As an employer, your organization presently verifies employment eligibility of prospective new hires using Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("CIS"). As of January 22, 2017, employers must use...
PLDO Law Blog
Month: January 2017
The “Who, What, When and Where” of Trademark Protection
Individuals and business owners are faced with a number of options when considering whether, where and when to formally protect the name of their business, products and services and the logos they use in connection therewith. The answers depend on the circumstances...
Delaware Chancery Court Decision Highlights Shareholders’ Rights & Obligations for Information
Public companies are required to provide, on a regular basis, extensive information about their businesses and financial condition. All of that information is readily available to shareholders and others. Conversely, similar information regarding private companies is...
Deadline Nears for Medical Marijuana Patients and Caregivers to Tag Their Plants under New Law
Medical Marijuana patients and caregivers have until April 1, 2017 to have all their plants tagged in accordance with the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulations' (DBR) Medical Marijuana Program - Final Rules and Regulations that became effective on January 1,...
HOW TO LEGALLY CHANGE OR REVOKE A WILL IN RHODE ISLAND
A last will and testament is a legal document that states your final wishes for your assets and estate. Commonly, the will you originally create will need to be amended or modified as life circumstances change. For example, births, marriages, divorces, and deaths...
WHAT IS A SUBCHAPTER V BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING? WHY MORE BUSINESSES SHOULD CONSIDER FILING
On August 23, 2019, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (“SBRA”) was signed into law and became effective on February 19, 2020, which added Subchapter V to Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Subchapter V is a relatively new and underused avenue...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE HIRING PROCESS: EMPLOYERS BEWARE
The rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace is outpacing our ability to keep up with it. For example, companies are struggling whether and how to allow employees to use ChatGPT at work given the numerous privacy and security risks posed by this new...
FLORIDA CANNABIS LAWS UPDATE
While Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has made clear his opposition to legalizing recreational cannabis use in Florida, trends certainly seem like they are going in that direction. For example, in April, the state doubled the number of licenses available to cultivators...
COMPREHENSIVE CHANGES TO LAND USE AND ZONING LAWS
As part of the 2023 legislative session, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed numerous laws, all with varying degrees of impact on zoning and land use issues. One such bill changes the standard by which municipal zoning boards judge applications for a dimensional...
