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WHAT KIND OF PENALTIES ARE IMPOSED FOR OFFERING DRINK SPECIALS?

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Tue, 19/06/2012 - 17:20

It is well established in Massachusetts that restaurants and bars are prohibited from selling alcoholic beverages for a discounted price pursuant to 204 CMR 4.03(1). Selling discounted drinks runs afoul of Massachusetts so-called “Happy Hour” regulations that attempt to deter the negligent and sometimes criminal behavior associated with the excessive consumption of alcohol. Violation of these laws can draw stiff Continue Reading...

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Can “Assistant Managers” Render A Restaurant Strictly Liable For Sexual Harassment?: PART II

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Thu, 14/06/2012 - 16:51

In a recent trial in which this firm represented the restaurant and its owners against a claim that an alleged “assistant manager” so severely sexually harassed a waitress that the employee was criminally convicted of indecent sexual assault, it was left to a jury to decide the question of fact as to whether the alleged “assistant manager” performed such tasks Continue Reading...

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Can “Assistant Managers” Render A Restaurant Strictly Liable For Sexual Harassment?: PART I

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Thu, 14/06/2012 - 15:38

Restaurants, like other businesses, are generally operated through a corporation or limited liability company, which owns all the assets of the business, including the restaurant’s liquor license. The shareholders or members of the corporate entity sometimes participate on the management of the restaurant’s business, but often times such management is delegated to an employee manager. It is the well-established law Continue Reading...

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WHEN DOES HAPPY HOUR RETURN IN MASSACHUSETTS?

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Tue, 12/06/2012 - 17:44

Future may bring more drink specials, with a potential amendment to Massachusetts’ prohibition of “Happy Hour” specials. The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) will be conducting public hearings this summer to gage the public’s opinion on whether the State’s current legislation banning “Happy Hour” drink specials should be amended. For the past 28 years, the State has prohibited “Happy Hour” Continue Reading...

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WHEN RETAILERS PURCHASE LIQUOR FROM OTHER RETAILERS

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 17:38

Recent ABCC decisions show the risk of purchasing from other nearby or out-of-state retailers. The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) routinely disciplines package stores, restaurants and bars for buying liquor from other retailers, or for holding such liquor on their premises. Under Massachusetts’ law, a retailer is prohibited from purchasing alcoholic beverages from any source other than a wholesaler. 138 Continue Reading...

Tag Archives: liquor store

WHAT KIND OF PENALTIES ARE IMPOSED FOR OFFERING DRINK SPECIALS?

Can “Assistant Managers” Render A Restaurant Strictly Liable For Sexual Harassment?: PART II

Can “Assistant Managers” Render A Restaurant Strictly Liable For Sexual Harassment?: PART I

WHEN DOES HAPPY HOUR RETURN IN MASSACHUSETTS?

WHEN RETAILERS PURCHASE LIQUOR FROM OTHER RETAILERS