As of July 1, 2015, earned sick leave is a statutorily guaranteed benefit to Massachusetts employees. Pursuant to a referendum passed by voters on November 4, 2014, all businesses with 11 or more employees will have to provide paid sick leave and businesses with 10 or less employees will have to provide unpaid sick leave.
The novelist Hammond Ines once wrote “(h)e who lets the sea lull him into a sense of security is in grave danger.” So too, owners of marinas who have lulled themselves into a sense of security that their permitting is shipshape, may find themselves in grave financial danger. Having worked with many owners of marinas
Susan Molinari, Esq., an attorney at Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro P.C., recently completed training at The Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR), the premier provider of pro bono immigration legal services to asylum-seekers and immigrants unjustly detained in Massachusetts. The training Molinari attended, entitled “Representing Minors: An Overview of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status”, focused on how to assist
Facebook has served as a catalyst for school and family reunions; hook-ups and break-ups. With its newest creation, a legacy function, the social media site has, in a small way, entered the arena of estate planning. Or has it? The new function enables users to name a person as their legacy for when they pass
Warren Baker, a partner at Quincy, MA-based Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro P.C. was recently reappointed as a trustee of South Shore Hospital’s Charitable Foundation. This marks seventh year Baker has served as a trustee for the Hospital’s Foundation. In addition to being a trustee, Baker will serve as the co-chairman of the Foundation’s planning giving
Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro P.C., recently added Lunch ‘n Learn sessions to its speaker’s bureau offerings. The Firm had previously announced a Speaker’s Bureau, consisting of Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro, P.C. attorneys, to speak at events for professional as well as civic organizations. “The Lunch ‘n Learn sessions, which will typically take place during lunch
Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro P.C., recently hired Needham resident Elissa Burton as an Associate. Berton comes to the Firm from Seegel Lipshutz & Lo LLP where she worked as an associate attorney with a concentration on estate planning, tax preparation and trust administration. At Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro, P.C., she will continue to work in
Canton resident Susan Molinari was recently hired as an attorney by Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro P.C. Molinari previously worked for the Firm as an Attorney 1999 to 2012. She returns to Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro, P.C. after working as the associate director of career services at New England Law. In her return to the Firm,
Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro P.C., recently hired South Easton resident Elizabeth A. Caruso as an Associate. Caruso comes to the Firm from the Law Offices of Christopher P. Ryan, starting as a law clerk and working as an associate the past three years; with a concentration on estate planning, At Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro,
In Memoriam Our firm mourns the passing of our colleague, William P. Sweeney II. December 1945 – June 2014 A skilled and dedicated lawyer. A good friend to many.