By Mike Sweeney | I cut my teeth as a business lawyer in the late 1980s at a regional New England business law firm. In my first year of practice, […]
Lions and Tigers and Bears ( … deferrals and defaults and workouts) OH MY! Read More »
By Greg Tumolo | In response to questions from our clients and friends, we have created a chart summarizing the rights and benefits afforded workers who are unable to work
Summary Chart: Rights-Benefits For Workers Under Federal-RI-MA Law Read More »
Mike Sweeney was part of an April 2020 article that ran in Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly entitled: “Terms make PPP loan program ‘no brainer’ for firms,
Mike Sweeney Part of RI & MA Lawyers Weekly Story on PPP Read More »
On April 8th, Mike Sweeney, Esq., Founding Partner and Shareholder at Duffy & Sweeney and Anthony Mangiarelli, CPA and Partner at KLR joined with the Greater Providence Chamber to share
Webinar with Greater Prov Chamber on Small Business Loan Form Read More »
By Stacey Nakasian | Employers may be able to avoid layoffs caused by the COVID-19 outbreak by choosing the WorkShare alternative offered by the Rhode Island Department of Labor and
Coronavirus FAQS For Employers: Workshare Read More »
by Stacey Nakasian | COVID-19, and the measures taken to contain it, continue to have a seismic effect on our economy and, in particular, on businesses that have had to
Coronavirus FAQS For Employers: Force Majeure Contract Provisions Read More »
Does contraction of COVID-19 implicate employee rights under the ADA? Generally, no. Temporary, non-chronic impairments with little or no long-term impact (e.g., broken limbs, sprained joints, concussions, appendicitis, pneumonia, and
Coronavirus FAQS For Employers: Employee Rights Under the ADA Read More »
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FOR FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES Our employees have been furloughed and are not actively working right now. Are they still eligible for coverage under our group health plan? You need
Can we ask an employee to stay home or leave work if they exhibit symptoms of COVID-19? Yes. Employers are permitted to ask employees exhibiting the signs and symptoms of
Coronavirus FAQS For Employers: Workplace Health and Safety Read More »
Duffy & Sweeney’s Stacey Nakasian was featured in a March 26th Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly article on “force majeure” entitled Pandemic prompts urgent review of overlooked contractual clause. She stated
Stacey Nakasian Featured in RILW “Force Majeure” Article Read More »