As demonstrated by the recent update to the EEOC’s Technical Assistance Questions and Answers relating to COVID-19 (“EEOC Guidance”), Employers with any sort of vaccine policy should pay close attention to how the law is evolving to avoid any technical missteps. PS&H partner, Alicia Samolis, was recently interviewed regarding the current status of employer’s rights...
Partridge Snow & Hahn is proud to have 25 attorneys in 15 practice areas recognized in the 2021 Professional Excellence in Law section of Rhode Island Monthly’s June issue. The honorees, who are showcased as top local attorneys in their respective areas of practice, are chosen on several criteria ranging from peer reviews, feedback from professionals in related fields, professional...
Client AlertsEmployment & LaborMassachusetts Mandatory Emergency Paid Sick Leave Starts Now
June 7, 2021
By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli Governor Baker has signed a mandatory emergency paid sick leave law (“EPSL”) requiring that every Massachusetts employer provide up to 40 hours of paid leave to employees for certain reasons relating to COVID-19. The payment to employees – including the cost of benefits – does not have...
By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli On May 18, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service published guidance in the form of a series of 86 questions and answers (“FAQ”) that address the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021’s (“ARPA”) continuation health coverage in the form of “COBRA premium assistance” under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget...
PS&H partner Alicia Samolis presented Legal Issues Surrounding Employer Vaccination Mandates, Incentives and Tracking (And Other Return-To-Work Issues) to the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce. Click here to view the recording of the presentation. The presentation reviews the legal and business issues surrounding employer’s four options relating to employee vaccines, including: mandating vaccines incentivizing vaccines tracking vaccines, and not having...
This month, two congressional Republican lawmakers introduced a bill to legalize marijuana at the federal level, as well as to protect banks that service state-legal cannabis businesses and to ensure that military veterans treated by the Veterans’ Administration (“VA”) are allowed to be treated with medical marijuana in compliance with state law. The “Common Sense...
Partridge Snow & Hahn (PS&H) is recognized by one of the legal industry’s most prestigious resource guides – Chambers USA. The firm is recognized for its work in the areas of Corporate/Commercial, Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, and Real Estate. Through its research and interview process, Chambers notes...
What Is an Endowment? An endowment is a pool of money, invested to create a reliable stream of annual income. A fund held by a charitable institution that, under the terms of a gift instrument, is not wholly expendable by the institution on a current basis. The creation of the fund may be directed by...
Client AlertsNonprofitReminder To Tax-Exempt Organizations: 990s, Other Forms Due on May 17
May 7, 2021
The Internal Revenue Service reminds tax-exempt organizations that operate on a calendar-year (CY) basis that certain annual information and tax returns they file with the IRS are due on May 17, 2021. These returns are: Form 990-series annual information returns (Forms 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-BL) Form 990-N, Electronic Notice (e-Postcard) for Tax-Exempt Organizations Not Required to...
Press ReleasesColin Coleman and Suzanne Elovecky Present Hot Topics In Risk Management For In-House Counsel
May 5, 2021
Partridge Snow & Hahn attorneys Colin Coleman and Suzanne Elovecky served as panelists for the New England Corporate Counsel Association (NECCA) virtual seminar, Hot Topics In Risk Management For In-House Counsel. In-house counsel have long known that the risk landscape for their clients can change rapidly. Never has that been more true than this past year, when COVID-19 has brought...
