Conservation Commissions Must Hold Timely Hearings to Maintain Local Control
In Boston Clear Water Co., LLC v. Lynnfield, the Massachusetts Appeals Court examined the effect of a local conservation commission’s...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Feb 25, 2022
- 2 min
"Regular Compensation" as Applied to Determination of an Employee's Effective Retirement Date
- The Interplay of M.G.L. c.32 and M.G.L. c.152 Under M.G.L. c.152, the Worker Compensation statute, worker compensation benefits are...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Feb 25, 2022
- 1 min
Rapid Fire Update - February 2022
The Division of Local Services is continuing its recent efforts to update its Informational Guideline Releases. IGR-2022-1 explains...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Jan 27, 2022
- 1 min
January 2022 News & Events
Hello 2022! While circumstances prevent us from greeting you at this year’s cancelled MMA Annual Conference, Donna Brewer will be...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Jan 27, 2022
- 2 min
A Court Weighs in on Vaccine Mandates and Impact Bargaining
Our last newsletter summarized a ruling by an investigator of the Department of Labor Relations regarding the need to bargain over the...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Jan 27, 2022
- 2 min
The Largest Pension Forfeiture to Date Does Not Constitute an Unconstitutionally Excessive Fine
The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits excessive fines but it is only recently that the U.S. Supreme Court considered...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Jan 27, 2022
- 3 min
Public Employers Must Bargain Fitness-for-Duty Examination Procedures
Most public employers are aware that they have the managerial right to order an employee to undergo a fitness-for-duty examination. In...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Jan 27, 2022
- 1 min
Rapid Fire Update - January 2022
LFO 2022-1: Exemption Eligibility for Electric Generating Systems When Situated on Property Owned by a Governmental Entity The DOR...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Jan 3, 2022
- 2 min
CLIENT ALERT January 3, 2022 COVID-19 and Testing
The new year is bringing no relief from a surge in COVID-19 cases. The focus is turning to constant testing, but municipalities are...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Dec 20, 2021
- 1 min
Holiday 2021 News & Events
We say farewell to 2021, a year that had more than its fair share of challenges but also showed how local efforts can work wonders. We...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
A Superior Court Judge Upholds a Mask Mandate for Schools
A justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court recently denied a request for a preliminary injunction filed by parents and citizen rights...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Dec 20, 2021
- 2 min
More Fallout from COVID: Vaccine Mandates and Impact Bargaining
Employers in the age of COVID are moving beyond mask mandates and requiring vaccines, including boosters, as a condition of continued...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Dec 20, 2021
- 2 min
Groundwater, a Wellspring of Interstate Litigation?
In its recent decision in Mississippi v. Tennessee, ___ U.S. ___, 142 S. Ct. 31 (Nov. 22, 2021), the U.S. Supreme Court, adjudicating a...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Dec 20, 2021
- 1 min
Rapid Fire Update - December 2021
New Quotas for Liquor Licenses The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission has updated each municipality’s quota for liquor licenses based...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min
October 2021 News & Events
Our attorneys continue to be recognized by their peers for excellence in their fields. Ray Miyares and Donna Brewer are SuperLawyers® in...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Cruel and Humiliating Responses to Unpaid School Lunch Debt Are Now Unlawful
Students and parents get assistance with unpaid school lunch debt.
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave is Extended
More COVID paid sick leave is required and eligible for reimbursement by the state.
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Guidance on the Use of ARPA Funds
ARPA money? Review the latest guidance on eligible uses.
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min
Rapid Fire Updates - October 2021
IGR 21-24 “Property Tax Exemptions for Solar Powered, Wind Powered, Fuel Cell Powered and Energy Storage Systems” Ch. 8 of the Acts of...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Sep 27, 2021
- 1 min
September 2021 News & Events
We would like to welcome the Town of Norfolk to our family of client Towns! Our thanks go out to the Select Board and Blythe Robinson,...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
The Open Meeting Law, the Public Records Statutes, and Employee Evaluations
Employee evaluations, the Open Meeting Law, and the Public Records Statutes are frequent areas of inquiry. What can be discussed in...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Sep 27, 2021
- 4 min
The SJC Expands an Employer’s Responsibilities under the Domestic Violence and Abuse Leave Act
Last month, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) interpreted the Domestic Violence and Abuse Leave Act, M.G.L. c.149, §52E, for the first...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Sep 27, 2021
- 3 min
Enforcement Actions Under the Wetlands Protection Act...
Enforcement Actions Under the Wetlands Protection Act May Be Commenced against Subsequent Owners Long after the Act Is Violated The...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Sep 27, 2021
- 1 min
Rapid Fire Updates - September 2021
State Grant Programs for Compact Communities The Department of Revenue has announced that funding is available for four Community Compact...
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