Does a Homeowner’s Oral Waiver of Building Code Violation Protect the Contractor Against Liability?
By: Kenney & Sams, P.C.
The Underlying Lawsuit
In Downey, et al. v. Chutehall Construction Co., Ltd., the Massachusetts Appeals Court recently held that a contractor cannot evade M.G.L. c. 93A liability for a building code violation, even if the homeowner orders the non-compliant work to be performed. Consistent with the Court’s prior interpretations of the Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor Statute, the […]
Imminent Changes To Wage Laws Will Require Overtime Pay For 110,000 Salaried Massachusetts Employees
By: Kenney & Sams, P.C.
Employers with salaried employees beware: the federal Department of Labor is set to issue new regulations that will require Massachusetts employers to pay overtime to the 110,000 currently salaried workers making less than $50,440 per year. And while the regulations were originally scheduled to take effect in July 2016, some sources think the new rule could […]
Help! Is My Customer List a Trade Secret?
By: Kenney & Sams, P.C.
At some point, most commercial and intellectual property litigators have faced this situation. Your client comes to you, furious: A trusted employee has left the company and struck out on his own, and taken your client’s customer list with him. Can your client do anything to prevent this former employee from stealing its customers?
Without contractual protection, […]