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 ReleasesPS&H Partner Colin Coleman Recognized as Massachusetts Go To Lawyer by Lawyers Weekly
December 29, 2020
PS&H 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 differences...
Client AlertsCongress Extends CARES Act Unemployment Insurance
December 22, 2020
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 AlertsCoronavirus 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,...
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...
Client AlertsCorporate & BusinessSBA Provides New Guidance on Loan Necessity Questionnaires for PPP Loan Recipients: Prepare Now or Risk Being Denied Forgiveness
December 11, 2020
On December 9, 2020, the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) released Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Loans FAQ #53, which provides additional information regarding the Loan Necessity Questionnaires (SBA Forms 3509 or 3510) that will be required for all PPP borrowers that, together with their affiliates, received loans of $2 million or more. The SBA is requiring that these...
PS&H Employment & Labor attorneys Alicia Samolis and Joshua Xavier will lead a live continuing legal education webinar hosted by the Rhode Island Bar Association on COVID-19 in the workplace. The webinar will take place from 11am to 1pm on Thursday, December 10, 2020. The program will provide an overview of the latest legal issues attorneys...
You are ready to join a nonprofit board so you can help support the good work that it does. Do you know the risks associated with serving in this important role? In both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, directors of nonprofit corporations must discharge duties in good faith and in a manner he or she believes...
Partridge Snow & Hahn counsel Elizabeth Manchester was featured on a panel at a virtual event hosted by Rhode Island Foundation and Washington Trust Wealth Management. The event titled, Wealth Management Roundtable 2020: Estate Planning In A Low-Interest Environment, took place on December 2, 2020. The virtual panel discussion was designed especially for professional advisors on gifting...
Client AlertsNonprofit‘Tis the Season…for Commercial Co-Ventures
November 25, 2020
We’ve all seen the ads: “a portion of our sales are donated to charity”, “for every dollar you spend here, we will donate to a local food pantry”, “for every bag of dog food purchased we will donate to an animal shelter”. This type of advertising is referred to as a “commercial co-venture”, although it...
