The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on January 19, 2021 published its finalized federal regulations governing the cultivation of hemp. This comes two years after the crop was legalized at the federal level through the 2018 Farm Bill, which required USDA to develop rules for an industrial hemp program. Since then, USDA has released various...
Client AlertsEmployment & LaborThe End of Mandatory COVID-19 Related Leave (For Now)
January 20, 2021
By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli In a further attempt to alleviate the adverse economic impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, on December 21, 2020, Congress passed a $900 billion stimulus bill, which the President signed into law on December 27, 2020. While the stimulus bill declines to extend the Families First Coronavirus...
PS&H attorney Brian Fishman shares his insights into the legal issues around housing that continue to affect litigation due to COVID-19. Read the full article as published in DRI’s The Voice
Press ReleasesPS&H Counsel Elizabeth Manchester Speaks on Philanthropic Strategies for Nonprofits
January 19, 2021
Partridge Snow & Hahn counsel Elizabeth Manchester is featured as the speaker for a session titled Philanthropic Strategies and Raising Revenue for Nonprofits Post COVID-19: Endowment Management, Planned Giving and Commercial Co-Ventures at the Nonprofit Virtual Conference hosted by Massachusetts Society of CPAs on Friday, January 22nd. Liz discussed how nonprofits can handle fundraising during the COVID-19 pandemic and...
By John Ottaviani Businesses often overlook protecting one of their most valuable assets, their trademarks. It is important for a business owner to know what a trademark is, why it is valuable, and why the business should seek registration for its most valuable trademarks. Among other things, a trademark registration makes it easier for a...
Last month, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) approved the creation of two types of delivery licenses for adult-use marijuana: delivery operator and courier. The licenses will initially be available only to social equity program participants and to economic empowerment applicants. The CCC’s new rules create two types of delivery licenses. A “marijuana delivery operator”...
Press ReleasesPSH Partner Colin Coleman Recognized as Massachusetts Go To Lawyer by Lawyers Weekly
December 29, 2020
PSH partner Colin Coleman has been included in the Lawyers Weekly list of Massachusetts Go To Business Lawyers. Colin is the Partner-In-Charge in the firm’s Boston office. Colin is a trusted advisor to closely held businesses. He advises partners and partnerships in crisis, counseling and guiding his clients in ways that enable them to resolve their...
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed an approximately $900 billion coronavirus relief bill, which, if signed into law, would extend certain unemployment insurance (UI) provisions found in the CARES Act that was passed in March. A portion of the new bill labeled the “Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020” would extend the following...
Client AlertsEmployment & LaborCoronavirus Relief Bill Renews and Brings Changes to PPP and EIDL Programs
December 22, 2020
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed an approximately $900 billion coronavirus relief bill, the largest since the CARES Act was enacted in March. If signed into law, a portion of the bill labeled the “Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act,” would provide for a second round of PPP and EIDL loans,...
Client AlertsEmployment & LaborCongress Reaches a Deal on a $900 Billion Pandemic Relief Bill
December 21, 2020
United States Senate and House leaders have reached an agreement on an approximately $900 billion relief bill in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. If passed, this would be the largest relief package since Congress passed the CARES Act in March of this year. The full text of the relief bill has not yet been...
