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Client Alerts News Real EstateMassachusetts Appeals Court Strikes Down Commercial Landlord’s Right to Collect Accelerated Rent Upon a Tenant Default

January 4, 2023

In the December 5, 2022 opinion (Cummings Properties, LLC v. Darryl C. Hines, No. 21-P-1153), the Massachusetts Appeals Court considered whether a commercial landlord can collect accelerated rent upon a tenant default, specifically when the landlord is also collecting rent from a new tenant for the same premises. Surprising many commercial real estate professionals, the...

Articles Litigation & Disputes NewsRule 26(e) Supplementation of Expert Reports: Not As Easy As It May Look

January 2, 2023

PSH attorneys Paul Kessimian and Dan Marran published an article for the American Bar Association’s Commercial & Business Litigation Committee: “Rule 26(e) Supplementation of Expert Reports: Not As Easy As It May Look.” The article breaks down what to think about when you think about supplementation: Does the supplemental opinion evaluate new evidence that was unavailable at the time...

Client Alerts Commercial & Public Finance NewsMunicipal Securities Disclosure Will Be Subject To New Data Standards

December 28, 2022

By Eugene G. Bernardo II and David M. DiSegna The Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022 (the “Act”), which was included as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, was signed into law on December 23, 2022. The Act requires that various federal regulatory agencies jointly issue proposed rules within eighteen (18) months, which establish...

Client Alerts Employment & Labor NewsRhode Island Pay Equity – Here’s The Notice That Must Be Posted by January 1

December 22, 2022

We have previously provided information on the new Rhode Island Pay Equity law, which goes into effect on January 1, 2023, available here: RIDLT Proposes Regulations and Issues Compliance Guidance for the New Pay Equity Law and here: Rhode Island’s New Pay Equity Law Changes How Employers Must Compensate Their Workforce. Since our last alert, the Department of...

Articles Corporate & BusinessNew City of Cambridge Zoning Ordinances Could Have Potential Impact on Developers Throughout New England

December 14, 2022

On October 24, 2022, the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts amended its zoning code to abolish all minimum parking requirements. Previously, the Cambridge regulation required all new multi-family residential developments to have at least one off-street parking space per unit. The Cambridge City Council’s amendment eliminated this requirement for all multi-family developments comprised of more than...

Client Alerts NonprofitNonprofit Compliance and Best Practices “To Do” List

December 6, 2022

Whether you run a nonprofit or serve on the Board, you have a responsibility to make sure the organization is in compliance. There never seems to be enough time to step back, take stock, and launch that preventative compliance review. At a minimum, there are things that any nonprofit can do – and every nonprofit should do:...

Client Alerts Employment & LaborBlitz for 6: Rhode Island TCI Benefits to Increase to a Maximum of Six Weeks Beginning January 1, 2023

November 22, 2022

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli With the new year just a handful of weeks away, employers should take note of one notable change to the Rhode Island Temporary Caregiver Insurance Program (“TCI”) taking effect in 2023. Beginning January 1, 2023, the maximum amount of time eligible employees may collect paid caregiver benefits...

Client Alerts Employment & LaborThe NLRB is Back at it Again: New Proposal Broadens Definition of “Joint Employer”

September 13, 2022

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli On September 7, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) published a proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) rescinding and replacing its current rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (“Act”). If adopted in its current form, the Proposed Rule would significantly expand the conditions under...

Press ReleasesPSH Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

August 18, 2022

Partridge Snow & Hahn is honored to share that nearly half of our Rhode Island attorneys have been included in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America. This recognition includes a wide range of the firm’s practice areas including Business, Commercial Finance, Commercial Litigation, Employment, Intellectual Property, Land Use, Public Finance and Real Estate. Best Lawyers...

Articles Employment & LaborAlicia J. Samolis was recently interviewed by RI Lawyers Weekly regarding a new First Circuit case

August 16, 2022

PSH Partner, and Employment & Labor Chair, Alicia J. Samolis was recently interviewed by Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly regarding a new First Circuit Case regarding associational discrimination under Title VII. First Circuit case Frith, et al. v. Whole Market, Inc., et al. arose when both black and non-black Whole Foods employees wore “black lives matter” masks to...

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