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Client Alerts Employment & LaborFederal Contractors Advised to Make Changes to Their DEI Programs

April 23, 2025

By Alicia Samolis, Sean Fontes, Morgan Hedly, & Michael Gamboli Federal contractors need to take note of two Executive Orders impacting their employee Diversity Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) programs. Unlike the recent EEO and DOJ guidance regarding employer DEI initiatives applying to all employers, these two Executive Orders require changes to existing previously lawful federal contractor DEI initiatives....

Client Alerts Litigation & DisputesWhat We’re Watching: Peebles, et al. v. JRK Property Holdings, Inc.

April 18, 2025

By Suzanne Elovecky and Hannah Amadei What We’re Watching: Peebles, et al. v. JRK Property Holdings, Inc. Massachusetts SJC hears arguments on what is “Reasonable Wear and Tear” under the Security Deposit Statute On April 7, 2025, the Supreme Judicial Court heard the parties’ arguments on two certified questions from U.S. District Court Judge Nathanial...

Client Alerts Land Use Litigation & Disputes Real EstateShort Term Rentals in Rhode Island: Municipality Restrictions and Subsequent Litigation

April 16, 2025

By Michael Mineau, Allison Fleet, and Kelley O’Donnell The legality and regulation of Short Term Rentals, which in some municipalities are defined as “guest house” or “transient guest facility” uses (“STRs”), has, with the explosion in popularity and use of hosting platform websites such as Airbnb, VRBO, and others, led to a legal quagmire of...

Employment & Labor Press ReleasesSean M. Fontes to Present, “The Massachusetts Pay Transparency Act: What Employers Need to Know,” on Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Webinar

April 11, 2025

PROVIDENCE, RI, April 11, 2025 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH), a full-service business law and litigation firm, announces that attorney Sean M. Fontes will present, “The Massachusetts Pay Transparency Act: What Employers Need to Know,” on a Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly webinar on Tuesday, April 15. Fontes and fellow panelists will review the new Massachusetts...

Client Alerts Environmental Real Estate2025 Brownfields Funding Round Now Open in Rhode Island

April 10, 2025

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) has announced the release of the 2025 Guidelines and Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Brownfields Remediation and Economic Development Fund Grants. This competitive funding opportunity is available to Government or Public Entities, Non-Profit Organizations, and Private/Non-Governmental Entities to support the cleanup and revitalization of contaminated or...

Employment & Labor Media MentionsAlicia J. Samolis Featured in Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly on Impact of EEOC’s Updated DEI Guidance

April 7, 2025

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...

Client Alerts Corporate & BusinessCorporate Transparency Act: FinCEN Narrows Reporting Rules, Exempting U.S. Entities and Beneficial Owners

April 2, 2025

By Lawrence Sheh, Brian Reilly, and Madeline Ursini On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an interim final rule exempting all U.S. entities and their beneficial owners from beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The new rule narrows the definition of “reporting company” to exclusively apply to entities...

Litigation & Disputes Media MentionsLitigation Associate Jim McGlone Featured in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

April 1, 2025

We’re thrilled to see that Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has spotlighted our very own Associate James P. McGlone in a recent feature. The article explores Jim’s journey from a demanding legal career to discovering music as both a creative outlet and a way to bring people together. With no formal training, he embraced the challenge of...

Land Use Litigation & Disputes Press Releases Real EstatePartridge Snow & Hahn Partner Michael L. Mineau to Present at Roger Williams University Real Estate Speaker Series

March 20, 2025

PROVIDENCE, RI, March 20, 2025 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH) Partner Michael L. Mineau will be a featured speaker at the inaugural Roger Williams University Real Estate Speaker Series on March 26. Mineau, who is the first presenter in the series, will speak to undergraduate students in the real estate program and members of...

Client Alerts Litigation & Disputes NonprofitCourt of Appeals Order Will Allow DEI Executive Orders To Take Effect, Pending Further Review

March 18, 2025

By Elizabeth O. Manchester, James P. McGlone, and Kelley J. O’Donnell In a decision on Friday, March 14, 2025, a panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay pending appeal in a legal challenge to a pair of President Trump’s executive orders which promulgated new policy directives regarding (among other things) diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...

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