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Understanding Unpaid Wait Time and Employee Misclassification in Rhode Island
The misclassification of an employee can negatively impact workers in several ways, such as denying them overtime, paid time off, paid wait time, and other ...
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Sinapi Law Associates, Ltd. Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Sinapi Law Associates proudly supports RI Latino Dollars for Scholars, Inc. (“LADO”) in their efforts to provide academic scholarships ...
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Sinapi Law Associates, Ltd. Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® 2024
Sinapi Law Associates, Ltd. is proud to announce that three of our attorneys, Richard Sinapi, Danilo Borgas, and Chloe Davis, have recently been recognized by ...
Employment LawLegal News
Wage Theft to Become a Felony in Rhode Island Starting January 1, 2024
On June 22, 2023, Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee signed legislation increasing the possible criminal penalty for an employer committing wage theft to that of ...
Civil RightsEmployment Law
Faith Gets a Fair Shake: Supreme Court Bolsters Protections for Religious Accommodations in the Workplace
In a unanimous decision on June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court in Groff v. DeJoy, Postmaster General, No. 22-174, overturned lower court decisions and reiterated ...
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A Worker’s Right to Mobility: Unpacking the NLRB Memo on Non-Compete Agreements
On May 30, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a government agency vested with safeguarding employees' rights, issued a crucial memorandum targeting a long-standing ...
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RI Lawyers Weekly Honors Attorney Chloe Davis as a 2023 “Up & Coming Lawyer”
We are thrilled to announce that Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly has recognized Attorney Chloe Davis as one of the 2023 Excellence in the Law "Up ...
Civil RightsLegal News
Game Changer in the Qualified Immunity Debate: Courts Have Been Applying the Wrong Text of the Civil Rights Act of 1871
There has been a recent game-changer in the qualified immunity debate. Scholarly research has recently revealed that the codification (the process of entering an existing ...
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Sinapi Law Associates, Ltd. Participates in RWU Law Pro Bono Collaborative’s Racial Justice Challenge
Sinapi Law Associates, Ltd. is is proud to participate in the Roger Williams University School of Law Pro Bono Collaborative’s Challenge entitled, “Racial Justice Challenge: ...