Construction Law

Dave Fine quoted in MA Lawyers Weekly for reactions to a recent decision addressing relief available under the Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act

28 Mirick O'Connell Attorneys Named to 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List

THE CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT

28 Mirick O'Connell Attorneys Named to 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List

2024 Best Lawyers Awards Announced

Trusts and Estates e-News: Episode 2 of Trusts and Estates Podcast Series

Mirick O'Connell Launches Trusts and Estates Podcast Series

David Fine quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, "In rare decision, judge dissolves lien in construction case

27 Mirick O'Connell Attorneys Named to 2022 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List

David Fine quoted in Construction Dive, "The Dotted Line: Recession fears spur uptick in terminations for convenience"

25 Mirick O'Connell lawyers recognized as 2023 Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2023

Jonathan Sigel quoted in Boston.com, "What benefits are required for summer employees?"

Amanda Baer quoted in UNLEASH article, "Should employers cut sick pay for the unvaccinated?"

Worcester Business Journal Recognizes Mirick O'Connell as "Best Law Firm" for Business

Happy New Year from Mirick O'Connell

Dave Fine quoted in Construction Dive article, "The Dotted Line: Supply chain woes lead to possible breach, defect claims"

e-Alert: Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave - Benefits Extended

e-Alert: What Employers Need to Know about President Biden's "Path Out of the Pandemic" COVID-19 Action Plan

Amanda Baer was quoted in the ConstructionProNet article "The Dotted Line: How to Navigate Vaccine Mandates"

PODCAST: Jonathan Sigel discusses the MA Paid Family and Medical Leave

PODCAST: Anthony DaSilva discusses Protecting Employee Retirement Plans from Cyberattacks

Amanda Baer was quoted in Ragan's Workplace Wellness Insider article "5 Issues Every Organization Should Consider in Planning Their Return to Work

PODCAST: Reid Wakefield discusses Massachusetts Emergency COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

e-Alert: Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave - Updated Guidance and Resources

PODCAST: Ken Pickering discusses Preventing, Detecting and Responding to Employee Fraud

e-Alert: Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave - Employer Guidance

Reid Wakefield quoted in Forbes article "What the EEOC's Updated Covid Guidelines Mean for Business Leaders"

Amanda Baer interviewed by Spectrum News 1 "Back to the Office: What Employers and Employees Can Expect with a Return to Work"

Amanda Baer quoted in Workest by Zenefits article "Can Small Businesses require COVID Vaccines in the Workplace?"

e-Alert: COVID-19 and Masks: Updated Guidance from OSHA and Massachusetts

e-Alert: COVID-19 and Masks: Should Employers Continue to Require Masks in the Workplace?

Brian Casaceli quoted in LegalZoom "Vaccinations, Masks, and Small Business Rights"

Best Lawyers release the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in New England

Kim Rozak quoted in Telegram, "Can employers mandate vaccine? Experts discuss strategies to maintain workforce health and safety in the era of COVID-19"

PODCAST: Amanda Baer discusses American Rescue Plan Act and FFCRA

David Surprenant was quoted in Telegram & Gazette article "Mirick O'Connell signs 10-year lease renewal with Mercantile Center in downtown Worcester"

PODCAST: Amanda Baer discusses Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Claims

PODCAST: Rich Van Nostrand discusses Non-Competition Agreements Act of Massachusetts

Rich Van Nostrand provides background of the Non-Competition Agreements Act of Massachusetts and its impact on businesses since its passing.

PODCAST: Allen Falke discusses Estate Planning Techniques in a Low Interest Rate Environment

PODCAST: Chris Collins discusses the Benefit of Serving in the Community

PODCAST: John Shea discusses Mediation in Divorce Cases

e-Alert: Federal Court in New York Strikes Down Parts of the Department of Labor's Regulations Interpreting the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

PODCAST: Nick Anastasopoulos and Jim Croteau of Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. discuss How do Businesses Protect Themselves, their Employees and Clients as Businesses Start to Reopen?

e-Alert: COVID-19: OSHA's Updated Guidance - Face Masks in the Workplace/ United States Supreme Court Issues Historic Decision Protecting LGBT Workers from Employment Discrimination

PODCAST: Reid Wakefield discusses Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination in Massachusetts | Recorded 6.10.20

e-Alert: New PPP Flexibility Act Extends Forgiveness Period and Maturity Date Among other Benefits

We Stand in Solidarity: A message to our clients and our community.

