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Get the Wages You Have Earned Here are a few ways employees get cheated: They don’t get all their wages at the end of every pay period. They work on public works projects but don’t get paid the prevailing wage. They don’t get paid commissions when they are due. They...
Here’s a story Joel wrote for Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. We argue that there are situations in which employers can and should require healthcare providers to be vaccinated for the flu in order to protect patients. If you are thinking of implementing such a policy,...
Here’s a story that appeared in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly about the case that has changed the standard for summary suspensions. The case concerns the Board of Registration in Medicine, but it will affect the dental, nursing, and other state licensing boards. A...
The Board of Registration in Dentistry is going to start doing random audits to make sure dentists and hygienists have met their continuing education requirements (“CEUs). In the past, the only way the Board knew if someone was up to date on their CEUs was if there...
Here’s an article Joel wrote for the Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society in the summer of 2014. Since then, the Board has decided to schedule cases in advance, and you’re told where your case will fall in the order. But otherwise this is a fair summary of what...
By: Pat Murphy January 28, 2015 A prenuptial agreement that would have limited a wife’s share of marital assets in the parties’ divorce to a dilapidated home purchased during the marriage could not be enforced, the Appeals Court has found. The husband argued that,...
When owners discover that their contractor has not paid subcontractors and suppliers, anxiety immediately sets in. Contractors who are not adept at running their businesses end up with cash flow problems and operate on credit. The situation then catches up with them...
I assume that some of the contractors out there are already nodding their heads. The Internet has done a lot of good in the world, but in certain ways, it has not benefited home remodelers. The access to information allows anyone to research products and methods in...
In Massachusetts, homeowners are not held responsible for complying with safety regulations in construction. They can sandblast paint that may contain lead, walk on their roofs without protection and operate in blissful ignorance of the laws regarding safety. If...
Can you fire a woman because she’s too attractive? We wouldn’t advise it, but a couple of employers have gotten away with it. A dentist fired his assistant because he was irresistibly attracted to her. The assistant had worked at his office for ten years, and her work...