CONCORD, N.H. — There will be more puppies on patios this spring now that New Hampshire has passed a law allowing dogs in outdoor dining areas of restaurants. Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill Thursday that clears restaurant owners to allow dogs in any outdoor dining areas of their restaurants. Dogs must be licensed and...Read More

New Hampshire Supreme Court Says Employers Will Sometimes have to Grant Accommodation Requests to Use Medical Marijuana By Christopher T. Vrountas, Esquire and Allison C. Ayer, Esquire, Vrountas, Ayer & Chandler, P.C. Ever since New Hampshire legalized medical marijuana, employers have struggled with how to manage employees prescribed cannabis by their doctors.  There was concern...Read More

By Christopher T. Vrountas, Esquire and Allison C. Ayer, Esquire, Vrountas, Ayer & Chandler, P.C. It is finally official.  After months of uncertainty, today the Supreme Court blocked the vaccine/testing mandate published back in November by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) to deal with what the agency perceived as workplace dangers caused by...Read More

SOMERSWORTH — Bad Lab Beer Co.’s brewpub on High Street has closed for good.  The reason for the closure was not immediately clear. Bad Lab representatives declined an interview Tuesday, saying they are not yet ready to talk. The well-known Hilltop brewer and restaurant company posted a message to its followers on Facebook to announce the...Read More

By Dave Solomon, Business NH Magazine Tom Boucher (pictured) is a bit of an outlier in the restaurant business these days. The CEO and owner of Great NH Restaurants may be one of the few restaurateurs who sees a silver lining in the workforce crisis that’s reshaping the industry. “The industry has expanded and exploded in recent years to...Read More