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Recent updates:

• Update: August 2025

  Dear Subscriber:

  MCLE is pleased to enclose your copy of the 2025 edition of Drafting Employment Documents in Massachusetts . Inside, you will find new material addressing topics such as the following:

  • Form of offer letter for nonexempt and exempt employees. See chapter 4 for several alternative options for clauses that address arbitration. The chapter also offers a sample document for the assignment of inventions and employee confidential information.

  • Employees' reliance on artificial intelligence (AI). Chapter 17 includes discussion of several widely reported cases, such as those involving attorneys who relied on less experienced staff to write court briefs that included fictitious or incorrect citations to cases. The chapter includes practical suggestions for employers regarding implementation of policies on the use of AI. The chapter includes a sample AI use policy.

  • Title VII. In chapter 8, find a new discussion of requested religious exemptions from an employer's health and safety policies, such as vaccination requirements, and the propensity for an imposition of hardship where an employee's job functions require them to interact in person—particularly in clinical health–care settings. A 2024 case is cited.

  • Privacy in the workplace—lie detector tests. See chapter 11 for information about a recent clarification of G.L. c. 149, § 19B to create a private right of action to enforce the statute's notice provision. A 2024 case cites a denial of a motion to dismiss an action brought by a job applicant alleging that the employer failed to provide him with notice of his statutory rights before he unwittingly participated in a virtual interview that involved the use of AI to analyze the applicant's facial expressions, eye contact, voice intonation, and voice inflection.

  We at MCLE trust that you will find this new material useful in your law practice and valuable in keeping your law library current.

  Cordially,

  MCLE Press

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 expand

Elements of Drug Offenses

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Helle Sachse, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Chapter 2 expand

Defenses to Drug Offenses

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Joshua J. Wood, Esq., Benzaken, Maguire, Sheehan, and Wood LLP

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- Defenses to Drug Offenses Buy Form

Chapter 3 expand

Discovery Practice and Pretrial Conferences

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Jason Benzaken, Esq., Benzaken, Maguire, Sheehan, and Wood LLP

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- Discovery Practice and Pretrial Conferences Buy Form

Exhibit 3A

- Motion for Funds for an Investigator and Affidavit in Support Buy Form

Exhibit 3B

- Motion to Release Impounded Documents to Counsel for the Defendant and Court Order Buy Form

Exhibit 3C

- Defendant’s Motion to Preserve Oral Communication Buy Form

Exhibit 3D

- Defendant’s Motion to Preserve Police Notes Buy Form

Exhibit 3E

- Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory—Laboratory Materials Request Policy Buy Form

Exhibit 3F

- Proposed Supplemental Addendum to Conference Report Buy Form

Exhibit 3G

- Specific Requests Regarding Bias and Motive of Witness to Lie Not Limited to Confidential Informants Buy Form

Exhibit 3H

- Motion for Discovery of K-9 Tracking Dog and Information and Suggestions in Support Thereof Buy Form

Exhibit 3I

- Motion for Discovery of Drug Analysis Buy Form

Exhibit 3J

- Motion for Bill of Particulars Buy Form

Exhibit 3K

- Department of State Police General Order INV-02, Confidential Informants Buy Form

Exhibit 3L

- Boston Police Rule 333: Confidential Informant Procedures Buy Form

Chapter 4 expand

Informant Issues

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Luke Ryan, Esq., Strehorn, Ryan & Hoose
Molly Ryan Strehorn, Esq., Sasson, Turnbull, Ryan & Hoose

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Exhibit 4A

- Motion for Exculpatory Evidence Involving Informant Buy Form

Exhibit 4B

- Affidavit in Support of Defendant’s Motion for Exculpatory Evidence Involving Informant Buy Form

Exhibit 4C

- Motion for Informant Information Buy Form

Exhibit 4D

- Motion to Produce Police Records Buy Form

Exhibit 4E

- Motion for Disclosure of Surveillance Information Buy Form

Exhibit 4F

- Supporting Memorandum of Law Regarding Disclosure of Informant Information Buy Form

Exhibit 4G

- Motion for Disclosure of Precise Location of Seized Evidence Buy Form

Chapter 5 expand

Challenges to Search Warrants

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Shira M. Diner, Esq., Boston University School of Law
J. Scott Lauer, Esq., Federal Public Defender Office

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Exhibit 5A

- Sample Motion to Suppress Search Warrant with Accompanying Memorandum of Law Buy Form

Chapter 6 expand

Warrantless Searches

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Alison T. Bloomquist, Esq.,

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Chapter 7 expand

Expert Witness Issues

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Anne C. Goldbach, Esq.,
Nathan Tamulis, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services

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- Expert Witness Issues Buy Form

Exhibit 7A

- Defendant’s Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Exclude the Commonwealth’s Proposed Expert Testimony Buy Form

Exhibit 7B

- Motion in Limine to Prohibit Evidence Regarding Drug-Sniffing Dog’s Alert to Currency Buy Form

Exhibit 7C

- Evaluating Dog Scent Evidence: Where Do I Start? Buy Form

Exhibit 7D

- Department of State Police General Order TOP-05 Regarding Canines Buy Form

Exhibit 7E

- Defendant’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Testimony of Drug Recognition Expert Buy Form

