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Honey Farms to pay after AG alleges discrimination
January 5, 2016Worcester-based convenience store chain Honey Farms Inc. has agreed to pay up to $25,000 to resolve allegations of discriminatory treatment of a Hispanic customer, according to Attorney General Maura Healey's office.
January 5, 2016
Former Worcester business owner pleads guilty to $3.6M in fraud
December 9, 2015A former Worcester business owner pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Worcester on Tuesday in connection with a $3.6 million food stamp fraud scheme that she operated out of her convenience store.
December 9, 2015Ex-Cutler execs form Worcester investment firm
October 2, 2015Two former executives at Cutler Capital Management in Worcester have launched an investment firm in the city.
October 2, 2015Medical-legal collaboration gets $200,000 grant
October 2, 2015The national Legal Services Corporation has awarded Worcester-based Community Legal Aid a two-year Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant valued at more than $200,000, according to a statement Wednesday from UMass Memorial Health Care, Community Legal Aid
October 2, 2015Meehan sees UMass Law accreditation “within the next year”
September 21, 2015The University of Massachusetts School of Law should receive accreditation from the American Bar Association "within the next year," UMass President Martin Meehan said during a Sunday talk show appearance in which he laid out some of his Beacon Hill
September 21, 20152016 ballot initiative would legalize marijuana
August 5, 2015A proposed 2016 ballot law would allow adults 21 and older in Massachusetts to legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana and authorize marijuana retail outlets, and cultivation and testing facilities, according to sponsors of the proposal.
August 5, 2015
State takes ‘soft’ approach as sick-time law takes effect
July 1, 2015Massachusetts' new sick time law went into effect today, opening up access to paid sick time leave to over a million people as state officials allow businesses to become acclimated to the voter-approved legislation.
July 1, 2015Major companies push for transgender access
June 24, 2015Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Google and Eastern Bank are wading into the debate over transgender rights, announcing Wednesday they support legislation granting people the right to use sex-segregated public accommodations consistent with their gender
June 24, 2015Bowditch & Dewey launches blog serving LGBTQ community
June 23, 2015Bowditch & Dewey has a launched a blog —which it believes to be the first from a major U.S. law firm —focused on legal issues concerning the LGBTQ community.
June 23, 2015Coakley joining Foley Hoag law firm next week
May 21, 2015Former Attorney General Martha Coakley, who has been doing legal analysis for WCVB, plans to join the law firm Foley Hoag next week.
May 21, 2015
Briefing: Earned sick time
April 27, 2015Massachusetts is getting ready to enact a sick-time law that voters approved in November. The ballot initiative received a healthy dose of support, passing by 59 percent to 40 percent, and the new rules are expected to kick in July 1.
April 27, 2015DPH overhauling medical marijuana licensing
April 8, 2015Saying the past process of licensing marijuana dispensaries was dysfunctional, Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel announced Wednesday it would be "aggressively revamped."
April 8, 2015Two Milford business owners indicted for workers' comp fraud
March 25, 2015Two Milford business owners have been indicted for allegedly failing to accurately report their total payroll and workforce, according to Attorney General Maura Healey.
March 25, 2015
City agrees to sell former courthouse for $1.2M for housing, retail
March 19, 2015The city of Worcester has agreed to sell the former Worcester County Courthouse to a New Hampshire developer that specializes in historic properties for $1.2 million, according to a statement from City Manager Edward Augustus' office.
March 19, 2015Fletcher Tilton absorbs Yates Law Offices
January 6, 2015The law firm of Fletcher Tilton, with offices in Worcester and Framingham, began the new year by absorbing Hudson-based Yates Law Offices into its operations.
January 6, 2015
The new ‘sick leave’ law
January 5, 2015November's election brought an early Christmas “gift” for Massachusetts employers: the new sick leave law.
January 5, 2015
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