With several COVID-19 vaccines in late-stage clinical trials and showing promising results, it is not too early for employers to begin thinking about whether and how to mandate vaccination prior […]
Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines: Can Employers Require Employees to Get Vaccinated? Read More »
By Mike Sweeney | I cut my teeth as a business lawyer in the late 1980s at a regional New England business law firm. In my first year of practice,
Lions and Tigers and Bears ( … deferrals and defaults and workouts) OH MY! Read More »
by Jared Sugerman & Gregory Tumolo | As employees are increasingly being asked to transition back to the workplace in the midst of an ongoing global pandemic, some are expressing
Back to Business: Advice for Employers Dealing with Employees Scared to Return to Work Read More »
Duffy & Sweeney partner Patrick Guida recently authored an article for the May issue of the Rhode Island Bar Journal entitled: “Model Standstill Agreement for Business in Response to COVID-19 Crisis.”
Patrick Guida Authors Article on COVID Contracts for Bar Journal Read More »
D&S attorneys Stacey Nakasian and Jared Sugerman recently co-authored a guest article for Providence Business News entitled: WorkShare is option for R.I. businesses in crisis. “During the COVID-19 crisis, many Rhode
From PBN: WorkShare for Business in Crisis by Stacey Nakasian & Jared Sugerman Read More »
by Patrick Guida & Matt Phillips | Just as the COVID-19 outbreak has created unprecedented challenges for our society and our community, Rhode Island’s residential and commercial landlord-tenant law has
Important Landlord Rights & Tenant Responsibilities During COVID-19 Read More »
by Jared Sugerman | Whether your place of business has remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic or you are planning to reopen when stay-at-home orders are lifted, keeping your employees
Workplace Safety: Dos & Don’ts of Screening Employees for COVID-19 Read More »
Once stay-at-home orders are lifted, returning employees to the workplace will not be as simple as announcing a return-to-work date. It will require careful planning and preparation. Companies must be
The Post-Covid Workplace: Vital Considerations Read More »
By Greg Tumolo | In response to questions from our clients and friends, we have created a chart summarizing the rights and benefits afforded workers who are unable to work
Summary Chart: Rights-Benefits For Workers Under Federal-RI-MA Law Read More »
Mike Sweeney was part of an April 2020 article that ran in Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly entitled: “Terms make PPP loan program ‘no brainer’ for firms,
Mike Sweeney Part of RI & MA Lawyers Weekly Story on PPP Read More »