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Know the Law: Why Are California Lawyers Suing New Hampshire Businesses?

Posted on July 3, 2025 (July 10, 2025) by Jessica Oliveri
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Q: Why Are California Lawyers Suing New Hampshire Businesses? A: You likely use tracking plugins on your website, like Meta Pixel, Google Analytics, or LinkedIn Insight. These technologies help you

Posted in Cybersecurity and Privacy

Seacoast Labor Gaps? How the H-2B Temporary Worker Program Can Help

Posted on June 26, 2025 (July 1, 2025) by Jessica Oliveri

Although the New Hampshire unemployment rate has slightly increased since this time last year, many businesses are still suffering with labor gaps for unskilled positions.  With the summer season already

Posted in Immigration

Know the Law: New Hampshire Residents Cannot Bring Their Firearm to Massachusetts Without First Obtaining a Nonresident License

Posted on June 21, 2025 (June 25, 2025) by Jessica Oliveri
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Q:  I heard that the United States Supreme Court in recent years struck down various laws that prohibited individuals from carrying a firearm outside the home.  In New Hampshire, I

Posted in Trial Practice and Litigation

Conducting Lawful Employment Interviews

Posted on June 20, 2025 (June 25, 2025) by Jessica Oliveri
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The employment interview serves as a necessary and fundamental component in the hiring process. To hire qualified candidates who complement a company’s culture, interviewers must be well versed in how

Posted in Employment & Labor

Copyright Risks in the Digital Age: Persistent Challenges and Emerging Complexities

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Jessica Oliveri
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While operating in a digital environment is nothing new for most businesses, copyright and other intellectual property concerns continue to evolve in both complexity and scope. The legal risks arising

Posted in Intellectual Property

How Should Businesses Implement AI?

Posted on June 16, 2025 (June 24, 2025) by Jessica Oliveri
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Business applications and operations are integrating artificial intelligence more rapidly than any similar technology. A few examples include email, document creation, notetaking, data summarization and analysis, design and engineering, finance

Posted in Artificial Intelligence

Restricted Stock Units Are Not Restricted Stock

Posted on June 16, 2025 (June 26, 2025) by Jessica Oliveri
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It is common in a discussion of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) or restricted stock to get the two mixed up. After all, they sound the same. But an employer who

Posted in Employment & Labor

Shocking the Country’s Energy Polices, One Volt at a Time: Watt You Need to Know

Posted on June 9, 2025 (June 10, 2025) by Jessica Oliveri

During the first week of the new Presidential Administration, Donald Trump, with all due haste, made it abundantly clear that he would honor his campaign promises regarding the country’s energy

Posted in Energy & Environment

Know the Law: My Daughter Was Seriously Injured by a Drunk Driver with No Assets

Posted on June 7, 2025 (June 9, 2025) by Jessica Oliveri
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Q: My daughter is a college student at a state university.  She was seriously injured when a drunk driver crossed the center line and crashed into her vehicle.  The drunk

Posted in Trial Practice and Litigation

Why Are So Many Homes Along the Seacoast Being Elevated or Raised Up? Something to Consider Before Renovating Your Home

Posted on May 30, 2025 (June 11, 2025) by Jessica Oliveri
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As you drive along New Hampshire’s shoreline through the coast of Maine, you may notice several homes are being elevated or raised up on piers, posts, columns, or pilings. Why?

Posted in Real Estate & Land Use

Implications From 1st Circuit’s Decision on Health Care

Posted on May 23, 2025 (June 3, 2025) by Jessica Oliveri
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Earlier this year on February 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a significant decision with implications not only for companies in the health care

Posted in Trial Practice and Litigation

Considerations When Moving an Employee to Part-Time Status

Posted on May 23, 2025 (June 3, 2025) by Jessica Oliveri
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For various business reasons, an employer may determine that it needs to move a full-time employee to part-time status.  Before an employer makes such a determination, it should pause and

Posted in Employment & Labor

The United States of Immigration

Posted on May 21, 2025 (May 21, 2025) by Jessica Oliveri

What NH businesses need to know about the current state of visas when hiring foreign workers. With the unemployment rate in New Hampshire hovering around 2.5%, many businesses are turning

Posted in Immigration

Key Considerations When Negotiating Commercial Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreements

Posted on May 21, 2025 (May 22, 2025) by Jessica Oliveri
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Commercial real estate purchase and sale agreements can be lengthy and complex. Each purchase and sale agreement (P&S) is unique to the subject property, but most have similar structures and

Posted in Real Estate & Land Use

Know the Law: I was Terminated While in H-1B Status

Posted on May 17, 2025 (May 19, 2025) by Jessica Oliveri

Q: I am in H-1B status.  My company recently eliminated my position and terminated my employment.  What are my options? A: Immigration regulations permit a discretionary grace period that allows

Posted in Immigration

Key Provisions in a Commercial Lease You Should Periodically Review and Update

Posted on May 9, 2025 (May 15, 2025) by Jessica Oliveri
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Commercial lease agreements are more than just standard forms—they are dynamic legal documents shaping landlord-tenant relationships’ long-term success.  Whether you are the property owner or a tenant, it is critical

Posted in Real Estate & Land Use

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