Families First Coronavirus Response Act Becomes Law: What Every Business Needs to Know and to Plan For Now
On March 18, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”). The Act will take… Read More
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Governor Raimondo Declaration of a State of Emergency due to COVID-19 and Implications for R.I. Employers
On March 9, 2020, Rhode Island Governor, Gina Raimondo, declared a state of emergency in response to the onset of… Read More
Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to the Coronavirus Disease
Recently, businesses have been inundated with information regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that emerged in China in 2019. Since then,… Read More
New Paid Family and Medical Leave Coming to Massachusetts
Beginning in January, 2021 most workers in Massachusetts will be eligible to receive up to 12 weeks of paid family… Read More
Update on Marijuana in the Workplace
For employers who attended the recent AP&S seminar on “Marijuana in the Workplace,” as well as all employers looking to… Read More
Noncompetes with Massachusetts Employees: Subsidizing a Former Employee’s “Garden Leave”
Effective October 1, 2018, employers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and other states seeking to hold Massachusetts employees to non-compete agreements… Read More
Marijuana in the Workplace
Many of our employer clients have contacted us with questions about new laws and court decisions on medical and recreational… Read More
Department of Labor Proposed Rule Change Raises Salary Level For Exempt Employees
The U.S. Department of Labor (the “D.O.L.”) announced on Friday, March 7, 2019, that it will be reviewing the salary… Read More
New Rhode Island Paid Sick and Safe Leave Act to Take Effect July 1, 2018
The new Rhode Island Healthy and Safe Families Workplaces Act (“Paid Sick and Safe Leave Act”) takes effect on July… Read More
Paid Sick and Safe Leave in Rhode Island
Rhode Island has recently joined seven (7) states, including neighboring Massachusetts and Connecticut, in enacting a paid “sick and safe”… Read More
