Representation and warranty insurance (“RWI”) has been around for some time. Historically, it was most commonly used in large transactions, often involving publicly traded companies. However, in recent years it has become much more common in smaller, private, “middle...
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RI Creates New Tax Credit for Small Business Investment Companies
The Rhode Island General Assembly recently created a new program designed to promote private funding for Rhode Island small businesses. The program creates a tax credit for Small Business Investment Companies (“SBIC”) that invest in eligible Rhode Island businesses....
New Deadlines Announced for Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law
In 2018, Massachusetts passed a new law that provides workers with paid family and medical leave (the “PFML Law”). With limited exceptions, it applies to most Massachusetts employers, large and small, and includes both W-2 employees and some independent contractors...
Artificial Intelligence – What The Developing Landscape Means For Your Business
The Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) industry is rapidly emerging as one of the most interesting new advancements likely to impact a broad array of industries. AI is well beyond the nascent stages of development, and is quickly taking center stage as a gateway profit...
WHY ESTATE PLANNING FOR BUSINESSES IS CRITICAL (NOT OPTIONAL)
Owning your own business can be extremely demanding. From your customers to your employees, there’s hardly enough time in the day. While most entrepreneurs are consumed by the day-to-day challenges of running their businesses, they often neglect the critical task of...
PAY EQUITY IN RHODE ISLAND: EMPLOYERS, ARE YOU IN COMPLIANCE?
Rhode Island’s Pay Equity Act was expanded in 2023, creating additional obligations for employers with employees located in, or working from, the state. Once only prohibiting differences in wages based on gender, Rhode Island’s Pay Equity Act prohibits differences in...
ESTATE PLANNING FOR THE BUSINESS. HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE DEATH OF A BUSINESS OWNER
In the final season of “Succession,” Logan Roy’s death creates a power vacuum within Waystar Royco, the fictional media conglomerate that Logan founded and acted as CEO of until his death. This raises a difficult question that many, if not all, business owners face:...
HOW A HOLOGRAPHIC WILL CAN LEAD TO LITIGATION
In season four of Succession, Logan Roy, the patriarch of the family and acting CEO of Waystar Royco, suddenly passes away amid a corporate merger. The majority ownership of the company was divided amongst the Roy Family, in what appears to be a series of highly...
I’VE WATCHED SUCCESSION – WHY ON EARTH WOULD I GIVE MY KIDS THAT LEVEL OF POWER?
Step into the “way back” machine when a younger media mogul, Logan Roy, was contemplating the succession of his empire and grooming his children by giving them management positions in the company. This is a common scenario in business, as well as estate planning....