Recent legislation enacted by the Rhode Island General Assembly brings reforms to the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) in March 2026. Other new laws and CRMC priorities, and changes to permitting…
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/ Construction Law, Environmental Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Earth Day provides an opportunity to reflect on environmental and sustainability topics, including recently proposed legislation in the Rhode Island General Assembly including efforts to enshrine a right to a clean and healthy…
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/ Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
On February 27, 2025, the Rhode Island General Assembly announced a 12-bill package, aimed at addressing housing issues faced by the state of Rhode Island. This marks the fifth package of housing bills introduced since 2021 and…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Many federal contractors and grant recipients are seeking guidance regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) in the wake of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding President Trump’s Executive Orders on DEI (“DEI…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
In recent years, more and more businesses and individuals are using dash cameras in their vehicles. These cameras generally point forward through the windshield of a vehicle and record footage which can be saved and accessed…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Personal Injury, Transportation
For the first time in nearly 40 years, an asbestos case was tried to verdict in Rhode Island. This case, The Estate of Bonnie Bonito, resulted in a full defense verdict!…
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/ Civil Procedure, Construction Law, Products Liability, Toxic Torts
On Friday, February 14, 2025, Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, William B. Cowen issued General Counsel Memoranda 25-05 rescinding in full, numerous General Counsel Memoranda of his predecessor,…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Dueling Executive Orders In recent weeks, outgoing President Joe Biden and incoming President Donald Trump each issued a Presidential Memorandum to withdraw extensive areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) for future energy…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities
On August 6, 2024, Governor Maura Healey signed into law, the Affordable Homes Act, (H.4977) authorizing nearly $5.16 billion in spending over the next five years with approximately 49 policy initiatives to counter rising…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The USPTO has announced fee increases and new fees for patents and trademarks to take place on January 18, 2025, for trademarks, and January 19, 2025, for patents. The increase in fees and the introduction of new fees by the…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Rhode Island’s Electronic Monitoring in Nursing and Assisted Facilities Act (the “Act”) will become effective January 30, 2025. The Act allows for installation and use of electronic monitoring devices, including any photo,…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Privacy
Effective January 1, 2025 the minimum wage in Rhode Island has been increased to fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour. Exceptions to the new minimum wage in Rhode Island will continue for fulltime students under nineteen (19)…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Background. In October 2023, a federal jury in Missouri found that the National Association of Realtors (the “NAR”), along with several brokerages, conspired to inflate realtors’ commissions…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection, Real Estate - Residential
In a time of rapidly shifting priorities on environmental and climate policies, our attorneys recently attended the Environmental Business Council’s annual R.I. Department of Environmental Management update, where leaders from…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
On July 31, 2024, Governor Maura Healy signed into law, An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency (H.4890) which requires certain employers to disclose salaries and submit wage data reports to the Commonwealth. The goal of…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
