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Employment & Labor NewsAlicia J. Samolis was recently interviewed by RI Lawyers Weekly regarding a new First Circuit case

August 16, 2022

PSH Partner, and Employment & Labor Chair, Alicia J. Samolis was recently interviewed by Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly regarding a new First Circuit Case regarding associational discrimination under Title VII. First Circuit case Frith, et al. v. Whole Market, Inc., et al. arose when both black and non-black Whole Foods employees wore “black lives matter” masks to...

Litigation & Disputes Press ReleasesHoward Merten Elected as President of Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel

August 1, 2022

PS&H Partner Howard Merten was elected to be President of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) for 2022-2023 at the organization’s recent Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1936, the FDCC is an international organization composed of the nation’s leaders in the legal community. Federation members have been judged by their peers to have...

Press ReleasesThree Partridge Snow & Hahn Attorneys Selected as Fellows of Rhode Island Bar Foundation

July 27, 2022

PS&H’s Paul Kessimian, Christian Jenner, and Daniel Burgoyne were selected as Fellows of the Rhode Island Bar Foundation. They were recognized at the Foundation’s annual luncheon on June 23, 2022. Each year, Fellows are selected by the Foundation’s Board of Directors from those members of the Rhode Island Bar Association whose professional, public, and private careers have demonstrated their outstanding dedication to...

Client Alerts NonprofitPSH Assists The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company with Establishing The Beacon Foundation

July 21, 2022

For over thirty years, Beacon Mutual has been the leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance in Rhode Island. Beacon Mutual makes it a part of its mission to care about Rhode Islanders. Now, they will fulfill that mission in part through funding The Beacon Foundation. The Beacon Foundation, through the issuance of donations and grants, will...

Press ReleasesPSH Director of Finance & Administration Among Providence Business News’ Leaders & Achievers Honorees

July 8, 2022

PS&H is proud to announce that Thomas C. Eagan was selected as one of Providence Business News’ Leaders & Achievers Honorees. The honorees and their accomplishments will be celebrated at an event on August 18, 2022 at the Aldrich Mansion in Warwick and featured in an upcoming issue of the publication. The honorees, listed below, were selected...

Client Alerts Commercial & Public FinanceRhode Island Modernizes its Receivership Law By Enacting the Commercial Receivership Act

July 1, 2022

By Daniel E. Burgoyne On June 20, 2022, Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee signed into law the Rhode Island Commercial Receivership Act (“CRA”), which updates and modernizes Rhode Island receivership practice. Pub. L. 2002, ch. 107 and 108. The CRA is based upon the Uniform Law Commission’s 2015 Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act. The uniform act is...

Client Alerts NonprofitGot Crypto?

June 24, 2022

By Elizabeth Manchester Charities increasingly receive inquiries from donors regarding the entity’s willingness to accept cryptocurrency (“crypto”) donations. In the wake of the pandemic, charities should consider ways to diversify fundraising efforts in a compliant manner. Charities can best prepare themselves with the following steps to evaluate and accept cryptocurrency donations. Review and revise gift...

Client Alerts Employment & LaborRhode Island Employers can No Longer Discipline Employees for Out-of-Work Recreational Weed Use

June 21, 2022

By Alicia Samolis and Michael Gamboli Pursuant to the new law legalizing recreational marijuana in Rhode Island, private employers are now prohibited from firing or taking other disciplinary action against an employee for recreational marijuana use outside the workplace. The narrow exceptions to the prohibition are as follows: Employees cannot be “under the influence” at work....

Client Alerts Commercial & Public FinanceHow to Prevent Frivolous Appeals from Derailing Receivership Sales of Rhode Island Real Estate

June 15, 2022

By Daniel E. Burgoyne and Christian R. Jenner A pair of recent decisions from the Rhode Island Superior Court’s Business Calendar, authored by Associate Justices Richard J. Licht and Brian P. Stern, demonstrate how a secured lender in a receivership can combat frivolous appeals that might otherwise threaten a sale of its real estate collateral....

Litigation & Disputes Press ReleasesPS&H Counsel Chris Wildenhain Among Providence Business News’ 2022 40 Under Forty Winners

June 10, 2022

PS&H is proud to announce that Christopher M. Wildenhain, was selected as one of the Providence Business News 40 Under Forty Honorees. The winners and their accomplishments will be celebrated at an event on July 21st, at Aldrich Mansion in Warwick, and featured in an upcoming issue of the publication. Learn more about Chris and where...

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