Category: News and Thought Leadership

Congratulations to partner Andy Hyams for being named one of Massachusetts Medical Law Report’s “Heroes in the Field.” The winners of the “4th Annual Rx for Excellence Awards” were announced in the September 2011 edition. To read the announcement, go to page 8 of the Massachusetts Medical Law Report.

If you believe that your municipality (city or town) has overassessed your home and as a result you are paying too much in real estate taxes, there are specific steps that are required to be followed to challenge that assessment. Failure to follow these procedures could result in the denial of your...

For those private homeowners who employ people to perform domestic or child care work in their homes, a new law has emerged regarding the rights of these workers. The new Domestic Worker’s law in Massachusetts – called the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights – took effect on April 1, 2015 (M.G.L. ch....

Every time a school district conducts an uation of a child, the parents have the right to an independent uation. An independent uation is an uation done on the child outside of the school district. It gives the parents the opportunity to research credible doctors and uators who can conduct an uation...

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...

At long last, in its first action to avoid the Fiscal Cliff, Congress has enacted a new tax act (The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012). From a US (but not Massachusetts) gift tax and estate tax perspective the Bush-era tax cuts were made permanent.   The most important of...

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

Over the past couple of years, bullying in schools has received significant (and well deserved) attention; however, bullying is not limited solely to the schoolyard.  Bullying in the workplace has increased steadily over the past decade, and researchers, legislatures and companies are taking note.  So what is workplace bullying?  According to Professor...

In a recent matter, an SFAP assessment of liability was upheld by a Department of Education Administrative Judge pertaining to a proprietary school of higher education, which required the School to reimburse $71,742 to the Department of Education. The school allegedly failed to provide to the Department the necessary...

In a recent matter, an SFAP assessment of liability was upheld by a Department of Education Administrative Judge pertaining to a proprietary school of higher education, which required the School to reimburse $71,742 to the Department of Education. On July 27, 2009, the proprietary school was issued a Final...