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Adler Pollock & Sheehan has been closely monitoring the developments of COVID-19 and have been diligently working to make sure our team of attorneys and staff members remain healthy and safe. We also continue to provide the same quality of legal services that our clients expect.  We will be continually providing that service to our clients either from our offices or remotely.  We have been publishing client alerts daily, and will continue to do so in order to ease your concerns about how this disease may affect your businesses.

In the meantime, all of our attorneys are available to answer any questions and provide assistance during this very challenging time.

If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact us at 401.274.7200

Practice Group Contacts

Civil Litigation / Complex Business Litigation:  Geoffrey W. Millsom

Labor & Employment:   Michael Chittick / Robert Brooks

Health Care:  Patricia Rocha / Leslie Parker /Joseph Avanzato

Insurance:  Richard Beretta 

Cyber Security:  Nicole Benjamin

Real Estate:  Rob Stolzman / Jonathan Sachs

Business & Corporate:  Paul Campellone 

Public Finance:   Matthew Waters  

Tax:    Kathryn Windsor / Hans Lundsten 

Trusts & Estates:   David Riedel

Intellectual Property: Dan Holmander

Maritime: Josh Parks

You Can Relax if Your Estate Plan Includes a SPA Trust

“Grave Danger”: Federal Vaccination Mandate Down But Not Out

Robert Brooks Quoted in Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly Regarding Vaccine Mandates

Robert Brooks Quoted in Providence Business News Article About Vaccine Mandates

Rhode Island Department of Health Requires Vaccines for All Health Care Workers and Health Care Providers

Proposed Rhode Island Open Meetings Act Legislation

As More Companies Offer Paid Parental Leave, They Should Take Care to Avoid One Potential Pitfall

New COVID-19 Related Changes to Massachusetts Evictions Procedure

https://www.apslaw.com/its-your-business/2021/01/14/the-consolidated-appropriations-act-2021-direct-aid-to-education-healthcare-and-other-sectors-may-indirectly-benefit-state-and-local-governments/

Unprecedented Natural Disaster: An Update on Force Majeure in the Covid-19 Era

Can Employers Legally Require Employees to Obtain a COVID-19 Vaccination as a Condition of Employment?

Is Now the Right Time to Forgive Intrafamily Loans?

The CARES Act: Recent Tax Law Changes May Affect Your Estate Plan

Breathe New Life Into a “Broken” Trust By Decanting It

https://www.apslaw.com/its-your-business/2020/09/04/federal-reserve-announces-opening-of-the-nonprofit-organization-new-loan-facility-and-nonprofit-organization-expanded-loan-facility/

https://www.apslaw.com/its-your-business/2020/08/13/end-of-summer-sale-federal-reserve-lowers-pricing-for-the-municipal-liquidity-facility/

https://www.apslaw.com/its-your-business/2020/07/30/federal-reserve-releases-faqs-for-nonprofit-lending-facilities-under-main-street-lending-program/

https://www.apslaw.com/its-your-business/2020/07/24/federal-reserve-approves-nonprofit-organizations-for-main-street-lending-program-and-releases-updated-term-sheets/

Update II: Director Of Patent And Trademark Office Extends Certain Patent And Trademark-Related Document And Fee Deadlines For Third Time To July 1, 2020

https://www.apslaw.com/its-your-business/2020/06/08/federal-reserve-opens-municipal-liquidity-facility-and-releases-transaction-documents/

Reopening Rhode Island’s Economy: What You Need to Know about Phase 2

https://www.apslaw.com/its-your-business/2020/05/19/federal-reserve-opens-municipal-liquidity-facility-with-release-of-notice-of-interest/

USPTO Announces Prioritized Examination Pilot Program For Qualifying COVID-19 Related Applications

https://www.apslaw.com/its-your-business/2020/05/14/federal-reserve-releases-updated-guidance-for-municipal-liquidity-facility/

https://www.apslaw.com/its-your-business/2020/05/07/voluntary-disclosures-in-the-age-of-covid-19-sec-guidance-for-municipal-issuers/

Update: USPTO Further Extends Certain Patent and Trademark-Related Document and Fee Deadlines to June 1, 2020

https://www.apslaw.com/its-your-business/2020/05/01/federal-reserve-releases-updated-guidance-on-municipal-liquidity-facility/

Operational Guidance for Marine Business During Rhode Island’s COVID-19 Phase I Reopening

COVID 3.5 – Additional Federal Funding for Health Care Costs of COVID-19

https://www.apslaw.com/its-your-business/2020/04/27/cares-act-support-for-state-and-local-governments-municipal-liquidity-facility/

Massachusetts Implements Limited Suspension of Evictions and Foreclosures

Director Of Patent And Trademark Office Extends Certain Filing And Payment Deadlines Pursuant To CARES Act

Update to Open Meetings Act Implications of COVID-19

https://www.apslaw.com/on-the-job/2020/04/17/the-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-issues-additional-guidance-regarding-cvoid-19-and-the-americans-with-disabilities-act/

https://www.apslaw.com/its-your-business/2020/04/16/cares-act-support-for-state-and-local-governments-various-purpose-grant-programs/

Governor Raimondo Issues Executive Order Requiring Cloth Face Coverings For Rhode Island Employees

RIDEM Releases Updated Guidance for Marine Businesses in RI

Rhode Island Superior Court’s Non-Liquidating Receivership Program Provides Relief For Businesses Impacted By COVID-19

https://www.apslaw.com/its-your-business/2020/04/08/cares-act-support-for-state-and-local-governments-federal-reserve-emergency-lending-program-and-covid-19-relief-fund/

Help is Here For Eligible Small Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations – Part II

Social Distancing While Notarizing Legal Documents: Remote Online Notarization Now Authorized During COVID-19 State of Emergency

https://www.apslaw.com/its-your-business/2020/04/03/disclosure-awareness-in-the-age-of-covid-19/

COVID 19 – Effect on Marine Businesses in RI

Tax Credits Available Beginning Today Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Help is Here for Eligible Small Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations – Part I

The Impact Of COVID-19 On Parties’ Obligations To Perform Contractual Obligations

Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Commercial Leases and Options for Landlords and Tenants

THE COST OF CORONAVIRUS: Price Gouging During the COVID-19 Outbreak

DOT and DOL Provide Preliminary Guidance About the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

COVID-19 – Open Meetings Act Implications

Families First Coronavirus Response Act Becomes Law: What Every Business Needs to Know and to Plan For Now

HIPAA and Related Patient Privacy Considerations in the Wake of COVID-19

Working from Home in Massachusetts: Compliance with Data Privacy Laws

PANDEMIC PROTECTION: Coronavirus and Business Interruption Insurance

How COVID-19 Can Impact Upcoming Real Estate Transactions and What Buyers and Sellers Can Do to Avoid Default

Important Homework for Companies to Undertake as they Implement Coranavirus Home Working

COVID-19 and Senior Living and Long Term Care Facilites

COVID-19: A Force Majeure Event?

Governor Raimondo Declaration of a State of Emergency due to COVID-19 and Implications for R.I. Employers

Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to the Coronavirus Disease

Tax Credits Available Beginning Today Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act