Kris Olson

Jun 3, 2024 | authory.com | Kris Olson

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Apr 19, 2024 | masslawyersweekly.com | Kris Olson

A public school employee who was shot and killed when she answered the door while working from home was not actively engaged in discharging her job duties at the time of her injury, making her widower ineligible for accidental death benefits, a magistrate of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals concluded, affirming a decision of the Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System.

Apr 18, 2024 | masslawyersweekly.com | Kris Olson

Attorneys and their construction clients are not wrong to be frustrated by how consumers’ applications to the state’s Home Improvement Contractor Arbitration Program have stagnated, says a spokesperson for the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, which oversees the program. But the still relatively new sheriff in town has embarked on efforts that should improve the situation soon, the spokesperson adds.

Apr 12, 2024 | masslawyersweekly.com | Kris Olson

Home>Editor's Picks>Responding to threat of lawsuit, MCAD begs patience Agency pinning hope on forthcoming hires, improvements The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination says it is “disappointed” that two of its “community partners” felt the need on Feb.

Apr 12, 2024 | masslawyersweekly.com | Kris Olson

Nothing may bring back the 100 acres of mature Hopedale trees a railroad company bulldozed in 2022 to expand its operations. But — at the Appeals Court’s direction — a Land Court judge recently strengthened the hand of a group of 10 Hopedale taxpayers and the town at large as they plot the way forward. Under G.L.c. 61, the owner of property classified as forest land benefits from a significantly reduced tax rate — as long as it remains certified as forest land.