Martha’s Vineyard

Nov 1, 2024 | policechiefmagazine.org | David Teodosio |John Collins |Martha’s Vineyard |Byrd v. Brishke

[caption id="attachment_86876" align="alignleft" width="2560"] Photo by Grace Beahm-Pool/Getty Images[/caption]In the United States, the rule has been clear for decades: police and correctional officers have an affirmative duty to intervene to protect the constitutional rights of citizens from infringement by other law enforcement officers in their presence.1A review of federal court decisions during 2023 confirms that the same principles enunciated in the leading case on the subject, Byrd v.

Aug 1, 2024 | policechiefmagazine.org | Camryn Nethken |John Collins |Martha’s Vineyard

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Final Regulations interpreting the Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) took effect on June 18, 2024.1 In addition to actual pregnancy, the final regulations cover a wide range of conditions related to pregnancy, including fertility and infertility treatments, carpal tunnel, menstruation, postpartum depression, lactation (including both breastfeeding and pumping in the workplace), changes in hormone levels, abortion, miscarriage,...

Jul 19, 2024 | capenews.net | Taylor Fruzzetti |Martha’s Vineyard

Out of 3,300 airports in the United States, only 11 percent are strictly commercial service airports. Eighty-nine percent of airports in the United States supply general aviation needs. This statistic was one of many shared during a presentation on the history of Cape Cod Gateway Airport held at the Sandwich Public Library last Thursday, July 11. Airport Manager Katie R. Servis said that the history of the airport located in Hyannis dates back 96 years with the first plane landing in June 1928.

Sep 18, 2023 | nantucketcurrent.com | Martha’s Vineyard

There were three teams in action Sunday afternoon, all of which were on the road in Martha’s Vineyard. These games were originally scheduled to take place on Saturday but were rescheduled due to the conditions of Hurricane Lee. The field hockey team was the only team to walk away with a victory, and did so in convincing fashion while the boys and girls soccer teams both lost their games to the Vineyard.

Aug 1, 2023 | policechiefmagazine.org | Camryn Nethken |John Collins |Martha’s Vineyard

John M. (Jack) Collins, Attorney, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which took effect June 27, 2023, expands accommodation rights for pregnant individuals to be more in line with—and, in some respects, more expansive than—those provided to qualified individuals with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).1