By Megan St. Ledger | Employers have an interest in investigating job applicants, and in many industries, criminal background checks and/or drugs tests are a common part of the application […]
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Six D&S attorneys led two substantive presentations at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Rhode Island Bar Association with programs. “Cutting Edge Topics in Intellectual Property Law” focused on current
By Gregory W. McIntosh | In today’s fast-driven world where work time and personal time often blur into one, companies face a wealth of employment law standards that, in theory,
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LegalTech Series in conjunction with Tech-Collective
By Stacey Nakasian
See PowerPoint presentation here.
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Non-compete and confidentiality agreements are often used to protect confidentiality of intellectual property where others might gain a competitive advantage by exploiting a company’s proprietary business information such as customer/client
Establishing the proper foundation for a company’s relationship with its employees is critical to a positive relationship that benefits the workplace, the organizational culture and the bottom line. Given the ever-changing
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In conjunction with Employers Association of the NorthEast and PLDW
By Roger Hood and Rachelle Green
See Powerpoint presentation here.
D&S attorneys authored topical articles in leading business publications this month. Rachelle Green‘s article entitled “BYOD: Where Tech, Employment Law Meet” appeared in Providence Business News and John Capone’s article on
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Providence Business News
By Rachelle Green
Read full article here.
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By Roger Hood | In November 2013, the Rhode Island Superior Court confirmed in its “Park Row” decision that, other than by specific exemption, RI employers must pay their employees time-and-a-half for hours worked on Sunday and holidays.
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