PODCAST: Brian Casaceli is joined by Stephen Graham of CEA to discuss reopening your business or building operations while minimizing the risk of becoming a COVID-19 Hot Spot | Recorded 6.2.20

e-Alert: Update on COVID-19 Workplace Health and Safety Enforcement by OSHA and the Massachusetts Attorney General

Webinar: Reopening Massachusetts What Employers Need to Know About Phase 1: Start

PODCAST: Bob Kilroy discusses issues employers may face upon re-entry into the workplace during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Recorded 5.15.20

E-Alert: Considerations for Employers Resuming On-Site Operations During COVID-19

e-Alert: Treasury Department issues New Guidance on "Necessity" Certification for PPP Loan Recipients

PODCAST: Jonathan Sigel discusses re-entry into the workplace after the COVID-19 pandemic

David Fine quoted in Worcester Business Journal's article "Real estate industry reacting to short- and long-term consequences of pandemic"

PODCAST: Rich Van Nostrand discusses Diversity & Inclusion

PODCAST: Dave Fine discusses "COVID-19: Impact on Construction" | Recorded 4.17.20

PODCAST: Mike Refolo discusses Navigating your Business During COVID-19

e-Alert: Employee Benefits Tax Relief under the CARES Act

PODCAST: Nick Anastasopoulos discusses employer-union relations during COVID-19

WEBINAR: Latest DOL Guidance regarding Families First Act

PODCAST: Amanda Baer talks about the Emergency Sick Leave Act (3.25.20)

e-Alert: Tax Extension/ DOL Releases Poster of Employee Rights/Impact on Construction Industry

e-Alert: Long-term Care and Estate Planning/ Coronavirus Impact on the Workplace/ Construction Industry

Mirick O'Connell recognized as "Best Law Firm" for business by Worcester Business Journal

Jonathan Sigel interviewed by NECN - How to Prepare for Mass Equity Pay Law

Mirick O'Connell Ranked Largest Law Firm in Central MA

Mirick O'Connell Voted Best Law Firm For Business

Mirick O'Connell Voted Best Law Firm

Mirick O'Connell Featured in Worcester Telegram

Worcester Chamber Salutes Mirick O'Connell on 100 Years of Excellence

Mirick O'Connell Celebrates 100th Anniversary!

David Fine to Present Construction Contract Workshop

David L. Fine Elevated to Partner

14 Attorneys selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America

BREAKING NEWS: Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement Enjoined, including Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Legal Update: "Massachusetts "CROWN" Law Prohibits Discrimination Based on Hairstyle"

Court Lifts Stay on OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard Regarding COVID-19, OSHA Exercising Discretion in Enforcing ETS Until January 10

OSHA's COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) - Temporarily Blocked

e-Alert: Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave - Benefits Extended

e-Alert: Should Employers Consider Surcharges for Unvaccinated Workers?

e-Alert: What Employers Need to Know about President Biden's "Path Out of the Pandemic" COVID-19 Action Plan

COVID-19 Mandates in the Workplace

DOL Publishes Model Notices for COBRA Subsidies

Extension of 2020 Massachusetts Tax Return Filing and Payment

Extension of 2020 Federal Tax Return Filing and Payment

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Contains New COBRA Subsidies

American Rescue Plan and Paid Leave: What Employers Need to Know

e-Alert: New Gathering and Capacity Restrictions Effective December 26; SJC Upholds Governor's Authority to Issue COVID-19 Orders

The Coronavirus and Its Impact on the Workplace

Executive Order Loosens Open Meeting Law Requirements During Coronavirus Emergency

David Fine discusses "Massachusetts Construction Contracts in the Post-Pandemic Environment," December 4, 2024

Employment Law Seminar October 8, 2024

2023 Employment Law Seminar

Ownership Transition for Privately Held Companies

WEBINAR: OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard

Spring Webinar Series: Workplace Investigations in Today's World

Spring Webinar Series: Paid Family Medical Leave: Are We Having Fun Yet?

