There has been recent attention, both in the media and by the Small Business Administration (SBA), on the good faith certification required by applicants for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The loan application requires a certification that “[c]urrent economic uncertainty makes this loan request necessary to support the ongoing operations of the Applicant.” Recent SBA...
PS&H employment Partner and Chair of the Labor & Employment Group, Alicia Samolis, was quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly discussing a case involving the termination of an employee who subsequently disclosed that she was dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In the case of Trahan v. Wayfair Maine, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
Client AlertsIntellectual PropertyUSPTO Extends Filing Deadlines For COVID-19 Related Delays, Again
April 29, 2020
By John Ottaviani, On April 28, 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced extensions to the time allowed to file certain (but not all) patent and trademark related documents and to pay certain required fees. The USPTO had previously extended by 30 days the due date for filings due between March 27, 2020...
Client AlertsNonprofitReplacing Lost Revenues for Charities: Ways to Consider Charitable Giving Diversification
April 28, 2020
Nonprofit organizations with traditional reliance on event fundraising are now in a position to solicit donors in an alternate manner because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is an opportune time to launch formal annual and planned giving programs, to the extent they are not in place at your institution. There are particular methods of giving...
The current COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses online in order to survive. In many cases, businesses had no plans to be online. Others were forced to move online more quickly than planned. In order to assist these businesses, we are preparing a series of articles discussing some of the more important legal issues to...
The current COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses online in order to survive. In many cases, businesses had no plans to be online. Others were forced to move online more quickly than planned. In order to assist these businesses, we are preparing a series of articles discussing some of the more important legal issues to...
Client AlertsCorporate & BusinessSenate Approves Additional Funding for CARES Act Program
April 22, 2020
On April 21, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would amend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) by providing approximately $480 billion in additional funding to combat COVID-19. The new relief package authorizes $310 billion to replenish the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which exhausted all...
The current COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses online in order to survive. In many cases, businesses had no plans to be online. Others were forced to move online more quickly than planned. In order to assist these businesses, we are preparing a series of articles discussing some of the more important legal issues to...
Client AlertsIRS Extends Deadlines For Certain 1031 Exchanges And Investments In Qualified Opportunity Funds
April 14, 2020
By Jay R. Peabody, Russell J. Stein and Patrick W. Niebauer On April 9, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-23 (the “Notice”), which updated Notices 2020-18 and 2020-20 to provide additional relief to taxpayers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the Notice benefits taxpayers engaged in certain 1031 Exchanges or investments in Qualified Opportunity Funds by...
Press ReleasesPartridge Snow & Hahn LLP Appoints New Partner In Charge For Boston Office
April 6, 2020
Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP (PSH) has announced the appointment of Colin A. Coleman as the Partner in Charge of the firm’s Boston office. Coleman is a Partner in the firm’s Transactional Practice Group and joined PSH in 2016 after successfully leading a boutique corporate law firm for 20 years. “In these challenging times, Colin’s...
