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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, with three newly elected members, issued the most significant public records case since the enactment of the Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) in 2009… Read On

In August of last year, OSHA’s new final electronic reporting rule, including provisions regarding employee involvement in reporting work-related injuries and illness, was originally scheduled to become effective… Read On

Congressional Review Act & Labor Laws The Congressional Review Act (“CRA”) permits lawmakers to overturn new regulations issued by federal agencies within 60 legislative days of the regulation being issued… Read On

The Commonwealth Court has affirmed an order of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas that imposed a civil penalty of $500 on the Office of the District Attorney of Philadelphia for denying access to public records in bad faith… Read On

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held that individuals have a qualified right to privacy in the non-disclosure of their home addresses. Pennsylvania State Educ. Ass’n v. Commonwealth, Dep’t of Cmty. & Econ. Dev., 148 A… Read On

The implementation of the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule, which would have increased the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) salary threshold for exemption from overtime pay from $23,660 to $47,476, was delayed by a preliminary… Read On

Many businesses have taken the smart step to incorporate as a corporation or organize as a limited liability company (LLC). Both corporations and LLCs offer liability protections to their owners… Read On

Regulatory changes and litigation trends raise several issues for both small and large businesses in Pennsylvania. While we are only a few months into 2017, there are several developing issues that businesses should be aware of this year… Read On

As employers consider changing employees from salaried to hourly to comply with the higher salary level requirement in the new overtime rule, they should be mindful of the proper and improper uses of comp time… Read On

With December 1 rapidly approaching, it is worth readdressing one of the most common misconceptions with the new overtime rule: Is an employer required to raise the salary of all of its currently exempt employees to $47,476 if they regularly work… Read On