Category: Blog Post

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A new issue of our newsletter, Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights, is now available.  This issue includes articles on: Enforcing Mandatory Arbitration Clauses The Massachusetts Department of Reveue’s AP XXX: Voluntary Disclosure Program for the Settlement of Uncertain...

Time and again we get calls from small business owners describing a scenario where a) they entered into a valid and binding contract with another entity or person that contained a mandatory arbitration clause, b) an issue under the contract has arisen that arguably triggers the arbitration provision for purposes of dispute...

On January 19, 2016, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) released a working draft of an administrative procedure (AP) entitled AP XXX: Voluntary Disclosure Program for the Settlement of Uncertain Tax Issues (hereafter “working draft”). The working draft is available here: http://www.mass.gov/dor/businesses/help-and-resources/legal-library/administrative-procedures/working-draft-ap-xxx.html. At this point, the proposed voluntary disclosure...

As attorneys with experience handling a variety of condominium, real estate and zoning issues – particularly issues arising in dealings with city and town level zoning boards and subsequent boards of appeals/trial court appeals – the most frequent inquiry we receive in this area centers on obtaining or challenging the denial of...

On Saturday, February 28, 2015, Governor Charlie Baker issued a press release stating that the 2016 fiscal year budget will include a tax amnesty program.[1]  Unlike the tax amnesty program for the 2015 fiscal year—which was limited to business and individual taxpayers who have already been assessed by the DOR for certain...

Congratulations to Partner Andrew Hyams who was recently appointed Chairperson of the Business Law and Employment Law Practice Group at Coren Lichtenstein, LLP!