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Client Alerts Real Estate“A guide to real estate finance law for borrowers & lenders in Rhode Island”

January 10, 2015

A Q&A guide to real estate finance law for borrowers and lenders in Rhode Island. This Q&A addresses state laws relating to security instruments, usury laws, limitations on personal liability, recording requirements and taxes, priority issues, mechanics’ liens, landlord liens, title insurance matters, and foreclosure procedures primarily impacting lending transactions in a commercial context. Federal,...

Client Alerts NewsEmployers – Be Prepared to Revise Your Email Policies

January 7, 2015

Jennifer Luzzi, 2014 – 2015 Winter Associate, contributed to this article. It’s official; the longstanding rule of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that employees have no statutory right to use work email for communications with each other regarding unionizing activities has changed. On December 10, 2014, the board decided that so long as employees...

Press ReleasesThomas Enright has been Elected Partner of the Firm

January 1, 2015

We are pleased to announce that Thomas J. Enright has been elected Partner of the Firm. “Tom’s litigation and contract negotiation experience along with his commitment to excellence makes him a valuable addition to the partnership,” said David M. Gilden, Managing Partner. Tom represents the interests of various commercial entities and individuals before state and federal courts...

Client Alerts NewsU.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Resolve Whether the FHA Provides for Disparate Impact Liability

December 22, 2014

A major change to federal law governing mortgage lending may be on the horizon. On October 2, 2014, the United States Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) not only imposes liability for intentional discrimination, but also for actions taken without an intent to discriminate that may have a disproportionate effect...

Client Alerts NewsU.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Reduce Filing Fees

December 18, 2014

Effective January 17, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is reducing filing fees for new U.S. trademark applications filed and processed electronically from $325 to $275 per class (and as low as $225 if certain strict requirements can be met), and from $400 to $300 per class for renewal applications filed and processed electronically....

Client Alerts Employment & Labor NewsU.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Major Challenge to Federal Health Reform

November 10, 2014

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli Are Employers in the 34 States Without Exchanges Subject to Penalties? Despite the fact that there is no longer any disagreement in the lower courts, the Supreme Court on Friday, November 7, 2014, made the unusual and highly unexpected move of agreeing to rule on a key challenge...

Client Alerts NewsMassachusetts Voters Pass Mandatory Paid Sick Time – updated

November 5, 2014

Massachusetts Ballot Question 4 on mandatory sick leave passed. This change to the law makes Massachusetts one of only a few states that requires paid sick time. Under the law, employers with 11 or more employees are required to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick time per calendar year, while smaller employers must...

Press ReleasesPS&H Ranked One of 2015 Best Law Firms in America

November 3, 2014

November 3, 2014 – U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers have released the 2015 Best Law Firms rankings. Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP is proud to be recognized among the highest rankings in National and Metropolitan areas as listed below: National Tier 3 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Metropolitan Tier 1 Boston...

Client Alerts NewsMandatory Paid Sick Time in Massachusetts?

October 29, 2014

As we prepare to go to the voting polls on November 4, one issue attracting attention from smaller employers is Ballot Question 4 on mandatory sick leave. This proposed change to the law would make Massachusetts one of only a few states that requires paid sick time. Under the proposed law, employers with 11 or...

Client Alerts NewsUS Department of Labor to Aggressively Pursue Misclassification Matters

October 17, 2014

Employers have many ways of getting into trouble. We hope that after reading this you will avoid one of them; namely, misclassifying employees as independent contractors. The US Department of Labor (DOL) just awarded over $10,000,000 in grants to 19 states to improve efforts of finding and prosecuting employers who improperly classify employees as independent...

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