A number of changes to Canada’s trademark laws will come into effect on June 17, 2019. Some of the more important changes are summarized below. These changes provide opportunities for registration that may not have been available to brand owners previously, as well as strategies for cost savings. Some of the more important changes include:...
Client AlertsIntellectual PropertyRhode Island Proposes New Consumer Privacy Protection Act
April 1, 2019
By Colin A. Coleman, John E. Ottaviani, or Brian Reilly On March 29, 2019, a bill was submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly entitled “Consumer Privacy Protection Act – 2019 H 5930” (the Proposed Act). If enacted, the Proposed Act would place more stringent requirements on the collection and retention of consumers’ personal information by a...
An article authored by PS&H partners Alicia J. Samolis and William R. Moorman is recognized in Law360 as among the top 10 Most Read Expert Analyses for the week of March 22, 2019. The article titled, Employer Liability For Medical Marijuana Bias Is Growing, was published on March 22nd. As more and more states are adopting...
Press ReleasesPS&H Partner Michael Gamboli to Speak on Internal Investigations At 20th Annual RI SHRM Conference
March 28, 2019
Partridge Snow & Hahn Partner Michael A. Gamboli will be guest speaker at the Society of Human Resource Management’s 20th Annual Rhode Island Conference being held on March 28 in Warwick, R.I. This year, the SHRM conference will focus on “The Intersection of Legislation & Diversity in the Workplace.” Michael will be speaking on the...
By Alicia J. Samolis As seen in Law360 In the recent case of Whitmire v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,[1] the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona granted summary judgment on anti-discrimination claims in favor of the plaintiff and against Walmart under Arizona’s medical marijuana statute. The plaintiff, a former employee of Walmart, had been terminated...
Press ReleasesPartridge Snow & Hahn Starts Year with New Attorneys and New Client Focused Website
March 21, 2019
The Firm Has Welcomed Six New Attorneys Since Q4 2018 The closing months of 2018 and the early months of 2019 have been busy for Partridge Snow & Hahn (PS&H). Since October, the firm has welcomed six new attorneys — one Partner, three Counsel and two Associates. The new attorneys add depth to the firm’s...
Press ReleasesThe ABA Presents Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts For the Business Lawyer
March 21, 2019
The ABA is presenting a free CLE webinar in their Business Law Basics series called Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts for the Business Lawyer. PS&H partner and co-chair of the Cyberliability practice, John Ottaviani, is serving as a panelist for this webinar. This program will explain the technical and legal fundamentals of blockchain technology and smart contracts,...
Again? In a case of what must feel like déjà vu for employers, on March 7, 2019, after conducting “listening sessions” across the country and receiving tens of thousands of comments from the public, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a much-anticipated proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) that, according to its estimates, would result...
Client AlertsIntellectual PropertyDoes Your Company Have a WISP? Have You Updated It Lately?
March 6, 2019
By Colin A. Coleman, John E. Ottaviani, or Brian Reilly Does your business have employees or customers in Massachusetts or Rhode Island? If so, you need to have a written information security program (“WISP”). If your business (wherever located) collects, stores or uses personal information about a Massachusetts resident, you are legally required to: (a) develop, implement...
Partridge Snow & Hahn (PS&H) is pleased to welcome Joshua D. Xavier to the firm as an Associate in the firm’s Employment & Labor Practice. He represents employers in a wide range of counseling and litigation matters, including discrimination, retaliation, misclassification, minimum wage, overtime and harassment claims, leave acts, unemployment benefits, and severances. Xavier also...
