An Act to Prevent Oil Spills in Buzzards Bay

So,what is really wrong with this?

Though this firm has not done any maritime law, this is an important ecological concern.

I want a beer and I look like a foreigner

OK; if I've lost that last 40 pounds, re-grow a goatee, get out of the office long enough to get a tan, I may look a little too Mediterranean for some people.
At some point, someone is going to ask me for my passport when I buy a round of drinks... Will it be racial profiling? Read between the lines; tell me what you think.

Wage Law = Good & Bad

This is good in two ways (one selfish) and perhaps bad in another.

What is good is that a justified plaintiff will be awarded in a more consistant fashion. Also, the law may increase the number of employment law-related cases for this firm.

The flip-side on this issue is that some employers may not want to put themselves into a position of having to pay three-times a normal damages award (even when the employer was not mis-paying on purpose), and they may leave Massachusetts to go over the border to set-up shop. Will this law cause a loss of business presense in Mass?

Read the article; tell me what you think.

What's Eating You at Work?

Most Mass. workers entitled to meal breaks
Boston Globe - United States
Is there a Massachusetts law that regulates this? A. Breaks during the work day keep us all sane and safe. Allowing breaks during the workday isn't just a ...

May just want to keep your mouth shut...

Though I am waiting to hear what the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) will be ruling on the matter, there is a serious argument before the Court as to the admissibility of covertly attained audio recordings for murder suspects. The logistics make sense; but it appears to be unconstitutional. Read the article and tell me what do you think?

A Decade Later, "Brownfields" Law Transforming Landscape

A good quick-read on how one law has improved otherwise waisted post-industrial land. The toxic clean-up initiative has not only improved the land, but to a certain degree the local economies of brownfield areas.

NJ court requires subpoena for Internet subscriber records (AP)

AP - Internet service providers must not release personal information about users in New Jersey without a valid subpoena, even to police, the state's highest court ruled Monday.

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