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Employment Law Update: March 2015
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Legal updates, news and commentary from Preti Flaherty's Employment Law Attorneys. US Supreme Court Rules on Pregnancy Accommodation. Friday, March 27, 2015. The US. Supreme Court addressed the question whether and when that clause requires employers to provide workplace accommodations to pregnant employees who may have physical limitations on tasks they can perform. The case involved the legality of a UPS policy that made light-duty work available to certain workers, but not to pregnant employees. First...
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Environmental Law Blog : March 2015
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Legal updates, news and commentary from Preti Flaherty's Environmental Law Attorneys. US Wins Clean Air Act Liability Battle Versus Westvaco - But Loses Remedy War. Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Even if Westvaco is required to purchase emission credits, the cost of such credits will be minimal (about $8,000). Posted by Jeffrey D. Talbert. Clean Air Act litigation. Prevention of Significant Deterioration. Pulp and paper Clean Air Act. United States vs Westvaco. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A multidisciplinary...
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Employment Law Update: December 2014
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Legal updates, news and commentary from Preti Flaherty's Employment Law Attorneys. NLRB Gives Employees the Right to Use Company Email for Protected Communications. Monday, December 22, 2014. Breaking new ground, the National Labor Relations Board ruled last week that employees have the right to use company email during non-working time to communicate about the terms and conditions of their employment. The Board’s decision in. Purple Communications, Inc.,. Reversing its holding in. The Board found that i...
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New England Securities Litigation & Arbitration Law Blog: July 2015
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News and commentary from the Financial Services attorneys at Preti Flaherty. FINRA Arbitration and Confidentiality: the Exception Not the Rule. Monday, July 27, 2015. Unnecessary secrecy is burdensome and contrary to important public interests. According to FINRA, "A ruling that documents are confidential may impose burdens and limitations on the receiving party, such as requiring special handling or limiting the ability of the party to discuss the documents with witnesses and others who may assist i...
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Construction Law Blog : April 2015
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News and commentary from the Construction Law attorneys at Preti Flaherty. Preti Attorneys Secure Significant Win for NH Construction Industry – NH Superior Court Rejects Bid to Expand Scope of Nullum Tempus. Wednesday, April 15, 2015. In City of Rochester v. Marcel A. Payeur, Inc. et al. The City of Rochester sued multiple parties after a water tower that it had built in 1985 sprung a leak. New Hampshire has adopted the doctrine of Nullum Tempus. Posted by Daniel Sonneborn. Monday, April 6, 2015. The Ma...
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Construction Law Blog : March 2015
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News and commentary from the Construction Law attorneys at Preti Flaherty. Equitable Adjustment Not Available to Remedy “Wholly Artificial” Bids. Monday, March 30, 2015. The Massachusetts Appeals Court has declined to award an equitable adjustment to a contractor who bid $0.01 to excavate a cubic yard of rock from a project site. See Celco Construction Corp. v. Town of Avon. 87 Mass. App. Ct. 132 (March 2, 2014). The contractor argued that the approximately 1500 more cubic yards of rock presented an appr...
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Employment Law Update: For Employers, Recent Decision Highlights Complexity of Medical Marijuana Laws
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Legal updates, news and commentary from Preti Flaherty's Employment Law Attorneys. For Employers, Recent Decision Highlights Complexity of Medical Marijuana Laws. Friday, July 17, 2015. State and federal law. Because marijuana use remains unlawful under federal law, the Court held that the employee had not engaged in a “lawful activity” that prohibited his termination. Posted by Kevin Haskins. About the Employment Law Update. Preti Flaherty's employment lawyers provide news, discuss up-to-date legal issu...
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Employment Law Update: Right to Work - Chapter 4
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Legal updates, news and commentary from Preti Flaherty's Employment Law Attorneys. Right to Work - Chapter 4. Thursday, May 7, 2015. If supporters were able to get the minority reports through the legislature, however unlikely, Governor Paul LePage has made clear his desire to sign such policy into law. Posted by Stephen Langsdorf. Labels: Governor Paul LePage. About the Employment Law Update. Maine Law Court Weighs In Again on Whistleblower C. Right to Work - Chapter 4. Right to Work - Chapter 3. FINRA ...
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Construction Law Blog : NH Supreme Court Limits Applicability of Consumer Protection Act to Construction Defect Cases
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News and commentary from the Construction Law attorneys at Preti Flaherty. NH Supreme Court Limits Applicability of Consumer Protection Act to Construction Defect Cases. Wednesday, April 1, 2015. The New Hampshire Supreme Court confirmed in Murray v. McNamara. Forced them to vacate the property while they attempted to remedy the problem. That it agreed with the federal court’s interpretation finding that. But left in place the jury award on the warranty claim against the contractor . Against contractors ...
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Environmental Law Blog : May 2015
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Legal updates, news and commentary from Preti Flaherty's Environmental Law Attorneys. US Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Finalize Clean Water Rule. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. New Clean Water Rule announced by the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers.Read more here. Stay tuned for a follow-up post on this ruling. Posted by Preti Flaherty. Labels: Clean Water Act. US Department of the Army. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). About the Environmental Law Blog. FINRA Co...