Joseph Marion, Partner at Whelan Corrente & Flanders, was interviewed by the Huffington Post for the article “Ultrawealthy Americans Are Scrambling To Get Ahead Of Biden’s Planned Tax Hikes.”
The decision provides a reminder that employees must tie their FLSA claims to unpaid minimum wages or overtime, and that private individuals (as opposed to the government) lack standing to sue for alleged violations of the state’s Sunday and holiday pay statute.
On July 15, 2019, Governor Gina Raimondo signed the Rhode Island Noncompetition Agreement Act into law. Beginning on January 15, 2020, the statute will place new limits on the enforceability of noncompete agreements in the Ocean State.