PROVIDENCE, RI, July 28, 2025 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH), a full-service business law and litigation firm, announces that the firm was selected for the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 2025 Empowering Women Award, which recognizes law firms that have shown a strong commitment to supporting and elevating women attorneys. The firm is featured in the...
Employment & LaborMedia MentionsIndependent Contractor Work Is Opening Your Business Up to Liability (Beyond Misclassification)
July 25, 2025
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...
Corporate & BusinessNonprofitPress ReleasesReal EstatePartridge Snow & Hahn and Waldron H. Rand & Company, P.C. Co-Present Webinar on One Big Beautiful Bill Act
July 24, 2025
PROVIDENCE, RI, July 24, 2025 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH), a full-service business law and litigation firm, announces that attorneys Elizabeth O. Manchester, Jay R. Peabody, and Russell J. Stein will present a webinar on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on Thursday, July 31 in collaboration with accounting firm Waldron H. Rand...
Client AlertsReal EstateRhode Island Approves 63% Increase in Real Estate Conveyance Tax in 2026 Budget
July 23, 2025
By Jay Peabody, Allison Fleet, Brian Reilly, and Madeline Ursini On June 17, 2025, the Rhode Island House of Representatives approved the state’s $13.9 billion budget for FY 2026, which includes a substantial 63% increase in the real estate transfer (conveyance) tax. Effective July 1, 2026, the transfer tax rate payable by sellers in Rhode Island will rise from...
Commercial & Public FinanceLitigation & DisputesMedia MentionsReal EstatePSH Attorney Daniel Burgoyne Featured in Providence Journal for Role in Tallulah’s Taqueria Bankruptcy Case
July 18, 2025
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...
Client AlertsReal EstateMassachusetts Regulation Prohibits Sellers from Accepting Offers with Preemptive Inspection Waivers
July 15, 2025
By Jay Peabody, Allison Fleet, Brian Reilly, and Madeline Ursini Effective October 15, 2025, Massachusetts has adopted new home inspection regulations under 760 CMR 74.00 that prohibit sellers from accepting residential real estate offers containing preemptive inspection waivers, or conditioning a seller’s acceptance of an offer on the waiver, limitation, or other restriction of the...
Client AlertsEmployment & LaborLitigation & DisputesRhode Island Legislative Update: New Laws Create Burdensome Requirements on Businesses with Rhode Island Employees
July 14, 2025
By Alicia Samolis, Sean Fontes, Morgan Hedly, & Michael Gamboli It is that time of year again, when the Rhode Island legislature ends its session and passes a number of laws that affect businesses with Rhode Island employees. Unfortunately, this year the legislature has passed multiple laws that will increase the already burdensome state-specific requirements on employers, including requiring...
Litigation & DisputesMedia MentionsReal EstatePSH Partner Travis McDermott Weighs In on Rhode Island’s Controversial ‘Taylor Swift Tax’
July 11, 2025
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,...
By Elizabeth Manchester, Madeline Ursini, and Kelley O’Donnell The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduces sweeping tax changes that will significantly impact nonprofit organizations. While the law aims to encourage charitable giving through a new universal deduction available to all taxpayers, including those who do not itemize, it simultaneously imposes new and higher excise...
By Elizabeth O. Manchester and Kelley J. O’Donnell On June 26, 2025, Rhode Island enacted Bill 579 SUB A, Chapter 41, establishing new compliance and reporting requirements for nonprofit organizations operating within the state. Aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability in the nonprofit sector, the law mandates that any nonprofit receiving more than $50,000 annually from the General...
