Boca Raton, Florida – January 20, 2020 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Estate & Trust attorneys have been invited to join Bryant University’s Florida Alumni on Thursday, January 30, 2020 to present a panel discussion on “Essentials of Estate...
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Month: January 2020
PLDO Partners Brian J. Lamoureux and Matthew C. Reeber to be Featured Speakers at an NBI Seminar on “Human Resource Law: The Ultimate Guide”
Rhode Island – January 15, 2020 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partners Brian J. Lamoureux and Matthew C. Reeber will be featured speakers at a National Business Institute (NBI) two-day seminar on “Human Resource Law: The Ultimate Guide,” which is...
DOL Releases Two Final Rules on Overtime Pay Under The FLSA
Two new final rules have been released by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) which update the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). These rules will impact how an employer calculates paying an employee overtime under the FLSA. 1. The DOL released a final rule on September...
Employees Texting In The Workplace: Some Practical Tips
Fake news. Fake videos. Deep fakes. We have all heard stories of people photoshopping or faking photos to make others look bad or create a scandal. However, an equally disturbing trend is emerging: fake text messages. There are numerous sites and apps available to...
EXECUTING A CAREFULLY DRAFTED CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT IN AN M&A TRANSACTION
The execution of a confidentiality agreement - or what is also referred to as non-disclosure agreement (NDA) - is typically the first official stage of any merger or acquisition. Prior to this stage, a general discussion may have already occurred, and relevant...
THE IMPORTANCE OF CONDITIONS PRECEDENT IN LICENSING, PERMITTING AND PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
A condition precedent is a condition in a contract that must occur before another party is required to perform. In purchase and sale agreements, there are often several conditions precedent that must be satisfied before a party is required to close. Particularly, in...
REMOTE WORKERS IN RHODE ISLAND: STATE REGS MAY CREATE PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN RHODE ISLAND COURTS
The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island recently held that it had personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state employer, despite the fact that the employer only had one remote employee who worked in Rhode Island. That employee—who was also the...
THE BENEFIT OF PASS-THROUGH ENTITIES
Why do pass-through entities such as LLCs taxed as partnerships remain the entity of choice for most closely held businesses? The primary benefit of operating a business through a pass-through entity, such as an LLC taxed as a partnership, is that the income generated...
APPLE’S CONCERNING NEW TEXT MESSAGE FEATURE
Apple recently released iOS16 for the iPhone. This newest release allows iPhone users running iOS16 to edit and unsend text messages sent between other iOS16 users. While this may be welcome news for those of us who make embarrassing typos or otherwise hit the send...
