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Articles Corporate & BusinessChange to Calculation of Wages for Commission-Based Employees

September 16, 2020

In an article which appears in this month’s issue of The Standard, PS&H Attorneys Brian Reilly and Brian Fishman discuss developments in Massachusetts’ law that could impact insurance companies with commission-only employees. In May 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a decision interpreting the method for calculating overtime wages for Massachusetts commission-only employees. The article...

Cannabis Client AlertsInternal Revenue Service Clarifies Tax Rule for Marijuana Industry

September 15, 2020

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance on Thursday, September 10, 2020, to marijuana businesses. The new guidance does not change existing IRS rules, but briefly explains the rules for reporting income, paying taxes with cash, and keeping financial records. The new guidance, which also links to a “Marijuana Industry Frequently Asked Questions” document, confirms that income from...

ArticlesCOVID-19 Is Going to Get Your Company Sued for Wage Payment Mistakes

September 14, 2020

By Alicia J. Samolis Beginning in March of 2020, companies everywhere were forced to comply with local shelter and closure orders, as well as alter their operations to respond to the negative economic fallout from COVID-19. Companies rushed to keep their businesses going by implementing new, essential and often untested business practices. Common changes businesses...

Client AlertsEmployers Have Little Incentive to Implement Social Security Tax Deferral Under New IRS Released Guidance

August 31, 2020

By Russell J. Stein On Friday August 28th the IRS issued limited guidance on the payroll tax deferral that was part of President Trump’s August 8th executive order. Under IRS Notice 2020-65 (the “Notice”), employers are not required to withhold the employee share of Social Security taxes (the “Applicable Taxes”) attributable to wages paid to...

Client Alerts Corporate & BusinessSEC Adopts Changes to Accredited Investor Definition

August 27, 2020

On August 26, 2020, Jay Clayton, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), released a Statement on Modernization of the Accredited Investor Definition. This Statement reflects the SEC’s commitment to expanding the pool of eligible accredited investors. For over thirty years, the accredited investor test for individuals has been a binary test based...

Cannabis Client AlertsA Growing Market: Smokable Hemp

August 26, 2020

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:...

Client Alerts Employment & LaborSolving Staffing Nightmares Created By State Travel Restrictions

August 25, 2020

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...

Cannabis Client AlertsSelf-Checkout Automation Reaches Retail Marijuana

August 21, 2020

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...

Press ReleasesPartridge Snow & Hahn Attorneys Recognized in the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

August 20, 2020

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...

Press ReleasesElizabeth Manchester: Guiding Nonprofits Through The Storm

August 12, 2020

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...

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