Q: I am concerned that a medical condition is impacting an employee’s performance. Am I allowed to require the employee to get a medical examination to determine whether she can
Know the Law: Medical Exams Under the ADA
Are You and Your Clients Data Security Compliant?
Cyber attacks and costly accidental losses of sensitive personal and financial information are no longer confined to retailers like Target or Sony or banks and investment houses like JP Morgan.
Understanding Certificates of Insurance
How to examine a COI and mitigate the risks. Imagine your contractor causes significant property damage. You are provided a certificate of insurance (COI) listing you as an additional insured.
Know the Law: Employees, Migraines and Work Attendance
Published in the Union Leader (5/22/2017) Q. I am the Plant Manager for a manufacturing company in the north country. We have a difficult time finding employees who are qualified
NH Accessory Dwelling Unit Law Prompts Municipal Action
New Hampshire’s Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Law – adopted last year as Senate Bill 146 – is set to take effect June 1. Municipalities across New Hampshire have been working
Ruling Addresses Gender Bias: Federal court extends Title VII protection to sexual orientation
Published in NH Business Review (5/12/2017) In February, the NH Legislature considered a bill that would have prohibited discrimination based on gender identity. The bipartisan sponsorship of the bill, including
Artificial Intelligence Owes You an Explanation
When an A.I. does something, you should be able to ask, Why?” My family has grown very attached to our Amazon Echo, particularly for music. We can access Prime Music
Know the Law: Realtors, Lenders, and Marketing Services Agreements
Q: My real estate agency has Marketing Services Agreements with many lenders. Under these agreements the lenders pay us to allow them to present at office meetings, be featured on
Know the Law: Domain, Trademark – Two Different Things
Q: I have registered my business name as a domain name. Is that enough to protect my company’s trademark? A: Simply registering a domain name or your company name does
Policies and Training Critical in Managing Digital Privacy
The digital age has heralded an explosive growth in the volume of information created, stored and transmitted on computers and mobile devices, over the Internet and broadband, and on social
Know the Law: Preparing for a ‘Border Adjustment Tax’
Q. What is the proposed “border adjustment tax,” and what does it mean for businesses? A. Donald Trump campaigned on the promise of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the U.S.
Legal and Practical Issues to Consider When Using Twitterbots
In order to get an idea of how prevalent and important Twitterbots are, start with this statistic: In a presidential election where the winning candidate’s use of Twitter was one
Know the Law: Protect Your Company From Cyber Attacks
Published in the Union Leader (3/27/2017) Q. I’m a New Hampshire business owner. Recently, I have read lots of news stories about data security breaches. What are the biggest cyber
NH Supreme Court Decides Trust Jurisdiction Issue
Published in NH Bar News – web extra (3/20/2017) On Feb. 15, 2017, the New Hampshire Supreme Court issued a published opinion in Estate of Kathleen Mullin, which expresses some important
Navigating In Terrorem Clauses: Guidance from Hallett v. Hallett
Testamentary in terrorem provisions, which compel forfeiture by a legatee upon unsuccessful challenge to the validity of an estate plan and/or its administration, have a rich history, with antecedents in
Nonprofits and Property Income: Renting to the wrong entity could result in a tax liability
Charitable entities—schools, churches, fraternal organizations— are largely dependent upon private financial contributions for their existence. In New Hampshire, those private donations amount to just 1.85 % of the state’s taxpayers