On January 15, 2015, the Massachusetts Securities Division adopted new regulations which permit "crowdfunding" securities offerings by some Massachusetts companies to Massachusetts residents. According to the Merriam-Webster definition, crowdfunding is "the practice...
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Adam Greshowak
Business Owners Should “Get it Right from the Start” to Thrive and Survive
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in the U.S. with millions of businesses created each year. Some will survive and others will vanish. Those that flourish and grow are most likely to have established the appropriate corporate governance structure that is...
New Generation ACO Model Sets Stronger Measures and More Opportunities for Care
On March 10, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Service's ("HHS") Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation Center ("CMS Innovation Center") announced a new Accountable Care Organization ("ACO") Model, called the Next Generation ACO. This development comes...
Employers: Carry On with ACA Compliance Efforts, Despite Bill to Replace ACA
As predicted, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("ACA") has been at the forefront for the first few weeks of the 114th Congress. On Jan. 6, 2015, the House unanimously passed the Hire More Heroes Act, which exempts veterans from classification as eligible...
Insuring Accounts Receivable: A Quick Primer
What do you do when your largest customer goes bankrupt? Panic? Probably. But, once the immediate panic subsides, some smart business owners call their insurance company and put in a claim under their "accounts receivable insurance" policy. Accounts receivable and...
Not The Sweet Kind Of “Cookies”: The New Tax On Vendors Making Internet Sales
Sure, it’s the holiday season, but these cookies aren’t the heart-shaped kind that you give your Valentine. These “cookies” are packets of data that businesses rely on to operate their websites. Cookies allow businesses to identify and track users, then customize...
Weddings are (Still) not an “Agricultural Operation”
The Rhode Island Supreme Court recently had the opportunity to review a 2014 amendment to the Right to Farm Act (the "RFA") in The Gerald P. Zarrella Trust et al. v. Town of Exeter et al., SU #2016-301-A. In that matter, the plaintiff sought a declaration that RFA, as...
DANGER LURKS WITH INCENTIVE-BASED SALES STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH IT PLATFORMS
A wise person learns from the mistakes of others; and recently, the health IT industry was afforded such a learning opportunity by a well-known EHR platform. athenahealth, Inc. (Athena), an industry-leading EHR vendor, agreed to pay $18.25 million to resolve...
A “NATURAL DISASTER” – THE PANDEMIC’S IMPACT ON CONTRACTS
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, we wrote about the legal concept of “force majeure” clauses found in some business contracts. A force majeure clause excuses a party from performing its obligations under a contract based upon some unforeseen and serious event such as a...