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Changes to New Hampshire Labor Statutes Take Effect

July 16, 2018 - Governor Chris Sununu recently signed into law Senate Bill 318 (2018). The bill, which took effect June 25, 2018, makes various changes to New Hampshire’s labor statutes. First, the bill establishes criteria under which the commissioner of the State Department of Labor may conduct a workplace inspection. Most significantly, it adds language to the current […]

Clean Water Rule Could Be Swept Downstream

July 12, 2018 - On June 29, the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a 93-page “Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” (the “Notice”) with the primary purpose of repealing the “2015 Rule Defining Waters of the United States.” Available at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-06/documents/wotus_step1_snprm_prepub_0.pdf. The Notice calls the rule released by the Obama […]

Key Points on New Hampshire Dock Permits

July 1, 2018 - You have just purchased your dream home on the shore of New Hampshire’s big lakes and want to replace the old dock that came with the property. You notice some pretty large docking structures around the lake and want to install a dock large enough to accommodate your boats and family gatherings. Your contractor tells […]

What Are the Impacts of the 2018 NH Legislative Session?

June 22, 2018 - The 2018 NH legislative session is over but for follow-up studies and action on vetoes. It was similar to the 2017 session where the biggest issue was how to assist struggling NH biomass plants. Because the 2017 solution, an increase in the alternative compliance payment for renewable energy credits under the renewable portfolio standard law, […]

OSHA’s Silica Standard – Top Two Complaints

June 7, 2018 - We work quite a bit with Contractor’s Risk Management, Inc. (CRM), New England’s premier safety and health consultants. After training hundreds of construction employees on OSHA’s silica standard (29 C.F.R. §1153), the folks at CRM say that the two biggest gripes are: 1) specialized equipment; and 2) respirator use. Simply using a cordless drill or […]

Is it OK to Date During Divorce Proceedings?

May 30, 2018 - Clients oftentimes want to know if it is okay for him or her to date while divorce proceedings are pending. Under New Hampshire law, if one spouse has an affair (defined as a sexual relationship with a third party of the opposite sex) and that affair is found to have caused the breakdown of the […]

Are Divorce Legal Fees Still Tax Deductible?

May 22, 2018 - The impact of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) on family law issues remains a hot topic. This blog will discuss the extent to which the TCJA impacts the tax-deductibility of legal fees paid by a client in divorce or divorce related representation. Although the TCJA lowered tax rates for most individuals, […]

OSHA’s “Other-Than-Serious” Citations Can Result in Repeats

May 21, 2018 - As I tell my clients, resolving your OSHA citations by accepting an Other-Than-Serious may lower your exposure to a high penalty Repeat in the future – but you’re not out of the woods completely. For example, in 2012 the Walmart Supercenter in Rochester, NY received three (3) Repeat citations based solely on previous Other-Than-Serious citations […]

Compromise Reached on Bill to Narrow Use of Non-Compete Agreements

May 18, 2018 - A committee of conference between House and Senate members has agreed upon a compromise measure to keep a bill alive that would further restrict the use of non-compete agreements in the health care industry. Senate Bill 473, relative to employment contract restrictions upon certain health care providers, would expand the type of professionals covered by […]

When Might a Parent Be Able to Relocate With a Child? (part 2 of a 2 part series on relocation)

May 15, 2018 - Proposed legislation on relocation (found in HB 1774) does not change current law regarding the way in which courts evaluate a relocation request. If a hearing is held on the issue of relocation, the parent seeking permission to relocate bears the initial burden of demonstrating by a preponderance of the evidence (which means “more probably […]

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