded for Millions of Workers,” on July 1, 2024, the Department of Labor’s Final Rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) took effect. The Final Rule increases the salary […]
Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Insurer’s Interpretation of Lifetime Total Disability Benefit Rider
Many individual disability insurance policies include provisions that affect the amount of the disability benefit to be paid after the insured reaches age 65. Examples include residual disability benefits that end at age 65; the stoppage of a COLA benefit after age 65; or a reduction in the disability benefit after age 65 depending upon when […]
Mirick O’Connell has officially kicked-off our Summer Associate and Summer Intern Programs
Mirick O’Connell has officially kicked off our Summer Associate and Summer Intern Programs. We are pleased to welcome Afnaan Syed, Faye Desmond, Christina James, and John Fogarty. We are also thrilled to welcome back Madison Sandusky for a third summer with us! Madison, Afnaan, Faye, and John are joining the firm’s Legal Administrative Assistant Team, […]