News

• COVID-19 Alert: Main Street Lending Program
  The Federal Reserve Main Street Lending Program
  May 05, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: The Emergency Order
  A Roadmap for the Re-Opening of the Massachusetts Economy is Offered - A Slow, Phased Re-Opening is Anticipated
  May 04, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Non-Essential Business Closings Extended Again
  MA Governor Extends Non-Essential Business Closings Until May 18, 2020
  April 29, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Unemployment Insurance
  Unemployment Options Under the Massachusetts Emergency Regulations
  April 27, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Re-Call of Employees to the Worksite
  Post-Quarantine Workplace: A Return-to-Work Guide
  April 27, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: CARES Act Payment
  CARES Act Payments are Public Assistance and Exempt From Seizure by Creditors and Debt Collectors Under Massachusetts Law
  April 24, 2020
  
• Know Your Copyrights
  A Legal Guide for Writers
  April 23, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: $484 Billion Deal Approved
  Senate Approves Deal To Expand PPP Small Business Loan Program
  April 22, 2020
  
• Surviving as a Tenant In the Age of Coronavirus:
  A Checklist
  April 22, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Interim Final Rule
  PPP Fund Exhausts; Important PPP Update for Partnerships and LLCs
  April 16, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: The Affiliation Rules
  Practical Strategies for Venture and Private Equity Backed Businesses Considering PPP Loans
  April 10, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Economic Injury Disaster Loan
  Small Business Administration Modifies Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Advance
  April 10, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Emergency Loan Programs
  Federal Reserve Bank Unveils $2.3 Trillion Plan to Bolster Economy
  April 10, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: PPP Loan Applications
  Best Practices Before Applying For a PPP Loan: Board of Directors Meeting
  April 09, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Interim Final Rule on Affiliation
  PPP Loan Program: Analysis of Treasury Interim Final Rule on Affiliation; Impact on Portfolio Companies
  April 06, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: New Unemployment Guidance
  DOL Releases New Guidance for Compliance with CARES Act and FFCRA
  April 03, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: PPP Interim Rules
  U.S. Treasury Releases Interim Rules on Paycheck Protection Program - What You Need to Know
  April 03, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  DOL Posts Temporary Rule Issuing Regulations on Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  April 02, 2020
  
• USPTO Extends Some Patent and Trademark Deadlines
  April 01, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Non-Essential Business Closings Extended
  MA Governor Extends Non-Essential Business Closings Until May 4, 2020
  April 01, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Paycheck Protection Program
  SBA Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP")
  April 01, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Emergency Paid Sick Leave Guidance
  DOL Issues Revised Emergency Paid Sick Leave Guidance; Limits Scope of Small Business Exemption
  March 31, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: The CARES Act
  A Plain Language Guide to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security ("CARES") Act
  March 30, 2020
  
• Zoom Confusion: The Case for Trademarks
  March 29, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: DOL Releases New Fact Sheets and FAQs
  DOL Releases New Fact Sheets and FAQs for Compliance with Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  March 25, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: IRS, DOL, and Treasury Plan
  IRS, DOL, and Treasury Issue Plan on Implementation of Payroll Tax Credit, Paid Leave and Other Employment-Related Provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  March 24, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Americans with Disabilities Act
  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Issues Updated Guidance Related to COVID-19 Preparedness for “Essential Businesses”
  March 24, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: “Non-Essential” Businesses
  Massachusetts Governor Orders “Non-Essential” Businesses To Close Physical Workplaces By Tuesday, March 24
  March 23, 2020
  
• The Virtual Board Meeting in the New COVID-19 World Order
  March 20, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Small Business Loan Programs
  State and Federal COVID-19 Small Business Loan Programs
  March 20, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Federal & State Resources
  Resources for Employers Managing the Impact of COVID-19
  March 20, 2020
  
• Employment Law Alert: Paid Family Medical Leave and Sick Time
  Congress Adopts Emergency Paid Family Medical Leave and Sick Time Standards; Contemplates Payroll Tax Deductions and Cash Payments to Offset Employer Costs
  March 19, 2020
  
• Force Majeure in Light of the Coronavirus Outbreak
  March 16, 2020
  
• Employment Law Alert: Emergency Orders
  Governor Issues Emergency Orders that Require Most MA Employers to Modify Business Operations
  March 16, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: CDC Interim Guidance
  Recommended Employer Response to the Coronavirus
  March 05, 2020
  
• Morse Wins Appeal on Behalf of Client ITyX Solutions
  March 04, 2020
  
• Top 7 Tips for Handling Internal Investigations
  March 02, 2020
  
• 2019 M&A Deals
  Mergers & Acquisitions:
  A Transaction Recap
  February 24, 2020
  
• 2019 VC Deals
  A snapshot of venture
  capital transactions
  February 19, 2020
  
• Inventor Rights Act Proposes to Grant Certain Rights to “Inventor-Owned” Patents
  February 06, 2020
  
• EU & UK Trademarks
  Navigating the changing landscape post-Brexit
  February 03, 2020
  
• What to Expect When You’re Expecting Litigation
  January 21, 2020
  
• Employment Law Alert: New Minimum Wage Rate
  New Minimum Wage for MA, and Year-End Bonuses & the MA Equal Pay Act
  January 08, 2020
  
• Morse Serves as Counsel to WinterWyman in Acquisition by Planet Group
  December 10, 2019
  
• Achieving Success: Advice and Inspiration from an All-Women Panel
  Event Date: November 21, 2019 7:30 am
  
• IP News: DMCA Safe Harbor Protections
  Copyright Alert: Don't Lose DMCA Safe Harbor Protections - Renew Your Designated Agent Today!
  November 21, 2019
  
• Morse Welcomes Litigation Attorney Scott Magee
  November 13, 2019
  
• How to Prepare for Counterfeiters, Whether You Sell on Amazon.com or Not
  The Treacherous World of Online Marketplaces for Consumer Products
  November 07, 2019
  
• Confronting Privacy Fears: Practical Approaches to Challenges in the U.S. and EU
  Event Date: October 24, 2019 7:30 am
  
• The Trademark Company, LegalZoom & Other Online Services
  Online forms are no substitute for legal advice
  October 03, 2019