August 06, 2022

- 4 Surefire Ways to Build a Motivated Legal Team by: CRM News and Updates, Lawmatics
- Court Reversed Order Admitting a Will to Probate as a Muniment of... by: David Fowler Johnson
- Law Firm Specialization: Why It Matters by: Sarah Bottorff
- Court Construed a Will to Provide That Mineral Interests Were Devised... by: David Fowler Johnson
- Managing a Law Firm Sales Pipeline: An Attorney’s Guide by: CRM News and Updates, Lawmatics
- Tips to Prevent Litigation with Employment Contracts by: Aaron P. Benz
- Essential Recruiting Tips for Law Firms by: Sarah Bottorff
August 05, 2022

- 6 Marketing Rules Your Law Firm Can’t Afford to Break by: CRM News and Updates, Lawmatics
- Tribunal’s Rules on MFN Clause: Juxtaposed with CBDT’s Circular by: Vibhore Batwara and Arijit Ghosh
- Supreme Court’s Quick Fix for Backlog in Arbitral Appointments by... by: Shweta Sahu and Vyapak Desai
- How to Prevent & Resolve Client Billing Disputes by: CRM News and Updates, Lawmatics
- What New Attorneys Need to Know About Client Expectations by: CRM News and Updates, Lawmatics
- Special Situation Funds: An Attempt To Revolutionalize Stressed... by: Dibya Behera and Shivam Ahuja
- Offences Under The Copyright Act Are Cognizable And Non-bailable:... by: Shweta Sahu
- Email Marketing for Law Firms 101 by: Sarah Bottorff
- Mexico’s Ministry of the Interior Issues New Visa Requirement for... by: Pietro Straulino-Rodriguez
- What Employers Need to Know About Monkeypox by: Katharine C. Weber and Melanie L. Paul
- US Executive Branch Update – August 4, 2022 by: Stacy A. Swanson
- Beltway Buzz, August 5, 2022 by: James J. Plunkett
- CFPB’s Chopra Has Payments and Crypto In Focus by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- IRS Extends Retirement Plan Amendment Deadlines by: B. David Joffe
- Who Owns Memes? by: Benjamin D. Schwartz
- CFPB, DOJ Propose $22 Million Penalty Against Nonbank Mortgage Lender... by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- Fed Reports on Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- New York State Tacks on an Extra Year to Its Paid Vaccination Leave... by: Susan Gross Sholinsky and Steven M. Swirsky
- Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of ERISA Stock-Drop Case by: Russell L Hirschhorn and Daniel B. Wesson
- Washington, DC, Aims to Ban Fossil Fuel in New Construction by: Sara A. McQuillen and J. Michael Showalter
- 4th Circuit: Borrower Must Return Loan Proceeds After Rescission... by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- Ninth Circuit Analyzes AB 5 in Class Action Ruling by: Peter Lawrence Loh and Kevin Jackson
- The Impact Of Missing The July 31, 2022, Deadline For Restating Pre-... by: Keith A. Dropkin
- Bipartisan Bill Introduced by Senate relating to Uyghur Human Rights... by: Ludmilla L. Kasulke
- DHS Released a Notice on the Addition of Entities to the UFLPA Entity... by: Sarah K. Rathke and Simon Garbett
- Jury Orders Eli Lilly To Pay $61 Million by: D. Jacques Smith and Randall A. Brater
- Investors Take Sink-or-Swim Approach to Struggling Crypto Startups by: Louis Lehot
- Section 18 "Eyeball Reliance" Claim Brought to the SPAC... by: Adam L. Sisitsky
- NO DO-OVERS FOR YOU: District Court in North Carolina Denies... by: Sean S. Kay
- Manchin Agrees to Expanded Reconciliation Deal by: Diane M. Morgenthaler and Sarah L. Engle
- CFPB Continues Efforts to Promote Competition in Financial Markets by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- Concerning Questions Raised by SEC Action Against Former Coinbase... by: Stephen A. Rutenberg and Daniel L. McAvoy
- Teamwork Can Sometimes Make the Dream Work: How to Properly Maintain... by: Payton R. Collier and Donalt J. Eglinton
- How to Implement Law Practice Management Software by: Nina Lee
- No Injury = No Article III Standing in Data Breach Class Action by: Amy Brown Doolittle
- Could the Crypto Downturn Lead to a Spike in M&A? by: Louis Lehot
- New Jersey Supreme Court Increases Jurisdictional Limits by: Melissa A. Volet
- NFT Art – Your Top 40 Legal Questions Answered by: Patrick D. Daugherty and John D. Lanza
- Proving Control of Your Business – Proposed Changes to Federal DBE... by: Danielle L. Dietrich
- Potential Legal Implications of Remote Work Policies by: Scott I. Unger
- New Jersey Enacts New Annual and Remote Worker Poster Requirements by: Mark Diana
- Jury Finds Credit Reporting Agency Was “Reasonable” in FCRA Case of... by: Kristin L. Bryan and James Brennan
- USDA Will Propose to Codify BioPreferred® Guidance by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Vote To Dissolve LLC Defeats Buy-Out Option by: Keith Paul Bishop
- UK: Harpur Trust v Brazel and Holiday Pay by: Jonathan Maude and Rachel Easton
- All Things Chemical: The National Tribal Toxics Council — A... by: Lynn L. Bergeson
- Japan: Proposed Code of Conduct for ESG Evaluation and Data Providers by: Yuki Sako
- Deadline Set for Comments on Proposed Updates to FTC Endorsement... by: Sheila A. Millar and Tracy P. Marshall
- Monkeypox Outbreak Declared a Public Health Emergency by: Katherine Dudley Helms
August 04, 2022

