Partridge Snow & Han was a proud sponsor of San Miguel School’s 13th Annual Gala, which benefited students’ education and inspiring them to do more!
PS&H was a proud sponsor Crossroads Rhode Island’s 11th annual Women Helping Women event. As an event hosted by women, for women, the participation and support helped to provide nearly1,000 women experiencing homelessness each year access temporary shelter services, find a safe, stable place to call home and get their lives back on track with...
Client AlertsIt is Not an Early April Fools’ Joke: Give Your Employees the Required Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Notice TODAY
March 30, 2018
By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli The Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (the “Act”) goes into effect on Sunday, April 1st, 2018. The Act, which applies to all Massachusetts employers with six or more employees, requires employers to provide pregnant workers or workers with pregnancy-related conditions with reasonable accommodations and protection from discrimination...
Businesses often have misconceptions when it comes to intellectual property issues. Here are a few questions and answers on topics about which clients often ask us for advice: Q: The Name is available at the Secretary of State’s Office, so it’s OK to use, right? A: Not always. Federal and common law trademark rights supersede...
Client AlertsEmployment & LaborWhy Your Company Will Be in Violation of the Massachusetts Equal Pay Law on July 1st – And How to Fix It
March 28, 2018
By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli As described in our prior publications, an Act to Establish Pay Equity in Massachusetts (the “Equal Pay Law”) will go into effect on July 1, 2018. In basic terms, the Equal Pay Law requires Massachusetts employers to pay the same compensation to men and women performing “comparable” work. The Equal Pay...
Press ReleasesJohn Ottaviani Hosted Trademark Due Diligence and Trademark Transactions Roundtable
March 28, 2018
PS&H attorney, John Ottaviani, will host a roundtable discussion, sponsored by the International Trademark Association, in our Providence office on April 5th. Please join us for lunch and two RI CLE credits from Noon to 2pm to discuss trademark due diligence and trademark transactions. Only a few more days to register – Register here today! IP due...
Client AlertsAn Epic Win for Employers Across the Nation: What Employers Should Do To Avail Themselves of the Benefits of the New U.S. Supreme Court Decision
March 24, 2018
By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli In a 5-4 decision this week, the Supreme Court ruled in Epic Systems v. Lewis that class action waivers in employer/employee arbitration agreements are as lawful and enforceable as any other contract (read the decision here). The Court’s decision rejects prior positions taken by the National Labor Relations Board...
Perhaps no social awareness story has generated more publicity in recent memory than the #metoo movement. While the media focuses its coverage of #metoo on celebrities, athletes and politicians, the light is beginning to shine where it is needed most; in the workplace. Sexual harassment is the workplace is not a new problem. But, in...
Insurance agencies rely on referrals as an important method of growing revenues, and many of those referrals happen organically from business-to-business relationships and personal introductions. In those circumstances, there are no written agreements and no expectations of compensation to the referral source. There may be times, however, when the unique relationship between an insurance agency...
Client AlertsEmployment & LaborProposed Rhode Island Sick Leave Regulations Fail to Provide Clarity and Will Increase Employer Headaches if Finalized
March 14, 2018
By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) has finally released its proposed regulations, 260-RICR-30-05-5 regarding the Rhode Island Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act (the “Sick Leave Law”). As we alerted you in October, the text of the Sick Leave Law – which will require employers with 18...
