The original Massachusetts Office of Refugee Resettlement was created in the early 1980s for the purpose of implementing the requirements of the [U.S.} Refugee Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-212). During his term of office, Governor Dukakis issued three Executive Orders to comply with the federal …Continue Reading Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants
An Act to Protect Access to Confidential Healthcare (known as the “PATCH Act“) was recently passed in Massachusetts. Its purpose is to protect the privacy of health insurance information. Currently health insurance companies send a summary or “explanation of benefits” showing the type of health care services …Continue Reading Privacy protection of health insurance information
Words of law is a regular feature of Massachusetts Law Updates, highlighting a particular word or phrase and its meaning in law. Today’s phrase is rule of law. rule of law. (18c) 1. A substantive legal principle <under the rule of law known as respondeat superior, the employer …Continue Reading Word(s) of the Month – rule of law
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