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This is the second installment of a two-part series highlighting M&A transaction issues for buyers and sellers to consider in light of COVID-19....By: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

This is the first installment of a two-part series highlighting M&A transaction issues for buyers and sellers to consider in light of COVID-19....By: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

COVID-19 continues to present novel challenges and disruptions to the merger and acquisitions market during this unprecedented time. New requirements for electronic filing during the COVID-19 outbreak under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust...By: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

The outbreak of COVID-19 has challenged businesses across the board in unprecedented ways. Major conferences and events have been cancelled, restaurants across the country are closing down, and supply chains have been disrupted. Locally, Boston Mayor...By: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

In Steward Health Care System v. CHSPSC, Judge Sanders found that CHSPSC, an affiliate of Community Health Systems (CHS), is subject to personal jurisdiction in Massachusetts for claims made under transition-services agreement (TSAs) signed along...By: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

The Setting Every Community Up For Retirement Enhancement (“SECURE”) Act, which was enacted into law last month, changed the rules governing the payout of inherited retirement benefits and essentially eliminated the “stretch IRA” option for most...By: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

As we previously reported in the context of low-wage workers, Rhode Island recently passed the Rhode Island Noncompetition Agreement Act, which will be effective January 2020. This legislation extends protections far beyond low-wage workers, however....By: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

As expected, the US Department of Labor issued a new final rule on FLSA overtime exemptions this week. The final rule raises the minimum salary for the executive, professional, administrative, and computer employee exemptions from the current $455...By: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, Washington and Rhode Island have recently joined the growing ranks of states that prohibit non-competes with lower income workers, reflecting a growing public policy concern regarding fairness of imposing...By: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP