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New Overtime Rules Take Effect - Employers Should Take Time To Check Their Compliance
by Sean M. Gorman and James P. Reidy
In 2003, the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) published a proposal to modernize its 50-year-old regulations defining exemptions from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for “white-collar” employees. [Contact Authors]
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Why are Charitable Healthcare Providers Under Attack and What Can They do to Protect Themselves?
by Stephen E. Weyl
The media has reported recently on the numerous class-action lawsuits brought against hospitals and healthcare systems by the same lawyers who successfully sued the tobacco industry during the 1990s. With a highly effective public relations system in place, these lawyers claim that healthcare providers are failing to live up to their charitable mission, are gouging the poor and uninsured and forcing many of them into bankruptcy, are sitting on millions of dollars and are run primarily for the benefit of private interests. [Contact Author]
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The Capitol Matters: Legislative Year in Review and Preview of Coming Attractions
by Valerie J. Acres and Bruce A. Berke
New Hampshire legislators concluded the 2004 legislative session in mid-June after a six month period of attempting new ways to provide government services while also tinkering with and preparing for what is a looming fiscal crisis in the next biennium. With the session behind them for this year, legislators seeking re-election and new candidates for office will turn their collective attentions to primary and general elections that will take place in September and November, respectively. Their are issues worth watching. Here are the highlights. [Contact Authors]
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After a Recent New Hampshire Supreme Court Decision, Businesses Should Take Another Look at Their Commission Agreements With Their Sales Forces
by John-Mark Turner and Christopher Cole
In a recently decided case, the New Hampshire Supreme Court clarified certain rules relating to the manner in which salespeople may – or may not be – paid for commissions. The case, New England Homes, Inc. v. R.J. Guarnaccia Irrevocable Trust, Nos. 2003-271, -272 (April 16, 2004), concerned commissions allegedly earned by salespeople who terminated their employment prior to the actual closing of the sale and payment of the final purchase amount by the company’s customer. [Contact Authors]
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USTfields - Brownfields with a Tank
New England's Environment Magazine
by Thomas S. Burack
Think of Brownfields these days, and you probably conjure up the image of a dilapidated mill site or factory strewn with waste, with a witch’s brew of solvents and metals in the soils and groundwater. In truth, these kinds of large sites with gross contamination make up a relatively small percentage of the overall universe of contaminated properties nationwide. [Contact Author]
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Announcing New Hampshire's Premier Annual Employment Law Seminar is Coming North!
Employment Law Update: Practical Legal Advice for Employers
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
The Hanover Inn
Main Street
Hanover, NH
To register contact Debra Piotrowski via e-mail at dpiotrowski@sheehan.com.
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Parking conveniently available at the Hanover Town Garage.
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Firm News
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Doing Business in NH Legal Guide Released
Companies contemplating opening locations within the Granite State may want to take advantage of a free legal business guide recently released by Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, PA. The 2004 Doing Business in NH: A Legal Guide for Out-of-State and Foreign Businesses, is a 92-page collection of articles specifically designed to inform out-of-state and non-U.S. business enterprises about the legal aspects of conducting business in New Hampshire.
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Client Industry Focus
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Business Incubator to Open Upper Valley's Centerra Resource Park
The recently formed Dartmouth Regional Technology Center (DRTC) is preparing to open a full-fledged business incubator at Centerra in Lebanon. [Contact Author]
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