Commerce

Risk Management: What is litigation and how great is the risk? (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Consumer Protection

Supreme Court Further Defines Consumer Protection Act Claims

Environment

"Fees: A new piece in the wetlands mitigation puzzle", by Amy Manzelli published in the NH Business Review.

Healthcare & Insurance

HITECH Breach Notification Requirements

Can a Contractor Shift the Risk of Nonpayment to Its Subcontractor?

HHS Publishes Helpful Guidance on the HIPAA Privacy Rule

HCFA Issues Phase I of the Fiinal Stark II Regulations

New Hampshire high Risk Health Insurance Pool

"Trigger of Coverage" Standards For Occurrence and Accident Based Insurance Policies

Labor & Employment

Should You Be Worried About Domestic Violence in the Workplace? - Edward Kaplan; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - December 2009

Ex-CEO FORFEITS MILLIONS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT - Tim Gudas; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - November 2009

SUPREME COURT DECIDES WHETHER EMPLOYER MUST PAY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION TO EMPLOYEE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITION - Jim Owers; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - October 2009

“Protected Activity” under Title VII - Edward Kaplan; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - August 2009

EMPLOYERS MUST BE PRUDENT – EVEN WHEN EMPLOYEES CHOOSE PLAN INVESTMENTS. - Douglas Chamberlain; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - July 2009

Four Years, and Five Hearings Later, Employee Prevails - Melissa Hanlon; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - June 2009

Hard Times: Economic Stimulus Act Provides Cobra Premium Assistance For Terminated Employees

The Legal Limits of Covenants Not to Compete - Amy Manzelli; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - April 2009

Hard Times: Employers Must Fulfill Their Tax and Fiduciary Obligations, Whatever the Circumstances - Doug Chamberlain; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - February 2009

New Hampshire Wage and Hour Review - Tim Gudas; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - January 2009

Merely Not Being Liked by Colleagues is not Enough Direct Evidence for Discrimination- Jay Surdukowski; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - December 2008

Employer Loses Battle Over Evidence - Tim Gudas; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - November 2008

Gross Anatomy: Termination of Troubled Medical Examiner Upheld Despite Free Speech Question - Jay Surdukowski; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - October 2008

Lack of Evidence Fatal to Employee’s Discrimination Claim - William Pandolph; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - September 2008

It’s Not Enough to Be Over Forty - Edward Kaplan; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - August 2008

You Can’t Beat the Real Thing: Coca-Cola Prevails in Discrimination Suit - Melissa Hanlon; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - July 2008

Keep A Record - Edward Kaplan; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - June 2008

The “Regarded As” Part Of Disabled Is Clarified - Jeanine Poole; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - May 2008

"PUTTING ON MY TOP HAT..." - Doug Chamberlain; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - April 2008

SUPREME COURT FINDS THAT HOMEOWNER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTRACTOR WITHOUT WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE - Jim Owers; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - February 2008

Public Employee Pays High Price for “Free Speech” - Tim Gudas; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - January 2008

NOW THAT WE HAVE CIVIL UNIONS – WHAT HAPPENS TO DOMESTIC PARTNER BENEFITS? - Jeanine Poole; New Hampshire Employment Law Letter - December 2007

The Doctrine of Inevitable Disclosure (FDCC Quarterly - Spring 2004)

New Hampshire Supreme Court Addresses Employer Liability for Workplace Violence

U.S. Supreme Court Raises the Bar for ADA Claims

What is an “at will” employment relationship, and how does it impact your business?

Land Use

New Concord Impact Fee Ordinance

Real Estate

Real Estate Law: Avoiding the NH Transfer Tax Trap

Registries of Deeds Adopt New Uniform Recording Standards

Retirement Planning

Pension Law Means Changes Ahead For Retirement Plans

Federal Estate Tax Amendments

Simplified IRA Distribution Rules

Taxation

Tips on Tips: Changes at the Fedral and State Level

Supreme Court Rules on Elderly Housing Exemption

IRS Changes Addresses for Filing Tax Returns

Tax Exempt Organizations: Limits On Executive Compensation

Miscellaneous

THE NEW HAMPSHIRE WAY: An Associate’s Perspective on Professionalism