The 2018 federal Farm Bill changed hemp’s status by removing it from the controlled substances list, and established that hemp was to be treated like an agricultural commodity, sold in interstate commerce to be used as a raw material to make a wide range of products. Many of those products have become familiar to consumers:...
By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli Rhode Island and Massachusetts have joined the growing list of states that are enacting orders requiring citizens to quarantine for up to two weeks after traveling to other states. These travel restrictions often prohibit employees from even leaving their house to work. Given that many employees have...
The scope of retail automation is reaching the retail marijuana business. A Massachusetts company, anna, has announced the installation of retail self-serve marijuana vending machines in Pueblo, Colorado, where customers can now buy flower, edibles and vape oils. Each machine can hold and dispense over 2000 products. More machines will be in Colorado and Massachusetts...
Partridge Snow & Hahn is proud to announce that 12 of its attorneys have been included in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. This recognition includes a wide range of the firm’s practice areas including Banking and Finance, Business, Employment, Intellectual Property, Land...
Partridge Snow & Hahn Counsel and Chair of the Charitable and Nonprofit Organizations Group, Elizabeth (“Liz”) Manchester is featured in the Rhode Island Foundation’s Advisor spotlight. The spotlight highlights the work that Liz is doing to help guide nonprofits as they plan for the future after COVID-19. “Nonprofits are trying to plan for the future in the best...
By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli A federal court in New York (“Court”) recently struck down a number of important provisions contained within the Final Rule issued by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) interpreting the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (“FFCRA”), sending employers scrambling to understand whether the ruling has national impact and...
On August 4, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and the Department of the Treasury released long-awaited FAQs providing guidance to both lenders and borrowers on Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan forgiveness. Section 1106 of the CARES Act, as amended by the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, together with subsequent Interim Final Rules published...
PS&H Managing Partner, Howard Merten, has been nominated and elected as Secretary-Treasurer of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) for 2020-2021. The FDCC is an international professional association of peer-reviewed defense and corporate counsel. Membership is limited to 1200 defense or corporate counsel and afforded to those who have differentiated themselves professionally and...
Partridge Snow & Hahn Partner, Michael Gamboli, will speak at this year’s Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Annual Conference on August 4, 2020. While the ALSB Annual Conference usually rotates to different cities throughout the United States, this year’s conference is a virtual event. The conference is a time for ALSB members from all over...
By Christian Capizzo The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that $3 million is available in new funding opportunities for the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties all across Rhode Island, known as brownfields. Primary funding for the grants include $2 million from the 2018 Green Economy Bond, which was passed by...
