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...
Partridge Snow & Hahn Employment & Labor law attorney and former general counsel for the Rhode Island Department of Labor Sean Fontes was recently interviewed in SupplyChainBrain about Amazon’s standoff in negotiating a contract with its recently formed Staten Island warehouse union. The widely publicized formation of Amazon’s first union highlights that – despite the...
After the Department of Labor adopted a more business‑friendly approach to classifying independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act in May, many businesses have turned to 1099 workers as a way to sidestep the complexity of employment regulations. But as PSH Partner and Chair of the Employment & Labor Practice Alicia Samolis explains in...
Partridge Snow & Hahn attorney Dan Burgoyne was recently featured in The Providence Journal for his role representing Farm Fresh Rhode Island in the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings involving Tallulah’s Taqueria. As noted in the article, Dan filed a successful motion on behalf of Farm Fresh to compel the restaurant to vacate its Sims Avenue location...
Rhode Island real estate professionals are voicing strong criticism of two new taxes included in the state’s proposed $14B fiscal year 2026 budget: a 63% increase in the conveyance tax for all home sellers and a new tax on million-dollar homes unoccupied for more than half the year, dubbed the “Taylor Swift tax.” Travis McDermott,...
From landlord-tenant disputes and foreclosure actions to joint venture breakdowns and receivership proceedings, Rhode Island real estate litigation is governed by a complex web of statutes, case law, and procedural rules. In the latest Chambers USA: Law & Practice guide, PSH attorneys Daniel E. Burgoyne, James P. McGlone, Michael L. Mineau, and Allison L. Fleet...
As short-term rentals (STRs) continue to reshape the housing and hospitality markets, Rhode Island finds itself at the center of a legal balancing act between state-level statutes and local zoning restrictions. In his latest contribution to Chambers USA: Trends & Developments, PSH Partner Michael L. Mineau explores the state’s fast-developing case law around STR regulation,...
Alicia J. Samolis, Partner and Chair of the Employment & Labor Practice at Partridge Snow & Hahn, was recently interviewed by Law360 in its article regarding Edward Blum, a legal strategist behind many recent lawsuits challenging Affirmative Action programs in different contexts. The article highlights the multitude of lawsuits targeting various DEI initiatives since the...
As federally-funded nonprofits scramble to review their DEI initiatives impacting those who receive their services, all nonprofits – regardless of funding sources – need to also review their employment related DEI programs. Elizabeth O. Manchester, Chair of Partridge Snow & Hahn’s Nonprofit & Tax Exempt Practice Group, and Alicia J. Samolis, Chair of Partridge Snow...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Department of Justice released new guidance on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) in the workplace in March of 2025. In a recent Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly article, PSH Partner and Employment & Labor Chair Alicia J. Samolis offers valuable insight into what this shift means for employers. Drawing on her deep experience in...
