ALERTS
July 2, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – Should Massachusetts Schools be Concerned about Title IX Litigation Elsewhere?
July 1, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – Massachusetts K-12 Public Schools Owe a Duty of Care to Students at Foreseeable Risk of Suicide
May 21, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – United States Department of Education Issues Updated Guidance Regarding Title VI Protections Against Discrimination Based on Shared Ancestry and Ethnic Characteristics
April 24, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – United States Department of Education Releases Title IX Final Rule
July 18, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – The Supreme Court’s Higher Education Affirmative Action Decision: Will Employers Be Impacted?
June 14, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – MERP behavioral health update
May 3, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – United States Department of Education Issues Proposed Regulations on the Application of Title IX to School Athletics
April 19, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – Massachusetts Amends State Law to Permit Virtual Meetings
April 4, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – Extension to Open Meeting Law
March 15, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – Open Meetings: Civility Not Required
March 3, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – Open Meeting Law Developments
February 2, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – Important Federal Employment Law Developments
January 5, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – Revised Guide for Board Members of Charitable Organizations
December 14, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Charter Schools Must Consider Alternatives to Suspension or Expulsion for Student Code of Conduct Offenses
November 17, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Title IX Q&A: Current 2020 Regulations and Proposed Amendments
September 30, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Importance of Ensuring Equal Participation by English Learners
August 23, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Monitoring, Remedying and Preventing Discrimination in Discipline Policies and Practices: Recent Developments
August 9, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Tax-Exempt Private Schools May Be Subject to Title IX
July 28, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Emergency Accommodations Extended — 2022
July 18, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Krokidas & Bluestein Litigator Vince Pisegna Saves North End Restaurant After Weeklong Trial
June 30, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Proposed Changes to Title IX Regulations
June 15, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Krokidas & Bluestein Welcomes Robert Keough
June 9, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Charter Schools and Mission Affiliated Organizations: State Ethics Considerations
May 17, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Krokidas & Bluestein Welcomes Bettina Toner
April 28, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – HHS and OCR Recommendations To Prevent and Mitigate Cybersecurity Breaches
April 14, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Reuter Wages Due on Day of Termination
March 23, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Important Telehealth Updates
March 7, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – New Federal Law Bans Mandatory Arbitration Of Sexual Harassment Claims
February 15, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Krokidas & Bluestein Congratulates Jason Curtin On His Promotion To Partner
December 23, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – Supreme Court To Review Reinstated Osha Vaccine Mandate/Testing Requirement
December 16, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – Krokidas & Bluestein Welcomes Elisha Thapa
November 19, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – Section 501(c)(3) Status for Limited Liability Companies: New Guidance Issued
November 16, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – New Title IX Requirements That Apply To All Federally-Funded Educational Institutions
November 12, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – Broad New COVID-19 Federal Vaccine Mandates and Guidance on Religious Exemptions
October 29, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – FAPE In The Age Of COVID
August 31, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – Mass. SJC Gives Broad Reading to Domestic Violence and Abuse Leave Act
August 10, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – MCLE Presents – NONPROFITS IN DISTRESS: Strategies to Pursue and Steps to Avoid
August 6, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice Provide Guidance on “Long COVID” as a Disability under Various Federal Laws
June 30, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – Title IX Update: LGBTQ+Students
June 2, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – EEOC Updates Guidance Regarding Employer Policies and COVID-19 Vaccine
June 2, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – Emergency Order Allowing Remote Meeting of Public Bodies to Terminate
May 27, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – Proposed Changes to Calculation of School Districts in the Lowest 10%
