Employment agreements are not uncommon with sales personnel, executives, or other key employees and can contain critical terms as to compensation and employee benefits and restrictions when you leave your former employer.  Stock options as part of the overall employment compensation in a publicly traded company may be easier to liquidate without effecting the employee’s ... more

New Hampshire private employers are generally aware of a variety of federal and state laws as to what is an unlawful firing.   However, smaller employers may not be aware of less known statutory protections for employees that prevent them from being fired for certain reasons.  This article addresses some of those less known laws that provide employee job protection. Employees ... more

Employers obviously want, and also have a legal obligation, to take reasonable steps to keep their workplace safe.  As we have seen from recent news, we live in an uncertain world where events can happen that are beyond our control, however, employers can take steps to decrease the likelihood of workplace violence. While employers often have an obligation to reasonably ... more

In New Hampshire, most employees are at will, which means that they or their employer can end the employment relationship with and without notice and/or with and without cause.  There are exceptions based upon certain statutes that protect from firing due to class such as age, race, gender, disability, or actions, whistleblowing, or filing a legitimate worker's compensation ... more

A Will is a simple estate planning tool that allows you to have control over what happens with your assets after you pass away. Without it, your estate administration is determined by the laws of the state you live in, and they don’t know you or what you want. Not a millionaire? Me neither, but I still have a Will, and so do many other people! Estate planning is not only ... more