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Steven H. Gans Quoted on Foxnews.com Regarding Legal Issues In Connection With FIFA Scandal

June 3, 2015

Growing pressure from sponsors would not be compelling enough in order to move the 2022 World Cup from Qatar. Scandal broke when word spread that Qatar’s 2022 World Cup Organizing…

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FTC Updates Endorsement FAQs, Focuses on Social Media

June 3, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission, the government agency in charge of protecting consumers from deceptive and false advertising, published a set of Endorsement and Testimonial Guides in 2009. These Guides help…

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Robert A. Bertsche Featured in Telegram & Gazette Article Regarding Public Records

May 28, 2015

Robert A. Bertsche, general counsel to the New England Newspaper & Press Association, said Massachusetts has one of the weakest public records laws in the country, including the fact that…

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Jeff Pyle Mentioned in Patriot Ledger About Police Keeping Public Arrest Records Secret

May 27, 2015

Massachusetts police now have sweeping discretion to decide which criminal records they will – and will not – release to the public, according to a series of rulings made by…

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Jeffrey J.Pyle Mentioned in Patriot Ledger Regarding Public Records Reform

May 27, 2015

On Tuesday, the Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight held a hearing before a standing-room-only crowd on a bill designed to strengthen the Massachusetts Public Records Law. That bill,…

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Prince and the Resolution

May 21, 2015

From left to right: Walter B. Prince, Rachael Rollins, Rep. Niki Tsongas, Elizabeth A. Levy Prince Lobel hosted ‘A Night of Giving’ with the National Association of Women Lawyers. The…

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Massachusetts Sick Leave Law to Become Effective on July 1: Challenges to Implementation

May 11, 2015

On July 1, 2015, the Massachusetts mandatory earned sick time law is supposed to go into effect, but the regulations to implement this new law are still a work in…

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Robert A. Bertsche Quoted in Boston Globe Article Regarding Massachusetts Official’s Financial Disclosure Reports

May 10, 2015

At least 29 states post financial disclosure reports for lawmakers and other public officials on the Web, making it easy to see their investments and potential sources of conflicts with…

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What Employers Need to Know About the Expanded Massachusetts Parental Leave Act

May 7, 2015

The new Massachusetts Parental Leave Act (“Parental Leave Act”) took effect in April 2015.  The Parental Leave Act replaces the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act, M.G.L. c. 149, § 105D (“Maternity…

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Robert A. Bertsche Mentioned in Raynham Call Regarding Bridgewater State Public Records Case

May 2, 2015

Bridgewater State University is asking The Enterprise for more than $60,000 to provide public records connected to the school’s Children’s Center day care, the site of two alleged child rapes…