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Know the Law: New Rules Make it Easier for Professionals to Use Drones

Posted on September 26, 2016 (October 18, 2021) by wedu
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Q: I’m a real estate broker and want to use a drone to take aerial pictures of the properties I’m selling. What do I need to do to legally use

Posted in Corporate, Employment & Labor, Intellectual Property

New Federal Partnership Audit Rules Could Be Trouble for NH LLCs

Posted on September 25, 2016 (October 21, 2021) by wedu
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For many New Hampshire business entities taxable as partnerships, including multi-member limited liability companies and general and limited partnerships (all of which I’ll refer to here as “partnerships”), the possibility

Posted in Corporate

EPA Updates Implementation of Self-Disclosure Policies

Posted on September 21, 2016 (October 15, 2021) by wedu

The US Environmental Protection Agency recently modernized implementation of its two primary self-disclosure incentive policies by creating a web-based “eDisclosure” portal to receive and automatically process regulated entities’ self-disclosed civil

Posted in Energy & Environment

Can Your Employees Sue for Caregiver Discrimination?

Posted on September 21, 2016 (October 23, 2021) by wedu

Published in Business NH Magazine (9/21/2016) If your employees ask for time off to care for a family member, you may want to think twice before saying no or giving

Posted in Uncategorized

Know the Law: Lawsuit Jurisdiction Depends on Many Factors

Posted on September 12, 2016 (October 21, 2021) by wedu
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Q. I have a significant dispute with a former employee, and efforts to resolve the dispute have failed. If I seek relief through litigation, should I bring my lawsuit in

Posted in Trial Practice and Litigation

Resource Guide for Addiction and Mental Health Care Consumers

Posted on September 7, 2016 (October 18, 2021) by wedu
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To read this article, click here. *Jacqueline was a contributor to this article, which was written while she was a student at UNH School of Law.

Posted in Employment & Labor

IRS Troubles for Partnerships?

Posted on September 2, 2016 (October 24, 2021) by wedu
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For many New Hampshire business entities that are taxable as partnerships, including multi-member LLCs and general and limited partnerships, the possibility of an adverse IRS audit is a continuing nightmare.

Posted in Corporate

Closing the Pay Gap? EEOC Seeks to Expand Reporting Data to Cover Wage Discrimination

Posted on September 2, 2016 (October 18, 2021) by wedu
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In July, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission publicized a revised proposal that would require employers to expand their reporting of data through the Employer Information Report (EEO-1). If approved,

Posted in Employment & Labor

Know the Law: Exploitation of Elderly Can Begin with Modest Gifts

Posted on August 29, 2016 (October 21, 2021) by wedu
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Q: I am concerned that my sister may be financially exploiting our elderly mother.  What can I do? A: Sadly, your situation is not unique.  Much of my practice involves

Posted in Trial Practice and Litigation, Trusts & Estates

A Call for National Uniform Standards for Paralegals (August 2016 – New Hampshire Bar News)

Posted on August 16, 2016 by wedu

Published in NH Bar News (8/16/2016) According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the paralegal profession is expected to grow by 17 percent between 2012 and 2022. As the

Posted in Uncategorized

Employers Caught in the Crossfire in the “Bathroom Wars”

Posted on August 16, 2016 (October 18, 2021) by wedu
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Over the past few months, cable-news talking heads and social media commenters have been buzzing about so-called “bathroom bills”—legislation proposed in a number of states that is aimed at limiting

Posted in Employment & Labor

Know the Law: How Can I Start Protecting My Trademark?

Posted on August 15, 2016 (October 21, 2021) by wedu
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Q: I have a small business in New Hampshire and have been selling goods to customers in New Hampshire and Massachusetts for several years.  How can I start protecting my

Posted in Intellectual Property

Know the Law: When Do You Need a CWA Permit?

Posted on August 1, 2016 (October 18, 2021) by wedu

Q:  I am running a small business in New Hampshire. Do I need a Clean Water Act stormwater discharge permit? A:  A light, spring, shower may result in a discharge

Posted in Energy & Environment

The Red Sox, Mr. Ritz, and Fraudulent Transfers

Posted on July 20, 2016 (October 21, 2021) by wedu
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On May 16, 2016, the Red Sox were rained out in Kansas City. A few unscheduled hours that evening presented an opportunity to read the latest United States Supreme Court

Posted in Corporate

You’ve Come A Long Way Baby???? What Does Former Fox News Anchor Gretchen Carlson’s Lawsuit Tell Us About the State of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?

Posted on July 20, 2016 (October 24, 2021) by wedu

Published in the NH Business Review (7/19/2016) Former Fox News Anchor and commentator Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment suit against CEO Roger Ailes alleging that her contract was not

Posted in Uncategorized

Know the Law: Am I Allowed to Move My Kid to Another Town If My Ex Objects?

Posted on July 18, 2016 (October 24, 2021) by wedu

Published in the Union Leader (7/18/2016) Q: I am a recently-divorced, single mother of one with primary residential responsibility for my child. I want to move with my child to

Posted in Uncategorized

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