With anxiety over a potential coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) pandemic spreading more quickly than the virus itself, people across the United States are being advised to take the common-sense approaches of washing their hands, using hand sanitizer, and coughing and sneezing into their elbows to reduce the risk of transmission. Business leaders should also...
PS&H employment Partner and Chair of the Labor & Employment Group, Alicia Samolis, provided comment to the Providence Business News (PBN) on the challenges employers are facing in balancing coronavirus concerns with the risk of unintentionally creating stigma and discrimination. In their recent article on how the coronavirus is impacting employers, the PBN referred to guidance distributed...
Press ReleasesPartridge Snow & Hahn Works With Community Church of Providence To Secure Prominent New Home for Historic Tiffany Stained Glass Window
February 28, 2020
Partridge Snow & Hahn is proud to have worked with the Community Church of Providence on the complex sale and relocation of the Tiffany stained glass window that was part of the original construction in 1917. The window’s new home is The Art Institute of Chicago, where it will be prominently displayed and enjoyed by...
Client AlertsEmployment & LaborEngaging Independent Contractors in the Gig Economy: 3 Things for Employers to Know
February 19, 2020
With more and more individuals taking on the so-called “side hustle” of driving for Uber or even entirely leaving the traditional 9 to 5 work life and opting to make the “gig economy” work as their full time occupation, courts across the country are wrestling with the issue of whether these gig economy workers are...
Client AlertsEmployment & LaborCoronavirus: Guidance for Employers
February 19, 2020
Last week, the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued Interim Guidance for businesses and employers to plan and respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (official name “COVID-19”). The Interim Guidance is designed to help prevent workplace exposure to acute respiratory illnesses, including nCoV (i.e. a new coronavirus that has not been...
Client AlertsCommercial FinanceLenders Take Notice – A New Bankruptcy Subchapter Goes Into Effect February 19, 2020 – Increased Filings Expected
February 13, 2020
The Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA) goes into effect on February 19, 2020. The SBRA creates a new Subchapter V to Chapter 11, expanding access to bankruptcy relief for small businesses. With a debt ceiling of approximately $2.75 million, small business owners can take advantage of the new subchapter’s streamlined procedures and powerful tools to...
Employment & LaborNewsUber Contractor/Employee Status to be Determined by Federal Jury
February 6, 2020
PS&H Employment Partner Michael A. Gamboli, who is based in the firm’s Providence office, is quoted extensively in the February 6 Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly talking about the new “gig economy” and a highly anticipated decision from the federal District Court in Rhode Island, on the issue of whether Uber drivers are employees of the company or...
Client AlertsNewsThree Things: Business Partnerships
February 5, 2020
By Colin A. Coleman Like any relationship, business partnerships require ongoing care and maintenance in order to flourish. This edition of Three Things provides things to consider in order to maximize the potential of your business partnerships. Having a strong business partnership will facilitate better relationships with your employees and customers and will help avoid acrimonious...
Press ReleasesHuman Resource Law: The Ultimate Guide
February 5, 2020
PS&H partner, Alicia Samolis, and attorney, Sheridan King, to present at the Human Resource Law Seminar hosted by NBI on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. Alicia and Sheridan will present Bulletproof Hiring Practices and Agreements, Wage and Hour Law, and Employee Leave Strategies as a part of a full two-day agenda of topics also presented by other well-respected attorneys. This...
Corporate & BusinessNewsR.I. Supreme Court Holds No Duty to Defend Additional Insured Outside Policy Coverage
January 15, 2020
The Rhode Island Supreme Court this summer ruled in Bacon Construction Co., Inc. v. Arbella Protection Ins. Co., 2017-350 (R.I. June 4, 2019) that a trial court did not err in finding that a subcontractor’s liability insurer was not obliged to provide coverage to the general contractor for personal injuries suffered dby a worker at a construction project, when...