Exhibit 7F

- Commonwealth’s Motion in Limine to Qualify Detective as an Expert Buy Form

Exhibit 7G

- Outline of Examination of Drug Chemist/Analyst Buy Form

Exhibit 7H

- Post–Melendez-Diaz Drug Expert Discovery Ideas Checklist Buy Form

Exhibit 7I

- Motion in Limine to Preclude Testimony Regarding “Presumptive Tests” Buy Form

Exhibit 7J

- Daubert Challenges to Experts in Federal Criminal Cases: An Overlooked Defense Buy Form

Chapter 8 expand

Scientific Evidence and Protocols

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Andrew W. Piltser Cowan, Esq., PiltserCowan Law

Exhibit 8A

- Glossary of Forensic Chemistry Terms Buy Form

Exhibit 8B

- NIJ Standard 0604.01: Color Test Regeants/Kits for Preliminary Identification of Drugs of Abuse Buy Form

Exhibit 8C

- Protocol for the Analysis of General Unknown Powders and Liquid Samples Buy Form

Exhibit 8D

- Protocol for the Analysis of Isobutyl Nitrite or Butyl Nitrate Samples Buy Form

Exhibit 8E

- Protocol for the Analysis of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) Buy Form

Exhibit 8F

- Protocol for the Analysis of Marihuana Samples Buy Form

Exhibit 8G

- Protocol for the Analysis of Mushroom Matter Buy Form

Exhibit 8H

- Protocol for the Analysis of Residue Samples Buy Form

Exhibit 8I

- Protocol for the Analysis of Resinous Matter Buy Form

Exhibit 8J

- Protocol for the Analysis of Tablets and Capsules Buy Form

Exhibit 8K

- Protocol for the Testing of Multiple Sample Drug Cases Buy Form

Chapter 9 expand

Voir Dire Issues

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Jason Benzaken, Esq., Benzaken, Maguire, Sheehan, and Wood LLP
Joshua J. Wood, Esq., Benzaken, Maguire, Sheehan, and Wood LLP

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- Voir Dire Issues Buy Form

Exhibit 9A

- Official Court Juror Questionnaire Buy Form

Exhibit 9B

- Superior Court and District Court Addenda Dealing with Panel Voir Dire Procedures Buy Form

Exhibit 9C

- Motion for Voir Dire and Supporting Affidavits Buy Form

Chapter 10 expand

Evidentiary Issues

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Benjamin B. Selman, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services

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- Evidentiary Issues Buy Form

Chapter 11 expand

Cross-Examination

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Jason T. Green, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services
Paul R. Rudof, Esq., Strehorn, Ryan, & Hoose

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Chapter 12 expand

Jury Instructions

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Hon. Jeremy C. Bucci, Hampden Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Chapter 13 expand

Interlocutory Appeals

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Katherine E. McMahon, Esq., Hampden County District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Shane T. O'Sullivan, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Checklist 13.1

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Exhibit 13A

- Commonwealth’s Notice of Interlocutory Appeal Buy Form

Exhibit 13B

- Commonwealth’s Motion for Stay of Proceedings Buy Form

Exhibit 13C

- Defendant’s Petition for Interlocutory Appeal and Stay of Proceedings Buy Form

Exhibit 13D

- Affidavit in Support of Defendant’s Petition for Interlocutory Appeal and Stay of Proceedings Buy Form

Exhibit 13E

- Defendant’s Notice of Appeal Buy Form

Exhibit 13F

- Defendant’s Motion for Waiver of Entry Fee Buy Form

Exhibit 13G

- Affidavit in Support of Defendant’s Motion for Waiver of Entry Fee Buy Form

Exhibit 13H

- Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendant’s Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Buy Form

Exhibit 13I

- Supplemental Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendant’s Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Buy Form

Exhibit 13J

- Commonwealth’s Petition for Relief from an Order Barring the Admission of Competent Evidence at Defendant’s Probation Revocation Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 13K

- Commonwealth’s Memorandum of Law in Support of Petition for Relief from an Order Barring the Admission of Competent Evidence at Defendant’s Probation Revocation Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 13L

- Commonwealth’s G.L. c. 211, § 3 Petition Seeking Relief from an Order Requiring It to Disclose the Identity of a Confidential Informant Buy Form

Exhibit 13M

- Commonwealth’s Memorandum of Law in Support of Its G.L. c. 211, § 3 Petition Seeking Relief from an Order Requiring It to Disclose the Identity of a Confidential Informant Buy Form

Exhibit 13N

- Commonwealth’s Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant’s Petition for Relief Under G.L. c. 211, § 3 Buy Form

Exhibit 13O

- Commonwealth’s Motion for Stay of Proceedings Pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 15 Buy Form

Exhibit 13P

- Commonwealth’s Mass. R. Crim. P. 15(a)(2) (2017) & G.L. c. 278, § 28E Application Seeking Leave to Appeal an Order Allowing the Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Buy Form

Exhibit 13Q

- Commonwealth’s Opposition to Defendant’s Application Pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 15(a)(2) for Leave to Appeal Order Denying Motion to Suppress Buy Form

Chapter 14 expand

Collateral Consequences

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Victoria Kelleher, Esq., Law Office of Victoria Kelleher

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