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A Black Lives Matter protest more accessible to those in the disabled community is being organized for next Friday in Portsmouth.

Portsmouth Activists Plan Accessible Black Lives Matter Protest

John Cunningham

BITCOIN—BLESSING OR DISASTER?

BITCOIN—BLESSING OR DISASTER?

Cryptocurrencies are privately developed and maintained digital products for making and accepting financial payments and protecting wealth. They are intended to replace government currencies, such as the dollar-based currency provided by the U.S. Treasury. By far the most widely accepted and used cryptocurrency is Bitcoin, introduced in 2009. Millions of individuals and entities worldwide hold or have held investments in Bitcoin, and tens or hundreds of thousands of individuals and entities engage in Bitcoin “mining” (the process of creating new Bitcoin by solving computational puzzles).

SHOULD YOUR DAUGHTER BE A LAWYER?—THE “TALENT” ISSUE AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES

SHOULD YOUR DAUGHTER BE A LAWYER?—THE “TALENT” ISSUE AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES

What if your daughter wants to be a lawyer? In last week’s column, I wrote about the very substantial tuition and other costs of law school and of the crushing law school debts that many lawyers owe upon graduation from law school.

SHOULD LAWYERS WORK REMOTELY?

SHOULD LAWYERS WORK REMOTELY?

Eric Grossman, the chief legal officer of Morgan Stanley, the billion-dollar global investment bank, recently sent a letter to all law firms working for his company, advising them that Morgan Stanley would no longer use the services of any of these firms if any of their lawyers worked remotely. His reasoning was, apparently, that these firms could not do effective mentoring of their younger lawyers or maintain adequate inter-lawyer collegiality.

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES—USES AND PITFALLS

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES—USES AND PITFALLS

In 1990, a national organization known as the Uniform Laws Commission published a new uniform statute entitled the “Uniform Electronic Transactions Act” (UETA), and New Hampshire enacted the UETA in 2001. In 2000, the federal government enacted a similar law entitled the “Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act” (the ESIGN Act).

LAWYERS SHOULD DRAFT LEGAL DOCUMENTS IN PLAIN ENGLISH

LAWYERS SHOULD DRAFT LEGAL DOCUMENTS IN PLAIN ENGLISH

Many readers of this column are business owners, and many of them have a need from time to time to hire a lawyer to draft a contract for them. These contracts might include, for example, a contract between your company and its employees or independent contractors; an asset or stock purchase agreement, a nondisclosure agreement or an LLC operating agreement.

CAN NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESSES AFFORD A $15 MINIMUM WAGE?

CAN NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESSES AFFORD A $15 MINIMUM WAGE?

President Biden’s first 100 days in office began, of course, on January 20. It is certain that before the end of January, he will introduce in Congress one or more bills aimed at dealing not only with the devastating health impact of the Covid pandemic on American middle- and low-income workers but also on the pandemic’s devastating economic impact on them.

COVID-19’S IMPACT ON NH ATTORNEYS—ZOOM MEETINGS, ETC.

COVID-19’S IMPACT ON NH ATTORNEYS—ZOOM MEETINGS, ETC.

Many readers of this column are New Hampshire business owners who, from time to time, use the services of New Hampshire lawyers, and a few readers are themselves New Hampshire lawyers. The following thoughts about the short-term and long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic on New Hampshire lawyers may be of interest to these readers, but perhaps also to other readers as well.

TO FIGHT THE PANDEMIC, CAN GOVERNOR SUNUNU BAR CHURCH ATTENDANCE?

TO FIGHT THE PANDEMIC, CAN GOVERNOR SUNUNU BAR CHURCH ATTENDANCE?

In my column in this paper last week, I addressed the question whether, in order to protect New Hampshire residents from the coronavirus, Governor Sununu could lawfully require them to wear masks in public places and could impose fines or other legal penalties on them for failure to do so. On the basis of the relevant U.S. Supreme Court cases and a recent New Hampshire trial court case, I wrote that the answer is clearly yes.

CAN GOVERNOR SUNUNU MAKE YOU WEAR A COVID MASK?

CAN GOVERNOR SUNUNU MAKE YOU WEAR A COVID MASK?

Despite President Trump’s recent about-face from skepticism to support of mask-wearing as a means to lessen the risk of Coronavirus infection, there are undoubtedly tens of millions of Americans, including, perhaps many New Hampshire citizens, who believe that federal and state orders requiring them to change their behavior significantly to lessen Coronavirus risks are unconstitutional.

MORE AREAS OF JOB GROWTH IN THE POST-CORONAVIRUS ERA

MORE AREAS OF JOB GROWTH IN THE POST-CORONAVIRUS ERA

As I’ve written in previous columns, when the Post-Coronavirus Era begins—hopefully in early or mid-2021—many types of jobs will be in great demand because of federal laws and programs then in effect. Furthermore, long-term planning about these jobs may be important for many New Hampshire business people even now.

WHAT TYPES OF JOBS WILL BE IN DEMAND AFTER THE -CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC?

WHAT TYPES OF JOBS WILL BE IN DEMAND AFTER THE -CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC?

As a tragic result of the Coronavirus, tens of millions of Americans, including many New Hampshire citizens, will be unemployed when the Post-Coronavirus Era begins, and their only means of survival will be the trillions of dollars that the federal government will borrow to provide them with survival distributions.

$400 MILLION EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESSES

$400 MILLION EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESSES

On May 15, Gov. Chris Sununu announced his authorization for the expenditure of an initial $400 million in emergency relief under the federal CARES Act for New Hampshire small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. The program allocating these expenditures is called the Main Street Relief Fund. To obtain assistance in the program, businesses must submit a prequalification form by May 29 at the website of the Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery (GOFERR).

PLANNING FOR THE POST-CORONAVIRUS ERA

PLANNING FOR THE POST-CORONAVIRUS ERA

Obviously, New Hampshire business owners must devote themselves primarily to managing their day-to-day operations. However, if they are wise, they will also devote a reasonable amount of time to planning for future operations. This should include not only short-term planning, covering perhaps just the next few months, but also long-term planning.

INTERNET SECURITY MEASURES TO TAKE WHEN WORKING FROM HOME

INTERNET SECURITY MEASURES TO TAKE WHEN WORKING FROM HOME

This is the second in a series of columns in Law in the Marketplace with practical tips on using federal and New Hampshire laws and orders to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many of us are working from home these days, and that’s opened up a whole new world of questions.