May 5, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – Upcoming BBA Program: Restructuring Tax-Exempt Organizations in the Age of COVID
February 10, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – Educator Deduction For Covid-19 Related Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
February 2, 2021: CLIENT ALERT – Attorney Allison Lennon (Belanger) Selected By The Boston Bar Association As An Emerging Public Interest Leaders
December 29, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – EEOC Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines
December 8, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – Massachusetts Paid Family And Medical Leave: Recommended Actions For Employers To Take In Advance Of The January 1, 2021 Benefits Roll-Out Date
October 1, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – Krokidas & Bluestein Welcome Andrew Ognibene
July 17, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – Responding To Employee Leave Requests Under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) Resulting From Closed Summer Camps And Summer Programs
July 15, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – House Passes Bill To Assist Nonprofits In Offsetting Costs Of Unemployment
July 14, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – Krokidas & Bluestein Welcomes Brian Richichi
July 1, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Eligibility and Procedures
June 18, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act And The June 11, 2020 Interim Final Rule
June 3, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – IRS Proposed Significant Changes Regarding Group Exemptions
May 29, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – Proposed Regulations Issued Regarding UBTI “SILO” Rules
May 28, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – Returning to Work: Responding to Requests from Employees and Related Issues
May 20, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – Massachusetts Releases Comprehensive Reopening Plan and Mandatory Workplace Safety Standards for Reopening
April 29, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – First Circuit Weighs in on Nonprofit Fiduciary Duties
April 29, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – OIG Approves Provision of Free/Discounted Services to Long Term Care Providers During Public Health Emergency
April 28, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – Modifications To Procedures And Filing Requirements Of The Attorney General’s Division of Public Charities
April 28, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – OCR’s April 24th Clarification of Original Notice of HIPAA Enforcement Discretion Re: Telehealth and COVID-19
April 22, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – Dealing With Insurance Companies On Claims Related To COVID-19 Pandemic
April 15, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – IRS Deadlines Extended For Tax-Exempt Organizations
April 7, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – New Emergency Governance Procedures For Nonprofit Corporations
April 2, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – SBA Loan Programs Available to For-Profit Businesses and Nonprofit Organizations
April 1, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – COVID19: Layoffs, Furloughs, and Unemployment
March 31, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – Additional Guidance from U.S. Department of Labor on New Paid Leave Benefits under Families First Coronavirus Response Act
March 25, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – COVID19 Emergency: New Guidance from U.S. Department of Labor on New Federal Paid Leave Requirements; Emergency Regulations From Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance
March 20, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – COVID-19 Emergency: New Federal Paid Sick Time and Paid Leave Requirements; Unemployment Waiting Period Waived
March 13, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – Governor Baker Signs Emergency Order Allowing Remote Meetings Of Public Bodies
March 13, 2020: Important Message To Our Clients
February 11, 2020: CLIENT ALERT – Peer-To-Peer Bullying And Harassment In Schools
December 10, 2019: CLIENT ALERT – New Overtime Rule From Department Of Labor To Go Into Effect January 1, 2020
October 8, 2019: CLIENT ALERT – Political Participation Reminder
October 3, 2019: CLIENT ALERT – OCR Right of Access Enforcement Action
October 1, 2019: CLIENT ALERT – WEBINAR FOLLOW-UP, Peer-to-Peer Bullying and Harassment in Schools: School Responsibility and Liability Exposure
June 14, 2019: CLIENT ALERT – The Amended Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act: What Employers Need to Know
June 12, 2019: CLIENT ALERT – Massachusetts Paid Family And Medical Leave Implementation Postponed: What Employers Need To Know
May 8, 2019: CLIENT ALERT – Announcement Krokidas & Bluestein Welcomes Eric Reustle
May 2, 2019: CLIENT ALERT – IRS No Longer Sending Lists of Parent and Subsidiary Accounts to Group Exemption Ruling Holders
April 4, 2019: CLIENT ALERT – Tax on Excess Remuneration and Parachute Payment
March 5, 2019: CLIENT ALERT – Tax-Exempt Employer Parking and Transportation Benefits: The New Tax
February 26, 2019: CLIENT ALERT – “New Guidance For Schools From the DOE”
