Congratulations to Adam Barnosky, who was recently appointed by Mayor Yvonne Spicer as the Chairman of the Framingham Board of License Commissioners. Adam, who specializes in alcoholic beverage licensing and regulatory compliance, brings extensive industry experience to the Board, which will have authority to oversee and license business activity in the community. Full story.
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RIW is pleased to announce that Kirk J. McCormick has joined the firm in the Construction Law and Litigation groups. Kirk represents general contractors, subcontractors, sureties, owners, architects, and engineers throughout the United States on public and private construction projects. He also has extensive experience with federal, state, and local government contracts, including bid protests, default terminations, False Claims Act…
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MA Court Rules in Favor of Retail Sales of Discounted Booze: In a case brought by retail superstore Total Wines which appealed a decision of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (“ABCC”), a Boston judge ruled that state retailers can sell alcohol at steep discounts when they order in bulk. The ABCC issued a several day liquor…
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Congratulations to RIW client Wahlburgers on their major expansion plan. Full article.
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On May 21, 2016, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued new overtime regulations that increased the salary threshold for certain exempt employees, increasing it from $455 per week (or $23,660 per year) to $913 per week (or $47,476 per year). These changes were to be effective on December 1, 2016. However, on November 22,…
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RIW Hospitality and Real Estate Attorney Adam Barnosky’s recent article on deregulation of local zoning laws was featured in the New England Real Estate Journal. Check out the full article.
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In August, Governor Charlie Baker signed the comprehensive pay equity bill into law which was unanimously passed by both the Massachusetts House and Senate (the “Equal Pay Act”). The new law amends Massachusetts’ equal pay law, which was originally passed in 1945. The bill is designed to better define comparable work and to ensure that…
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RIW is pleased to announce that Adam Barnosky has joined the firm in the Commercial Real Estate, and Hospitality Practice Groups. His practice is concentrated in representation of restaurateurs, hotels, real estate developers, and hospitality industry clients in Boston, Greater-Boston & New England. Adam represents clients in all phases of operations including: acquisitions, dispositions, financing, negotiating leases, land use…
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