Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights: March 31, 2016
The latest issue of Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights includes:
Avoid Surprises During the Spring Real Estate Season, by Robert Finkel
Massachusetts Bullying Case to Proceed under Title IX – the law that prohibits sex discrimination in...
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Avoid Surprises During the Spring Real Estate Season
With the beginning of spring, our thoughts turn to great weather, baseball, holidays and of course real estate!
Recently, a client was selling a vacation home on the Cape, and was surprised to find a problem with an old deed in which Mom had tried to deed the property...
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Massachusetts Bullying Case to Proceed under Title IX – the law that prohibits sex discrimination in school (Part I)
In two recent cases, federal courts in Massachusetts and New York have addressed bullying in schools, and in both cases, the students overcame legal arguments by their respective districts. The Massachusetts case involves a regular education student who was bullied by classmates over the course of four years, through middle and high...
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Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights: March 17, 2016
The latest issue of Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights includes:
New developments in an ADA lawsuit against The Container Store;
Important information about At-will Employees;
A new Massachusetts Tax Amnesty Program; and
The divorce blog series...
New Massachusetts Tax Amnesty Program Opening For Enrollment On April 1, 2016
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) has issued an Announcement and an FAQ describing its new tax amnesty program. The program will be open for enrollment beginning April 1, 2016 and enrollment and submission of information to the DOR will run through May 31, 2016. The program...
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The Innovators’ Counsel: Implied Contracts & At-Will Employees
Most who are reading this blog would understand the phrase “at-will employment” to mean the traditional U.S. employment relationship in which an employee can be dismissed by an employer for just about any reason – that is, without having to establish “just cause” for termination – and without warning. However, what most...
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I Wish I Had Known…Advice for Adjusting to New Custody and Parenting Plans
Divorce can be a painful and difficult process especially when children are involved. The arrival of the final divorce judgment day can bring an overwhelming sense of relief and closure. In some cases, however, the change in family dynamics can present new emotions as the family begins to adjust to their new schedules...
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Student Discipline and Expulsion Procedures in Massachusetts Public and Charter Schools
Due Process and Educational Services
From schoolyard pranks to serious offenses, students facing disciplinary action in Massachusetts public and charter schools have a right to due process and educational services.
New Procedures for Suspending or Expelling Students
Massachusetts schools used to have...
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Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights: February 11, 2016
A new issue of Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights is now available. This issue includes articles on:
Annual Reporting
School Suspensions in Massachusetts
Tax Deadlines
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
Massachusetts Department of...
UPDATE: The Stars Align (With a Wobble) – US and Massachusetts Tax Return Due Dates
Usually, the due date for filing US individual income tax returns is April 15th. This time it’s different. The IRS, and also the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR), have announced that the due date for Massachusetts residents filing individual income tax returns, and also for Massachusetts estates and trusts whose tax years...
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Kindergarten and Pre-K Students Suspended from Massachusetts Schools
A WBUR analysis of state data shows that 603 kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students were suspended from Massachusetts public and charter schools in the 2014-15 school year. Reasons for the suspensions included hitting, disrupting, disrespecting, throwing things, and fighting.
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Annual Reporting Season: A New Year For Your Business
Each year Massachusetts corporations (and many non-Massachusetts corporations doing business in Massachusetts) must file an Annual Report with the Corporations Division of the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth within two and one half (2½) months after the close of the corporation’s fiscal year.* For many corporations, this means they must...
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