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Governor Baker Signs Moratorium for Evictions and Foreclosures in Massachusetts
Governor Baker has just signed and enacted into law a Moratorium for Evictions and Foreclosures in Massachusetts. The law impacts both residential and specific commercial properties, and has several key...
Legislation Seeks to Force Insurers to Cover COVID-19 Business Interruption Losses
Massachusetts Senator James B. Eldridge recently filed Massachusetts Senate Bill 2888, “An Act Concerning Business Interruption Insurance.” If enacted, the proposed legislation decrees that every policy of insurance insuring against...
State Authority and Municipality Deadlines Extended at Least 45 Days After State of Emergency Ends
On April 3, 2020, Governor Charlie Baker signed an emergency bill into law aimed at addressing the logistical challenges COVID-19 has forced municipalities and state authorities to face. Specifically, the...
Carpenters Union Orders All Members to Cease Working Effective April 6, 2020
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, through its North Atlantic Regional Counsel, has issued a directive that effective Monday, April 6, 2020, all its members are “to...
Lenders to start accepting PPP applications
The attorneys at Bernkopf Goodman are committed to guiding our clients through this uncertain time. We have spent the time to read the 880-page stimulus act in order to best...
Governor Baker Reduces List of Essential Construction-Related Services
During last Thursday’s webinar, COVID-19’s Impact on the Massachusetts Construction Industry, Bernkopf Goodman LLP attorneys Peter McGlynn and Bob Stetson reported on Governor Charlie Baker’s Emergency Order dated March 23,2020,...
Governor’s Order Could Overrule Boston, Cambridge Construction Bans
Governor Charlie Baker’s emergency order regarding the shutdown of non-essential businesses in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic authorizes construction to continue throughout Massachusetts and appears to supersede the suspension...