A minority shareholder in a closely held business is someone who owns less than fifty percent of the outstanding shares, while the majority shareholders have a controlling stake and retain the decision-making power as to how the business is operated. All voting...
A recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has declared that it is unlawful under federal law for employers to ask or require non-manager/non-supervisor employees who are being terminated to sign any severance or other agreement that requires the...
Background As we have noted in the past, the courts of many states often look to the case law interpreting the Delaware corporation, limited liability company (LLC) and limited partnership statutes. There are many reasons for this. The statutes of many states are...
Family businesses are a cornerstone of the U.S. economy by a number of metrics. According to FamilyBusiness.org, out of the 37 million businesses in the U.S., 87 percent - or 32.4 million - are family businesses.1 Moreover, family businesses employ almost 59% of the...
A Power of Attorney (“POA”) is an important estate planning tool and legally binding document that gives another person, chosen by you, the power to act as an agent on your behalf. Within the last year, the Massachusetts Supreme Court issued a decision effecting the...
In August of 2021, Governor McKee signed into law a significant change to Rhode Island’s Deceptive Trade Practices law. Prior to August 2021, the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices law was held to be inapplicable to “all those activities and businesses which are...
After much anticipation, Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee made a move critical to advancing the state’s cannabis legalization efforts by naming his appointments to the new Cannabis Control Commission (“CCC”). The announcement of Kimberly Ahern, the Governor’s...
It is well settled that the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires employers to pay certain employees overtime pay at one and one-half times the employees’ regular rate. 29 U.S.C.S. §207(a). However, certain employees are exempt from this overtime requirement,...
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...
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