Since the inception of Massachusetts’ income tax, the Commonwealth’s constitution has provided that tax could only be assessed at a flat rate across all income levels–currently 5%. When Massachusetts voters …
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Gesmer Attorneys Recognized as 2022 Super Lawyers
October 14, 2022 (Boston, MA) – New England Super Lawyers, a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement, has recognized …
Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Google’s Algorithm-Based Recommendations are Protected Under Section 230
Have you noticed that when you perform a search on Youtube you start seeing links to similar content? If you search for John Coltrane, Youtube will serve up links to …
New Commerce Department Rule Eases Restrictions on Huawei and BIS Entity List Participation in Standards-Related Activities
As we have previously reported to you, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added Chinese 5G technology giant Huawei to its Entity List more than …
Website Owners Cannot Stop Data Scraping
Here are two examples: (1) Clearview AI has scraped billions of publicly available images from social media platforms and compiled them into a facial recognition database that it’s made available …
Client Success Stories – Siren Marine
Interview with Jeffrey Poole, CEO of Siren Marine
Tell Us About Your Journey
My journey was part of our CEO and founder’s journey, Dan Harper, who passed away a little over a …
Client Success Stories – FamilyID
Interview with Rochelle Nemrow, founder of FamilyID
Tell Us About Your Journey
My very first job out of college was with a magazine called High Technology Business Magazine that covered the intersection, …
Important Wage Act Update
The Massachusetts Wage Act, M.G.L. c. 149, §148, is a particularly punitive statute for Massachusetts employers – entitling employees who are not timely paid their wages to three times the …
Can My Massachusetts Employer Require Me to Get the COVID-19 Vaccination?
By McKenna Heath
Since our previous article from August 2021, employers have more frequently established and enforced mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies. Employers have the discretion to implement mandatory vaccination policies …
Is My New Hire an Independent Contractor?
some workers are classified as “independent contractors” and are not entitled to all of the statutory protections and requirements applicable to employees.
Russian Sanctions Update
Introduction
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States, United Kingdom, and the European Union implemented a series of broad sanctions on Russia and Belarus, as well as certain entities …
Which Entity Type Should I Choose For My Business?
By Dallas Mosier
The question of what entity type to choose when starting a new business can be overwhelming and it is important to choose the one that best fits your …
Client Success Stories – Cohealo
Tell Us About Your Journey
I started life as an engineer and suddenly then pivoted to medicine. I was a practicing physician for over eleven years in academics here in Boston …
Tips for Managing a Tech Startup Legal Budget
One of the challenges of launching and growing a tech startup is procuring the necessary legal advice and support with a very limited legal budget, especially in the early days …
When Does A Copyright Expire?
The scope of copyright law is vast – it protects traditional art forms such as books, music, photos and paintings, but also covers more exotic forms of expression, such as …