- August 2022 Updates to Pennsylvania’s Overtime Rules for Salaried... by: Jennifer Betts and Rick L. Etter
- Massachusetts Becomes Latest State to Ban Discrimination Based on... by: Mark H. Burak and Laurielle Howe
- EU Commission Investigates Cartel Breach in Fashion Sector by: Cynthia Martens
- SEC Adds Twenty New Crypto Asset Enforcers by: Colleen E. McKnight and Patrick D. Daugherty
- Tim Hortons Wants to Settle Data Privacy Lawsuits with Free Breakfast by: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Robinson Cole
- USCIS Extends COVID-19-Related Flexibilities and Makes Signature... by: Arash R. Bahar
- So You Want to Start a Business? 10 Legal Steps to Create a... by: Lee C. Hodge and Olivia G. Lewis
- DaNa Publishes Research Spotlight on Three-Stage Model for the... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- POTUS Issues Executive Order Directing Study of Digital Assets by: Patrick D. Daugherty and Jose A. Lazaro
- Yep, Incentive Awards Are Really Dead: En Banc Panel Denial–Issued... by: Eric J. Troutman
- California Bill Would Increase Strict Pay Data Reporting and Pay... by: Philip Person and Sharon Shaoulian
- Play that Funky Music up to 75 Decibels: Pennsylvania Updates Laws... by: Theodore J. Zeller III
- Cal/OSHA Standards Board’s COVID-19 ETS Proposal Provisions by: Karen Tynan and Ursula L. Clemons
- GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | August 2022 by: Greenberg Traurig's International Trade & Investment Practice
- Massachusetts Legislature Passes Bill to Legalize Sports Betting in... by: Katherine Guarino Baker and Malinda Reed
- HHS, DOL, and Treasury Give Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Another... by: Timothy J. Stanton and Jessica E. Kuester
- The How, When, and Why of Franchise Termination in New Jersey by: Marshall T. Kizner
- New York DFS Fines Robinhood $30M for “Significant” Cybersecurity... by: Linn F. Freedman
- FDA Launches LAAF Program Dashboard by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- Anti-Vax Dating App Left Data Unprotected by: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Robinson Cole
- Massachusetts Enacts CROWN Act, Prohibiting Discrimination Against... by: Samia M. Kirmani and Sarah B. Herlihy
- The EEOC Releases New COVID-19 Guidance – What Employers Should Know by: Abby M. Warren and Emily A. Zaklukiewicz
Rhode Island
Located in the New England Region, Rhode Island is the smallest US state by area, at approximately 1200 sq miles, and the eighth least populous state with nearly 1.1 million residents. It is the final of the original 13 Colonies and was admitted into the union on May 29, 1790. The state’s official name, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is the longest named-state in the US. Providence is both the state capital and most populous city in the state.
Rhode island contributes 4 electoral votes during Presidential elections. In terms of the state's politics, it has recently abolished capital punishment, making it the 19th state in the union to do so. The state was the 3rd in the union to legalize use of medicinal marijuana in 2011, and also passed a bill to allow for civil unions in 2011. It was also the 8th state to legalize same-sex marriage in 2013. The state has one of the highest tax rates in the US, with the 7th highest property tax, and 6th highest real-estate tax rates respectively.
With a colonial base in fishing, the state’s economy heavily relies on coastal activities. Fishing, trade/embargo, and import industries are highly profitable. The state also thrives in the industries of textiles, healthcare and education, and manufacturing. Several Fortune 500 companies are based in the state including Hasboro, CVS, Citizens Financial Group, and Gtech Corporation, among others. Many prominent universities including Brown University, Johnson and Wales, New England Institute of Technology, and University of Rhode Island are present in the state.
The state government of Rhode Island is broken into three branches: the executive, judicial and legislative branch.
- The legislative branch is the Rhode Island General Assembly, broken into a House of Representatives and a Senate, with 75 representatives total.
- The executive branch features several elected positions, including a Governor, a Lieutenant Governor, a Secretary of State, a General Treasurer and an Attorney General. The Governor has the power to appoint a variety of officers who act as Commissioners and Directors, and even a Sheriff that has statewide jurisdiction. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected on separate tickets, with the Lieutenant Governor as largely a ceremonial position.
- The judicial branch of Rhode Island has a Superior Court, a Family Court, a District Court, and the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Additionally, there are courts with special, limited jurisdiction like the Workers’ Compensation Court and the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal.
Employment law, medical marijuana legislation, same-sex marriage, and federal and state government agency news, are among the leading stories and news-coverage provided to visitors of the National Law Review website. Visitors can also find coverage of data breach and cybersecurity legislation, minimum wage laws, paid-sick leave, disability-law protections, and other regional news from the state of Rhode Island online.