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July 2009 - Municipal Update
    Supreme Judicial Court Upholds Municipalities' 
    Right to Impose Regulatory Fees


June 2009 - Special Education Update
    U.S. Supreme Court Rules Individuals with Disabilities
    Act ("IDEA") Permits Parents' Claims for Reimbursement

 

>  May 2009 - Labor & Employment Update
   
Swine Flu (H1N1) and the Workplace

 

April 2009 - Labor & Employment Update
    Recent Legal Decisions in Employee Benefits,
    Labor and Employment Law

 

March 2009 - Labor & Employment Update
    Stimulus Bill Makes Important Changes to COBRA
    (To view the new D.O.L. COBRA Model Notices, click here)   

 

>  March 2009 - Labor & Employment Update
    Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) Reintroduced in
    Both Houses of Congress
 

February 2009 - Labor & Employment Update
    
Obama Signs Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

 

>  January 2009 - Municipal Update
    Limitations on the scope of the Community 
    Preservation Act

 

>  November 2008 - Labor & Employment Update
    Obama Victory Prioritizes Labor and Employment Law
    Issues




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* * * IN THE SPOTLIGHT * * *

  

6 Attorneys named in Super Lawyers 2008:

Katherine A. Hesse - Labor & Employment
Arthur P. Murphy - Labor & Employment
James A. Toomey - Government, Cities & Municipalities
Mary Ellen Sowyrda - Schools & Education
Regina Williams Tate - Schools & Education
 

Thomas W. Colomb named a Rising Star in 2008

 

 

nullEdward F. Lenox was elected President of the Massachusetts Council of School Attorneys for 2009. He will develop education programs and monitor legislation which is of interest to attorneys who serve as legal counsel to school committees and educational collaboratives throughout Massachusetts.

 

 

nullKatherine A. Hesse was selected by the readers of Women's Business as one of the Top Ten Attorneys in the region (MA, NH, RI).

Ms. Hesse was also appointed to a one-year term to the Massachusetts Bar Association Labor and Employment Section Council for the 2008-2009 Association year. Katherine will be acting as a legislative liaison for the council.

Ms. Hesse was appointed to a three year term to the Board of Directors of the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans. A nonprofit, nonlobbying organization since its inception over 50 years ago, the Foundation is the largest educational association serving the employee benefits and compensation industry.

 

nullJames A. Toomey was recently apointed to a one-year term to the Massachusetts Bar Association Public Law Section Council for the 2008-2009 Association Year.

 

 

 

 

nullRobert S. Mangiaratti has been appointed to a five-member panel with financial, legal construction and government expertise to study the financial viability of the Attleboro Redevelopment Authority and the projects it's running for the city. Mr. Mangiaratti is City Solicitor for the City of Attleboro.
Mr. Mangiaratti was also recently elected to a one-year term as President of the Massachusetts City Solicitors and Town Counsel Association (CSTCA). CSTCA is the oldest and largest bar association in the commonwealth dedicated to the practice of
municipal law.


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