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The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue has locked in its new policy which takes effect October 1 and requires breweries to remit a use tax of 6% on 25% of the...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced today the final version of its overtime exemption rule, officially setting the minimum salary threshold for overtime eligibility at $35,568 per year or...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently found the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) to be in violation of federal law by forcing a nurse to participate...

Appeals Court Ruling Clarifies That Calculation is Dependent on Employee-Employer Agreement The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that payments an employee receives from third...

Two years ago, the Pennsylvania Superior Court sent a shockwave through medical malpractice litigation when, in Mitchell v. Shikora, it determined that evidence of known risks and complications of the...

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently announced its intent to release proposed regulations to clarify whether graduate students and teaching assistants at private universities can unionize. The NLRB will...

The Supreme Court announced recently that it will hear three cases during its October 2019 Term in an attempt to resolve a split between lower courts as to whether lawsuits...

A recent decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirms that employees can bring sexual harassment claims based on the conduct of non-employees, including patients. This decision reminds healthcare...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued its long-awaited proposed rule that would raise the minimum annual salary required for workers — executive, administrative and professional — to qualify...

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) regulations governing wellness programs incentives effective January 1, 2019. The federal court order nixed...