The meaning of the word “agriculture” has long been fertile ground for litigation and, in the recent case of Fleming v. Town of Oxford...

In a recent Department of Labor Relations (DLR) decision, In re: Town of Chelmsford et al., MUP-7227 (consolidated with two other...

ARPA Panel Seeks Public Comments for Fund Allocation The Federal Funds Equity & Accountability Review Panel (ARPA Equity Panel) has...

Earlier this month, the Supreme Judicial Court held that retirees who engage in certain criminal activity post-retirement may be subject...

G.L. c. 149, § 148B states that a person who provides services is an employee unless three criteria are met – they are not under the...

Editor’s Note: Please enjoy our guidance from the September 2019 issue concerning First Amendment Audit best practices. There is a...

The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently dismissed a portion of a lawsuit against the Cambridge Public Schools because it found that the...

Municipal collective bargaining agreements and employment contracts are replete with provisions authorizing or requiring certain...

The end of the legislative session saw the passage of, S.3096, An Act relative to equity in the cannabis industry, enacted with vocal...

Earlier this month Governor Baker signed “An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind”, Chapter 179 of the Acts of 2022. The dual-use...

In City of Boston v. Conservation Commission of Quincy, the Supreme Judicial Court held that a superseding order of conditions that DEP...

On June 27, 2022, the Supreme Court held that a school violated its football coach’s First Amendment rights when it suspended and then...

In another case from this year’s term, the Supreme Court struck down New York’s law regulating when individuals may carry firearms in...

Drought Status is Elevated The Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs has updated the statewide drought status designations,...

Is the residence of a candidates for election different from their domicile for voting purposes? The Massachusetts Appeals Court says no...

As many of our readers are aware, the Commonwealth is experiencing a rapid growth in the number of new utility-scale solar energy...

In Pinecroft Development, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals of West Boylston, the Massachusetts Appeals Court reviewed a case of “split...

At the end of 2020, the Governor signed a sweeping police reform bill, which, among other measures, created a new civilian oversight...

EPA has issued health advisories and grant announcement concerning PFAS in drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

Long-time readers of this newsletter may remember an article from July 2015 discussing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Reed v. Town...