At times employees are confronted with bullying and boorish behavior of their bosses or co-workers. Such a work environment is bad for employee morale and, in turn, may decrease employee productivity and cause employee turnover as well as potential legal claims. Management should stop such bullying or boorish behavior. However, employees should understand that defamation legal claims against the persons…
Many workers provide their services as independent contractors and not as employees thereby obtaining an IRS Form 1099 at the end of the year instead of an IRS Form W-2 for their taxes. However, there are rules aimed at making sure that companies do not take advantage of workers by misclassifying them as independent contractors and thereby losing certain benefits…
Most states, including New Hampshire, do not require an estate plan to provide a family inheritance so you can leave your assets to family members, another person important to you, charities or to others. This reality however can be particularly distressing to family members when the widow or widower enters into a relationship much younger than them and leaves the…
Attorney J. Daniel Marr discusses issues that may arise when selling real estate in New Hampshire. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Bull Moose store chain founder, recently apologized for firing 20 employees at its Salem, New Hampshire location and offered them to return to their jobs with back pay. The dispute resulted when the workers met with the Bull Moose leadership and raised concerns about its plans to relax the rule of wearing masks in the store, and after that meeting…
Attorney J. Daniel Marr discusses possible issues and litigation arising from mistakes made with respect to Revocable Trusts in New Hampshire. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Attorney J. Daniel Marr discusses employment agreements in New Hampshire. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Attorney J. Daniel Marr discusses negotiating business leases in New Hampshire. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
In a recent Supreme Court decision, the Court clarified whether automatic “escalation clauses” can be built into a child support order. Traditionally a child support order is calculated based upon each parties’ present income. If a party, in the future wants to modify that order, they must petition the court for a modification. The trial court can order parties to…
New Hampshire law does not require employers to provide paid vacation, yet if there is a policy or history of providing such paid vacation, it can be considered to be wages under the New Hampshire Wage Statute. The New Hampshire Wage Statute can be enforced through the New Hampshire Department of Labor or through the Superior Court. The statute provides…