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Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Care Act in Rhode Island establishes minimum standards for staffing levels and standards for care in nursing facilities.

As COVID-19 vaccinations are becoming more readily available, the question has emerged regarding whether employers may require employees to receive a vaccine before returning to work. The short answer is yes, as long as the employer does not run afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act or impinge an employee’s sincerely held religious beliefs.

Partner Amy Yarbro to Speak at LeadingAge RI 2023 Annual Conference

Morrison Mahoney Partner Ralph Sullivan and Amy Parker recently prevailed in the Massachusetts Appeals Court in a fatal snow and ice case.

Salient facts in these cases include a manager’s falsifying information, a general manager’s obscene remarks to female employees, an employer’s lack of anti-discrimination policies, and a hospital’s termination of a physician instead of accommodating his disability.

Morrison Mahoney Associate Amy Parker recently won summary judgment in an elevator case.

Morrison Mahoney Associate Amy Parker writes about the "Mode of Operation" theory and its applicable uses in premises liability. Here she covers a recent case in Rhode Island where "mode of operation" is not the law.

Morrison Mahoney Associate Amy Parker wins summary judgment

Morrison Mahoney Partner Joe Flanagan and Associate Amy Parker obtain a defense verdict in a nursing home malpractice case after a two-week trial in Suffolk Superior Court.

Morrison Mahoney Partner Ralph Sullivan and Associate Amy Parker recently prevailed in a Rule 12(b)(6) motion