Fiduciary Liability coverage is the third coverage required for commercial insureds to avoid an ERISA risk.
MA Insurance Law | Updates & Analysis
Updates and analysis of new and existing insurance laws in force in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Jury convicts Patrick Quinn of Arlington’s Quinn Group Ins. of Federal Benefit And Social Security Fraud
Mr. Quinn was convicted on April 12, 2022, after a six-day jury trial.
At-Will Employees Fired for Disputing Negative Personnel Records Can Now Sue for Wrongful Discharge
Reversing the Appeals Court, the SJC issues a public policy decision on the matter.
Sec. of State Fines MassMutual $4.75 Million Over Social Media Persona “Roaring Kitty”
According to the Mass. Securities Division, MassMutual failed to “detect and monitor the social media activity of its broker-dealer agents”.
Employee versus Independent Contractor: The Battle Rages On
The Reviewing Board of the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) once famously observed, “The issue of who is an independent contractor and who is an employee has bedeviled the bar and bench since the beginning of workers’ compensation.” MacTavish v. O’Connor Lumber Co., 6 Mass. Workers’ Comp. Rep. 174, 177 (1992). Based on recent […]
