ALERTS
December 23, 2024: Nationwide Injunction Lifted and Filing Deadline Extended to January 13, 2025
December 10, 2024: Nationwide Injunction Halts Enforcement of the CTA in Advance of the January 1, 2025 Deadline
November 20, 2024: Massachusetts Extends Volunteer Protections to Officers, Directors and Trustees Receiving Compensation of Not More Than $500 Annually
November 15, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – Federal Court Vacates Department of Labor Rule Increasing Minimum Salary Levels for Certain Exempt Employees
November 1, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – Annual Reports are Due for Nonprofit Corporations on November 1st
November 6, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – Your Webinar Recap: “New Title IX Regulations went into Effect on August 1, 2024. Is your Charter School Ready?”
November 5, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – Krokidas & Bluestein Presents Webinar “New Title IX Regulations went into Effect on August 1, 2024. Is your Charter School Ready?” in Conjunction with the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association
November 4, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – Mid-Semester Reminder: Open Meeting Law Refresher
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”
