Safe Start for Your New Business in Massachusetts
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Attorney Gaudet assists small to mid-size, start-up businesses throughout Massachusetts. Contract drafting and negotiation, LLC and INC startups – operating agreement, shareholder agreements, dissolution of a business, policy and procedure and most business needs.
How to Close the Doors, or Dissolve a Company
Massachusetts Business Dissolution: What Is It? Massachusetts corporations must follow specific rules when the owners decide to break up or...
Protect Your Work: Key Construction Contract Tips in MA
Critical construction contract provisions in Massachusetts including scope of work, payment terms, change orders, dispute resolution, and warranties. Learn what happens when these provisions are missing.
Understanding Construction Defects in Massachusetts
Understanding construction defect claims in Massachusetts. Learn about workmanship defects, design defects, statute of limitations, and your legal options when construction work fails.
Understanding At-Will Employment Limits in Massachusetts
While Massachusetts is at-will, employers face wrongful termination claims for public policy exceptions, discrimination, retaliation, and whistleblower violations. Learn how to terminate properly.
Avoiding ERISA Violations: A Guide for Massachusetts Businesses
ERISA fiduciary duties, prohibited transactions, and personal liability for employer benefit plans. Learn what happens when plans are mismanaged.
Employer’s Guide to Religious Discrimination in Massachusetts
M.G.L. c. 151B and Title VII protections for religious practice. Learn about accommodating religious beliefs, dress, grooming, and handling accommodation requests.
What Massachusetts Employers Need to Know About Retaliation Risks
Retaliation Claims Against Massachusetts Employers: The Risk That Outlasts the Underlying Complaint By a Massachusetts Business Attorney · April 2026...
Massachusetts Wage Payment Timing and Deduction Rules: What Employers Cannot Get Wrong
M.G.L. c. 149, § 148 wage payment rules, permissible vs. prohibited deductions, final paycheck timing, and personal liability for corporate officers.
Know Your Business: A Legal Checklist for Massachusetts Business Owners
Most legal trouble in a small business doesn’t start with a lawsuit. It starts with an outdated handbook, a missing...