Spring Webinar Series: What Employers Need to Know About the American Rescue Act of 2021 and the anticipated MA COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave

Spring Webinar Series: Should Employers Mandate Vaccinations and Mandate Remote Workers to Return to Working On Site?

POSTPONED: Employment Law Conference 2020

Employment Conference 2020

David Fine to Moderate MBA CLE Panel of Experts: The Revitalization of Worcester

David Fine to Moderate American Bar Association Webinar

David Fine to Present at Northeast Security Systems Contractors Expo

Mirick O'Connell participates in National Wear Red Day

Mirick O'Connell sponsors the 12th Annual UMass Winter Ball

Mirick O'Connell Sponsors Habitat for Humanity-MetroWest/Greater Worcester 'Women Build 2018'"

Mirick O'Connell Sponsors NAWIC Golf Tournament

Mirick O'Connell Sponsors Boroughs+ Economic Development Summit

Combating COVID-19-Related Fraud Starts with Training Employees

David Fine co-authors "The 2017 A201 Deskbook," published by the American Bar Association

David Fine Authors Chapter of ABA Book, "Construction Subcontracting, A Comprehensive, Practical and Legal Guide"

Representative Matters

• Successfully represented a college through all phases of financing and construction of a new Center for Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship, including grant requirements, bonding, compliance, contracts and project management.
• Negotiated a favorable resolution for a general contractor in a multi-million dollar delay claim stemming from defective design documents and extended conditions in a multi-phased renovation and new construction of a hospital.
• Successfully represented a municipality in complying with the Massachusetts Designer Selection Law in connection with the construction of a new public safety complex, including selecting an architect, negotiating and drafting AIA architect and general contractor agreements, and favorably resolving multiple disputes that arose during construction and after project completion.
• Won summary judgment on behalf of a landowner against a developer who claimed that the parties had reached an agreement concerning the sale of land valued in excess of $5 million.
• Successfully defended claims in excess of $2 million brought by a design-builder against an owner of a senior living facility, in connection with a $14 million construction project. The arbitration was a multi-party, complex case that spanned over 40 days of hearings.
• Managed and coordinated efforts of multi-disciplinary team of architects and engineers to permit and develop a 104-bed assisted living facility, including obtaining zoning amendments and purchasing municipal property.
• Managed and coordinated efforts of an institutional medical group’s real estate and facility phasing and re-organization, including leasing and regulatory requirements, design and construction contracts, and business advice.
• Successfully represented a regional sewage treatment plant in review and approval of construction contract documents for a major renovation and expansion project.
• Represented a private owner and a developer of residential and assisted-living facilities in negotiating and preparing a contract with a design-builder for construction of a new residential development.
• Successfully represented a general contractor and its surety in defending claims on a payment bond brought by a specialty concrete subcontractor on a public works project involving renovation and build-out of a college dormitory.
• Regularly prosecute and defend mechanics’ lien claims and surety bond claims.
• Serve as general counsel to several leading general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors and specialty trade contractors.
• Successfully prosecuted multi-million dollar claims for breach of contract and unfair business practices on behalf of a designer and builder of pollution control systems for power generation facilities.
• Represented an institutional client in connection with its campus expansion plans, which involved working with MEPA, DCR and DEP to obtain the required approvals.
• Regularly assist merit shop clients with union avoidance, organizing drives and elections.
• Regularly represent unionized clients in labor grievances, arbitrations, unfair labor charges and contract negotiations.
• Regularly assist clients with OSHA audits, jobsite inspections and citations.
• Successfully tried a case before the Housing Appeals Committee for a developer client against a municipality for an affordable housing project under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40B.

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