A big change is coming for employers in the Ocean State. On January 1, 2023, Rhode Island’s new pay equity legislation (the “Act”) goes into effect. Last year, Rhode Island joined a legion of states to enact sweeping pay...more
Governor Gina Raimondo issued an Executive Order which takes effect Saturday, April 18, 2020, requiring that all customer/client-facing businesses and non-profit organizations, all office space businesses and non-profit...more
Recently, businesses have been inundated with information regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that emerged in China in 2019. Since then, there have been reports of cases throughout the world, including presumptive and...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (the “D.O.L.”) announced on Friday, March 7, 2019, that it will be reviewing the salary that must be paid to workers exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The...more
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Affordable Care Act”) was enacted by Congress and signed by President Obama on March 23, 2010. The Affordable Care Act is a 2,409 page statute regulating virtually every...more