By Michael L. Mineau and Jeffrey H. Gladstone The Rhode Island General Assembly recently passed a series of bills through both houses which were transmitted to the Governor for signature on June 19, 2023, commonly known as House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi’s housing package. The scope and significance of these bills, assuming they become law (which...
By Michael A. Gamboli and Alicia J. Samolis The new Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), effective June 27, 2023, purports to expand current federal protections by requiring certain employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause the employer an...
By Amy Oakley and David DiSegna On June 16, 2023, Governor McKee signed the Rhode Island fiscal year 2024 budget that was passed by the General Assembly. The budget includes a new statewide Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (“LIHTC”) program to foster the availability of affordable housing in Rhode Island that will be administered by the...
By Elizabeth Manchester In 2021, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) adopted a policy that permitted student athletes to be compensated for the use of their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”). Since then, organizations have been established by boosters or fans to develop and fund these NIL deals for the student athletes, generally known as...
Partridge Snow & Hahn Partners Christian R. Jenner and Paul M. Kessimian presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Rhode Island Bar Association on June 1, 2023. The presentation entitled A Primer on Evidence in the Digital Age: Admitting ESI Evidence at Trial outlined the evidentiary challenges and opportunities ESI presents and identified tips and tools to...
Partridge Snow & Hahn is proud to have 23 attorneys in 14 practice areas recognized in the 2023 Professional Excellence in Law section of Rhode Island Monthly’s June issue. The honorees, who are showcased as top local attorneys in their respective areas of practice, are chosen on several criteria ranging from peer reviews, feedback from professionals in related...
By David DiSegna On June 8, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its opinion in a highly anticipated case involving VIP Products LLC’s (“VIP”) dog toy parody of Jack Daniel’s famous whiskey bottle. VIP manufactures chewable dog toys designed to look like well-known drinks, including Jack Daniel’s. Instead of the words “Jack Daniel’s”, the toys...
By Madeline Ursini and David DiSegna On May 18, 2023, in Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh et al., the United States Supreme Court ruled against an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (“ISIS”) attack victim’s family who sought to hold Twitter, and other social media platforms, accountable for aiding and abetting ISIS. The family alleged that...
PSH is again being recognized by one of the legal industry’s most prestigious resource guides – Chambers USA. The firm has been thoroughly reviewed in the areas of Corporate/Commercial, Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, and Real Estate. As a result of the Chambers’ research and interview process, PSH...
By Elizabeth Manchester Introduction: As the Supreme Court prepares to rule on two landmark affirmative action cases (Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. University of North Carolina), auditing restricted use scholarship funds or program funds becomes increasingly important. Educational institutions and affiliated entities must...
