Partridge Snow & Hahn Partner and Chair of the Employment & Labor Group Alicia Samolis was recently quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly regarding a noteworthy decision in a high-profile sexual harassment case, Sabatini v. Knouse, et al. The ruling presented a rare example of defamation and tortious interference with contractual relationship claims being allowed to...
Partridge Snow & Hahn Partner and Employment & Labor Chair Alicia J. Samolis was recently featured in Law360 discussing Massachusetts’ newly implemented pay transparency law. The law requires companies with 25 or more Massachusetts employees to disclose pay ranges on job postings and provide salary information to employees upon request. While the law is receiving...
PROVIDENCE, RI, November 13, 2025 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH), a full-service business law and litigation firm, announces that attorney Sean M. Fontes has been appointed to the Rhode Island District of the Federal Court’s 2026 District Conference Planning Committee by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. In this role, Fontes, in partnership with...
PROVIDENCE, RI, November 6, 2025 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH), a full-service business law and litigation firm, announces that it has received top rankings in both the Rhode Island and Boston regional markets of the Best Lawyers® 2026 edition of “Best Law Firms.” Firms included in the “Best Law Firms” rankings are recognized for...
Partridge Snow & Hahn Partner and Employment & Labor Chair, Alicia J. Samolis, was recently featured in both Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly for her commentary on a recent employment law decision issued by a District Court within the First Circuit Court of Appeals. The case arose after defendant IBM Corp. laid...
By Lawrence J. Sheh, Alicia J. Samolis, Michael A. Gamboli, and Madeline M. Ursini On October 22, 2025, in Nunez v. Syncsort Incorporated, et al., the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the decision of the Massachusetts appellate court holding retention and change-of-control bonuses are not considered wages under the Massachusetts Wage Act. The decision provides important...
By Alicia J. Samolis, Michael A. Gamboli, Sean M. Fontes, & Morgan E. Hedly The pay range disclosure requirements in the Massachusetts pay transparency law will finally take effect on October 29, 2025. Employers with 25 or more employees whose primary place of work is in Massachusetts (i.e., the employees spend most of their time working...
PROVIDENCE, RI, October 20, 2025 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH) Partner Elizabeth O. Manchester and Counsel Sean M. Fontes will present the program, “Building a Resilient and High-Performing Nonprofit Culture,” at the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce’s Nonprofit Leadership Circle on Wednesday, October 22. Manchester and Fontes will discuss how organizations can focus on...
PROVIDENCE, RI, October 17, 2025 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH), a full-service business law and litigation firm, announces that eight of its attorneys were named to the list of 2025 Super Lawyers. The top 5% of attorneys in each state are named to the Super Lawyers list each year. The following PSH attorneys were...
PROVIDENCE, RI, August 21, 2025 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH), a full-service business law and litigation firm, announces that 20 of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 32nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, and four were selected for the “Ones to Watch” category. Best Lawyers is considered one of the...
