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Client Alerts Employment & LaborWhy Your Company Will Be in Violation of the Massachusetts Equal Pay Law on July 1st – And How to Fix It

March 28, 2018

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli As described in our prior publications, an Act to Establish Pay Equity in Massachusetts (the “Equal Pay Law”) will go into effect on July 1, 2018. In basic terms, the Equal Pay Law requires Massachusetts employers to pay the same compensation to men and women performing “comparable” work. The Equal Pay...

Press ReleasesJohn Ottaviani Hosted Trademark Due Diligence and Trademark Transactions Roundtable

March 28, 2018

PS&H attorney, John Ottaviani, will host a roundtable discussion, sponsored by the International Trademark Association, in our Providence office on April 5th. Please join us for lunch and two RI CLE credits from Noon to 2pm to discuss trademark due diligence and trademark transactions. Only a few more days to register – Register here today! IP due...

Client AlertsAn Epic Win for Employers Across the Nation: What Employers Should Do To Avail Themselves of the Benefits of the New U.S. Supreme Court Decision

March 24, 2018

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli In a 5-4 decision this week, the Supreme Court ruled in Epic Systems v. Lewis that class action waivers in employer/employee arbitration agreements are as lawful and enforceable as any other contract (read the decision here). The Court’s decision rejects prior positions taken by the National Labor Relations Board...

Press ReleasesThe Law of Sexual Harassment (How to Address Situations)

March 21, 2018

Perhaps no social awareness story has generated more publicity in recent memory than the #metoo movement. While the media focuses its coverage of #metoo on celebrities, athletes and politicians, the light is beginning to shine where it is needed most; in the workplace. Sexual harassment is the workplace is not a new problem. But, in...

Corporate & Business NewsStrategic Use of Referral Agreements

March 16, 2018

Insurance agencies rely on referrals as an important method of growing revenues, and many of those referrals happen organically from business-to-business relationships and personal introductions. In those circumstances, there are no written agreements and no expectations of compensation to the referral source. There may be times, however, when the unique relationship between an insurance agency...

Client Alerts Employment & LaborProposed Rhode Island Sick Leave Regulations Fail to Provide Clarity and Will Increase Employer Headaches if Finalized

March 14, 2018

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) has finally released its proposed regulations, 260-RICR-30-05-5 regarding the Rhode Island Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act (the “Sick Leave Law”). As we alerted you in October, the text of the Sick Leave Law – which will require employers with 18...

Employment & Labor NewsAvoiding The Pitfalls Of Pre-Employment Background Checks

March 7, 2018

By Alicia J. Samolis This article was originally published on March 6 by Law360. A federal judge in the Middle District of Florida has allowed a class action to proceed against Amazon, on allegations that Amazon engaged in unfair pre-employment background check practices. The cases, Hargrett v. Amazon and Austin v. Amazon DEDC LLC (Hargrett)[1], which involve...

Press ReleasesHasbro Children’s Hospital Heroes Ball

March 3, 2018

On Saturday, March 3, Hasbro Children’s Hospital welcomed more than 700 guests to the Rhode Island Convention Center for its annual Heroes Ball. The signature event raised $970,285 in support of patient care, life-saving programs, research, education, and the evening’s fund-a-need focus – the transformation of the hospital’s outdoor healing garden and play areas.

Client Alerts Employment & Labor NewsMassachusetts Employers Take Notice

February 22, 2018

#METOO MOVEMENT Perhaps no social awareness story has generated more publicity in recent memory than the #METOO movement. In January, PS&H Employment Lawyer, Michael Gamboli joined Juli Parker, Assistant Dean of Students, Director of the Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and Andre Silva, a Representative from the Massachusetts...

Press ReleasesAmerican Heart Association – Go Red for Women Event

February 16, 2018

PS&H was a proud sponsor of the American Hear Association’s 2018 Go Red for Women Event. The Go Red For Women Luncheon is an annual celebration of the American Heart Association’s commitment to raise awareness about heart disease and stroke in women. Heart disease and stroke remain the nation’s leading health threats to women but...

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