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Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP Partner Presents at the IFEBP Washington Legislative Update

Attorney Katherine Hesse, a Partner at Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP, served as a panel facilitator during the International Foundation of Employee Benefit’s (“IFEBP”) 2022 Washington Legislative Update. Among the panelists for the session “Panel...

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP Partner Presents for the Boston Bar Association

Last month, Attorney Mary Ellen Sowyrda, a Partner at Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP, presented “Pro Bono Representation of Students in School Discipline Matters” alongside Marlies Spanjaard of the Youth Advocacy Foundation, Committee for Public...

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP Partner Presents at the Mass Bar Association’s 43rd Annual Labor & Employment Spring Conference

Attorney Sarah Spatafore, a partner at Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP, participated as a labor panelist at the Massachusetts Bar Association’s 43rd Annual Labor and Employment Spring Conference earlier this month. Presenters at the conference, held at...

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP Partners Present for MassLeague’s 2022 Community Health Institute

The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers held their Annual Community Health Institute (“CHI”) in North Falmouth earlier this month. Attorneys Kier Wachterhauser and Nan ONeill, both partners at Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP, presented...

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP Presents Their Annual Labor & Employment Law Update

Last month Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP presented their 2022 Annual Labor & Employment Law Update last month. The presentation was held in collaboration with the South Shore Chamber of Commerce, Neponset River Regional Chamber of Commerce, and...

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP Advisory Board Member Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Boston College Law School

Thomas Jorling, a member of Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP’s Advisory Board, was the recipient of Boston College Law School’s prestigious Daniel G. Holland Lifetime Achievement Award last week. The ceremony took place on Law Day, with roughly 200...

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP Partner Presents Legal Update for the Massachusetts Organization of Educational Collaboratives

Attorney Sarah Spatafore, a Partner at Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP, presented a Legal Update for the Massachusetts Organization of Educational Collaboratives (“MOEC”) on April 11, 2022. The MOEC posted about Ms. Spatafore’s presentation on their...

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP Partner Elected as Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

Peter L. Mello, a Partner at Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP, has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The ABF is an independent nonprofit organization that has been dedicated to expanding knowledge and advancing justice. For...

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP Presents Their Labor and Employment Law Update in Collaboration with the Greater Merrimack Valley Human Resource Association

On April 7, 2022 Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP presented their Labor & Employment Law Update, sponsored by the Greater Merrimack Valley Human Resource Association. Several of the firm’s attorneys presented on various topics, including Kier...

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP Invites Reflection and Dialogue on the Threat of Nuclear Weapons

Amidst military conflict between world powers, our minds stir uneasily with fears of nuclear warfare. While often they recede in times of peace, even then the specter of nuclear holocaust remains. At their inception nuclear weapons seemed destined for eternal...

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Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP Partner Presents “Recent Developments in ERISA”

Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP, Partner Katherine Hesse gave a plenary presentation on Recent Developments in ERISA on Friday September 16 to members of the Group Legal Services Association (“GLSA”) at its annual meeting in New Orleans. Among the topics she emphasized were what employers/plan sponsors need to know in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade and lessons from the Court’s decision in Hughes and other class action litigation as to factors to consider Read More

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MARIJUANA REFORM BILL BECOMES LAW

On August 12, 2022, Governor Charlie Baker signed S. 3096, “An act relative to equity in the cannabis industry,” (“Act”) into law. The Act reforms Massachusetts’s existing marijuana laws, particularly with respect to host community agreements (“HCAs”), community impact fees (“CIFs”), and social consumption sites (e.g. marijuana cafes). The Act empowers the Cannabis Control Commission (“Commission”), the state regulatory agency, to exert greater control over HCAs and their CIFs. Municipalities levy CIFs on cannabis businesses to account for the costs they impose on the municipality as a result of their operations. Additionally, the Act allows municipalities to permit on-premises social consumption of marijuana at designated sites. Other notable provisions of the Act include the new Social Equity Trust Fund (“Trust Fund”), changes to the tax law regarding cannabis businesses, and various provisions concerning those persons and communities most impacted by the prior illegality of marijuana usage and sale. Governor Baker vetoed only one section of the final bill: the provision calling on the state to conduct a study of medical marijuana usage in schools.