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Sexual Conduct at Work

Separating Consensual Flirtation from Sexual Harassment can be a Difficult Task By Jack Merrill Confused employers and employees are scratching their heads. They know it’s okay for consenting adults to … more


The Massachusetts Wage Payment Law

Penalties for Failing to Pay Wages Due on Time are Severe, and Employers must be Wary By Jack Merrill It seems simple enough – an employee earns wages, leaves the … more


Employment At Will

By Jack Merrill The employment-at-will doctrine has survived challenge after challenge in Massachusetts courtrooms. It provides that the employer/employee relationship is a bargain between parties of relatively equivalent bargaining power. … more


Employee Handbooks: To Have or Have Not

Deciding whether to Formalize the Various Policies Employed by every Small Business Involves a Balancing of Competing Interests By Jack Merrill To write or not to write? That is the … more


Drafting an Employee Handbook

Writing Useful Policies without Granting Employees more Rights than the Company Intends Requires Careful Planning By Jack Merrill You’ve gone through the analysis and decided you need an employee handbook. … more


Accommodating the disabled under the ADA

Making Reasonable Work Adjustments for Handicapped Employees is Generally Quick, Easy and Inexpensive, and is Always Required by Law By Jack Merrill When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was … more


Representing Your Interests as the Seller

Our office specializes in real estate conveyancing. We are prepared to represent you in the sale of your real estate and to make the entire process easy and enjoyable for … more


Important Information Regarding the Sale of Your Home

Please Review This Information If You Are Selling Your Property And Our Office Is Conducting The Closing Your visiting this site has probably been prompted by the fact that our … more


Representing the Interests of the Home Buyer

How our firm can represent your interests at the closing If this is your first home purchase, or perhaps you haven’t purchased a new home in a while, the process … more


What is Title Insurance?

Real estate title insurance very simply is an insured statement of the conditions of one’s title or ownership rights to a certain piece of real estate. The policy guarantees that … more