News

• Client Alert: Standard Contractual Clauses
  European Commission Adopts New Standard Contractual Clauses for Data Transfers
  June 08, 2021
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Emergency Leave Act
  New Massachusetts Law Provides COVID-Related Emergency Paid Leave To Employees
  June 02, 2021
  
• COVID-19 Alert: “Post-COVID” Workplace Guidelines
  Federal EEOC Issues New Workplace Guidelines Related to Employee Vaccinations and Employee Safety
  June 01, 2021
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Phased Economic Re-Opening Plan Terminated
  Massachusetts Employers Prepare to Re-Open Their Workplaces
  May 27, 2021
  
• Preparing for Investment – How Organized are your Corporate Documents?
  May 17, 2021
  
• Cancelling a Trademark:
  What’s Peloton’s Spin?
  April 26, 2021
  
• COVID-19 Alert: The American Rescue Plan Act Of 2021
  What Employers Need to Know
  April 05, 2021
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Step 1 of Phase IV
  Massachusetts Advances to Step 1 Of Phase IV - Replaces Travel Order With Travel Advisory: What Employers Need To Know Now
  March 24, 2021
  
• So You Want a Seat at the Table – Experience from Women on Securing Board Positions
  Event Date: March 18, 2021 4:00 pm
  
• Morse Welcomes Ryan Whelpley to the Firm
  March 18, 2021
  
• Client Alert: Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act
  Virginia Follows California Lead on Data Protection—With Narrower Scope
  March 08, 2021
  
• In Case You Missed It: Trademark Modernization Act of 2020
  March 03, 2021
  
• 2017 – 2020 M&A Deals
  Mergers & Acquisitions:
  A Transaction Recap
  February 11, 2021
  
• 2020 VC Deals
  A Snapshot of Venture
  Capital Transactions
  January 28, 2021
  
• COVID-19 Alert: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021
  COVID-19 Relief Law Decoded: What Clients Need To Know Now
  January 12, 2021
  
• IP News: Senate Bill S5959D
  New York Extends Its Right of Publicity and Penalizes Sexually Explicit Deepfakes
  January 06, 2021
  
• Morse Announces 2021 Attorney Elevations
  January 01, 2021
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Mandatory Vaccination Programs
  EEOC Issues New Employer Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines — Private Employers Poised To Play Front Line Role in Government's Mass Vaccination Effort
  December 22, 2020
  
• IP News: 6(b) Orders Issued
  FTC Issues 6(b) Orders to Social Media and Video Streaming Services
  December 18, 2020
  
• Client Alert: Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020
  IoT Baby-Steps: The Feds Enact Cybersecurity Improvement Act
  December 15, 2020
  
• IP News: USPTO Fee Increase
  Trademark Fees Increasing January 2, 2021
  December 14, 2020
  
• Holiday-Inspired Inventing
  December 10, 2020
  
• Morse Holiday Greetings
  Our E-Cards Through the Years
  December 08, 2020
  
• Corporate Attorneys Peter Cifichiello and Richard Cocci Join Morse
  November 16, 2020
  
• Morse’s Faith D. Kasparian Named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Top Women of Law for 2020
  November 11, 2020
  
• Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act: What Employers Need to Know and Next Steps
  Event Date: November 5, 2020 8:30 am
  
• USPTO Issues New Exam Guide for Generic Top-Level Domain Marks
  November 03, 2020
  
• Employment Law Round-Up: Inflection Points
  What Massachusetts Employers Need to Know For Q4 2020
  October 14, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: SBA Change of Ownership
  Small Business Administration Issues New Guidance That Impacts M&A Transactions Involving PPP Loan Recipients
  October 08, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Administrative Tax Relief
  Massachusetts Extends Administrative Tax Relief for Small Businesses
  September 18, 2020
  
• Reviewing Software License Agreements
  A Licensee's Checklist
  September 15, 2020
  
• Morse Welcomes Litigation Associate Paige Zacharakis
  September 14, 2020
  
• 10 Steps to Creating a Valuable Trademark
  September 09, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Payroll Tax Memo
  IRS Issues Guidance on President’s Payroll Tax Memo
  August 31, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: FFCRA Leave Eligibility
  DOL Updates FAQs on FFCRA Leave as a New School Year Approaches
  August 28, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Enhanced Unemployment Benefits
  President Issues New Executive Order on Enhanced Unemployment Benefits
  August 13, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: FFCRA Update
  NY Federal Court Issues Opinion Invalidating Portions of the FFCRA
  August 13, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: PPP Loan Forgiveness Portal
  PPP Loan Forgiveness Portal Opens; SBA Issues New Forgiveness Rules
  August 12, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Payroll Tax Obligations
  Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing Pandemic
  August 12, 2020
  
• Book Publishing Contracts
  Checklist of Deal Terms
  July 28, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Employment Law Regulations
  The Complex Web of Employment Law Regulations Expands: The Latest COVID-19 Considerations for Massachusetts Employers
  July 27, 2020
  
• In Memoriam: Peter Barnes-Brown
  August 22, 1948 - July 6, 2020
  July 16, 2020
  
• EU Regulators Crack Down on Taking Cookies from the Cookie Jar
  How the EDPB's Recent Consent Guidelines May Affect Your Business's Website
  July 16, 2020
  
• Client Alert: Privacy Shield Decision
  Transatlantic Data Flows Face Stormy Seas: Privacy Shield Invalidated - Standard Contractual Clauses Viable for Now
  July 16, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Listing of Lenders
  Federal Reserve Publishes Initial Listing of Lenders Accepting New Business Customers Under the Main Street Lending Program
  July 09, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Main Street Lending Program Update
  Federal Reserve Announces that the Main Street Lending Program is Fully Operational
  July 06, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: PPP Forgiveness Application
  PPP Application Period Ends; Treasury Department Releases Revised Forgiveness Application Forms and Revises Regulatory Standards Related to PPP Loan Forgiveness
  June 30, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Antibody Testing
  EEOC Updates COVID-19-Related Employer Guidance on Antibody Testing
  June 26, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: The Guide
  OSHA Publishes Guidance on Returning to Work
  June 26, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Accelerated Trademark Examination
  Trademark Office Offers Accelerated Examination For COVID-19-Related Trademark Applications
  June 23, 2020