The United States Environmental Protection Agency recently modernized its implementation of its two primary self-disclosure incentive policies – the Audit Policy and the Small Business Compliance Policy – by creating a centralized, web-based “eDisclosure” portal to
Published in the Union Leader (2/29/2016) Q: My company has a group of employees ready to embark on a project in South America, and we are concerned about their being
The entity status has to be tended to and respected for its liability protections to be effective. Tom James has just pulled into his driveway with his two and four
As the NH Bar Association’s delegate to the ABA House of Delegates, I attended the American Bar Association’s Midyear Meeting in San Diego, Calif., earlier this month. The policy-making body
Co-authored by: Robert Cheney One of the lead negotiators in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) gave a presentation last month at a joint meeting of the NH Bar Association International
Q. How can I qualify for a cap-exempt H-1B visa? A. There is a dire shortage of H-1B work visas. U.S. companies need skilled workers by the hundreds of thousands,
Q. I recently formed a small but growing company. We enter into various contracts with distributors, vendors and customers, and someone told me I should include a mandatory arbitration clause
Published in North of Boston Business Magazine (January 2016) Approximately 2.5 million people will die in the United States in the next year. Of that number, over three-fourths will very
Published in the Union Leader (1/17/2016) Q. I own a small ski resort and tubing park in New Hampshire. A skier was injured while skiing at my resort. How long
Published in New Hampshire Business Review (1/22/2016) What you don’t know, does hurt you – and your business David Letterman is retired, but the end of every year brings a
It goes without saying, today’s practice of law is not your grandfather’s practice (and 30 years ago it would more likely have been your grandfather’s, not your grandmother’s, practice). Think
Published in the NH Business Review (1/8/2016) New Medicare rules cound encourage end-of-life discussions Approximately 2.5 million people will die in the United States in the new year. Of that
Although the 2015 legislative session was dominated by the budget, the NH Legislature was able to pass several pieces of legislation that impact NH businesses. This legislation falls into five
Q. My company got a strongly worded letter from a vendor contesting that we may have acted in violation of our supply agreement. I disagree and absolutely believe there is
Published in the Union Leader (12/21/2015) Q. My business offers a wellness program to employees as part of our group health plan. As the program sponsor, we want to strongly
Increasingly, New Hampshire business owners are using non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements to provide targeted economic benefits to key employees. Synthetic equity plans are particularly useful for small and startup employers,