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INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  11.08.2023

What two court decisions on tax assessment appeals mean for Pa. school districts

Two recent decisions from the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court struck down school district-initiated tax assessment appeals of two different school districts.  While that was bad news for those Philadelphia-area school districts,...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  11.07.2023

U.S. Department of Treasury’s Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule takes effect in 2024 

An important federal law that will affect most U.S. businesses and require them to file ownership reporting will go into effect on January 1.  The federal government enacted the Corporate...

INSIGHTS  |  ARTICLE  |  08.10.2023

Risk of contractor liability for construction defects increases after Pennsylvania court ruling

A decision issued in April by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania means that contractors may now be exposed to additional risk of liability for any injuries caused by defective work....

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  04.12.2023

The PUMP Act: What you need to know

A law that will further protect nursing women in the workplace will go into effect this month and require employers – including school districts – to give additional accommodations to...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  03.21.2023

Salary shock: PTO is not part of employee salary

Paid time off hours are not considered part of an employee’s salary under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), according to a federal appeals court. The ruling has widespread implications...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  01.18.2023

Important end-of-year NLRB rulings came in bunches

The National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) closed out 2022 with some important rulings of which companies with unions, or the specter of potential union organizing, need to be aware. Union...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  01.10.2023

FTC proposes rule abolishing non-compete agreements

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has unveiled a proposed rule that would prohibit employers from entering into non-compete agreements with their workers and require employers to rescind non-competes with all...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  10.13.2022

More language could be banned in NJ discrimination lawsuit settlement agreements

No matter what the word is, New Jersey lawmakers have made clear their intent when it comes to disclosure language in the employer/employee settlement agreements for sexual harassment, discrimination, and...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  09.19.2022

NLRB reverses course, proposes new definition for “joint employer”

An important, barely two-year-old rule from the National Labor Relations Board could already be on the way out. The NLRB announced this month that it has proposed new criteria defining...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  06.30.2022

Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court voids PennDOT’s Major Bridge P3 Initiative

Today, the Commonwealth Court issued a memorandum Opinion finding PennDOT’s Major Bridge P3 Initiative void ab initio, declaring the initiative had no legal effect from the very beginning because the...