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March 15, 2024
Barley Snyder Partner Jeff Lobach Selected to CPBJ Power 100 List for Fourth Consecutive Year
For Immediate Release York, PA – For the fourth consecutive year, par...
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January 25, 2024
Barley Snyder Managing Partner Jennifer Craighead Carey Appointed to Millersville University College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences’ Advisory Board
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to announ...
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January 22, 2024
Barley Snyder Partner Jeff Lobach Named to CPBJ Icon Honors List
For Immediate Release York, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to announce Ce...
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January 16, 2024
Barley Snyder Attorney Linebaugh Appointed to the Northern Central Railway Board of Directors
For Immediate Release York, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to announce th...
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January 2, 2024
Barley Snyder Elects Managing Partner Jennifer Craighead Carey
For Immediate Release — Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased t...
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May 3, 2023
Barley Snyder Attorney Linebaugh Recognized for Fifty Years of Service as a Member of the York County Bar Association
For Immediate Release York, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to announce th...
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November 30, 2022
Barley Snyder Partner Joshua L. Schwartz Aids Lancaster Public Library’s Capital Campaign to Relocate and Upgrade Facility
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to share ...
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August 1, 2022
EEOC: COVID-19 Screening Now Must Meet Business Necessity Test
Although COVID-19 still poses a threat to businesses and the public, the U....
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April 20, 2022
Temporary I-9 Policies Related to COVID-19 Ending Soon
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it ...
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November 17, 2021
Barley Snyder Elects Lobach for Fifth Term
For Immediate Release Lancaster/York, Pa. – The partnership at...
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November 9, 2021
Barley Snyder Partner Named “Top Black Director”
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Savoy Magazine has...
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October 14, 2021
OSHA Sends Rule to White House for Approval
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency rule concer...
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October 11, 2021
Employers Can Make Plan Premium Discounts or Surcharges Dependent on Vaccination Status
On October 4, 2021, the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and...
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September 13, 2021
Federal Contractors Subject to Vaccination Requirement
A new executive order from President Joe Biden requiring most federal contr...
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September 10, 2021
100M U.S. Workers to be Affected by Vaccine Mandate
President Joe Biden has announced a new vaccine and testing mandate that ap...
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August 2, 2021
New Federal Agency Mandate Supports Vaccinating LTC Staff
New federal mandates and court decisions are making it much easier for seni...
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July 9, 2021
Is the Pandemic Over for Businesses?
Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 related restrictions and emergency regulations, i...
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June 16, 2021
PLCB Reverts to Pre-Pandemic Rules
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced Tuesday that it is ret...
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June 10, 2021
OSHA Finally Issues ETS for COVID-19
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occu...
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June 9, 2021
Barley Snyder Partner Tomevi Graduates Mentorship York
For Immediate Release York, Pa. – Barley Snyder partner J...
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June 1, 2021
EEOC OKs Employer-Provided COVID-19 Vaccine Incentives
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently updated its COVID...
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May 27, 2021
Employee Vaccine Exemption Reviews Available
With companies preparing for employees to return to physical workplaces or ...
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May 26, 2021
Eleven Barley Snyder Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is please...
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May 25, 2021
OSHA Nixes Recording Obligations for Vaccine Mandates
The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...
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May 21, 2021
Barley Snyder Attorney Siegel Admitted to Practice in Maryland
For Immediate Release York, Pa. – Barley Snyder attorney ...
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May 14, 2021
UPDATE: Pa. Mask Mandate to End by June 28
UPDATE: Pennsylvania officials have announced that the state’s mask m...
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May 4, 2021
Pa. to Ease Restrictions, but Not Masking (Yet)
Pennsylvania has joined some of its neighbors in announcing a timetable to ...
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April 9, 2021
Does Your Business Qualify for New Tax Credit?
As businesses sift through the many items of interest included in March’s...
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March 22, 2021
How the American Rescue Plan Act Could Impact Businesses and Nonprofits
The American Rescue Plan Act is the latest legislation which contains provi...
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March 17, 2021
OSHA Launches Program to Address COVID-19 Safety
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administrat...
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March 15, 2021
PA to Relax COVID Restrictions on Restaurants, Others
Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Monday that Pennsylvania plans to relax cap...
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March 15, 2021
American Rescue Plan Extends Tax Credits, Funds COBRA
Lawmakers have passed the American Rescue Plan Act, allowing companies to c...
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February 12, 2021
Barley Snyder Partner Tomevi to Helm Legal Publication
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley...
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January 12, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar Series
Please join us for the remaining sessions of our Vaccine Webinar Series! In...
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December 30, 2020
Temporary Business Closing Order to Lift Jan. 4
Pennsylvania has lived up to its promise of “temporary” business closin...
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December 29, 2020
8 Important Things in the New COVID-19 Relief Bill
President Donald Trump has signed a long-sought-after $900 billion coronavi...
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December 28, 2020
FFCRA to Expire, but Its Benefits to Live On
After a flurry of activity before Congress’ Christmas break and a threate...
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December 17, 2020
EEOC Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine
Employers have been waiting for weeks or longer to find out if the federal ...
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December 11, 2020
Governor Wolf Announces New COVID-19 Restrictions
After widespread reports of rising COVID-19 case numbers, hospitalizations ...
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December 9, 2020
Barley Snyder Partner Anastasi Named to Airport Board
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley...
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December 7, 2020
New Quarantine Guidance Affects Employers
New quarantine recommendations in Pennsylvania mean employers have new stan...
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December 3, 2020
Health Care Workers to Get Some of First COVID-19 Vaccines
As expected, health care workers and staff and residents of long-term care ...
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November 30, 2020
UPDATE: New Travel Restrictions Place Employers in a Bind
(Note: This document will be updated periodically as Pennsyvania’s tr...
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November 24, 2020
New Set of COVID-19 Restrictions Hit Even Harder
A new set of restrictions designed to mitigate the spread of COVI...
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November 23, 2020
Should Employers be Preparing to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines?
Employers are starting to examine whether they can or can’t require their...
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November 19, 2020
New COVID-Cautious Recommendations for Higher Education
The Pennsylvania Departments of Health (DOH) and Education are now strongly...
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November 16, 2020
Barley Snyder Partner Geiter Named Legal “Trailblazer”
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley...
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November 4, 2020
Barley Snyder Partner Tomevi Speaks at Law Conference
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October 19, 2020
Barley Snyder Forms Crisis Management Service Team
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October 6, 2020
Pa. Allows for Public Gatherings Capacity Increase
Pennsylvania has cracked the door open a little more and as of Friday, will...
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October 1, 2020
UPDATE: Pa.’s Public Gatherings Rules Enforceable Again
In the back and forth court proceedings concerning Gov. Tom Wolf’s restri...
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September 30, 2020
Barley Snyder Partner Justin Tomevi named to York YMCA Board
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley...
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September 21, 2020
Self-Certification Form for Bars Available Now
Starting today, restaurants and bars across Pennsylvania are allowed to ope...
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September 15, 2020
Court Strikes Down Some of the State’s COVID-19 Restrictions
A federal district court in Pittsburgh on Monday ruled that key portions of...
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September 11, 2020
Telework: Is Forever a Reasonable Accommodation?
Has the COVID-19 pandemic changed the reasonable accommodation standards un...
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September 9, 2020
Businesses Face Important Questions on the Road to a Vaccine
It is generally recognized by public health experts that we will not return...
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September 9, 2020
Last Chance for COVID-19 Provider Relief Funds
The federal government has extended the deadline to September 13 for Medica...
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September 8, 2020
Bars, Restaurants, Can Soon Double Their Indoor Capacity
Pennsylvania bars and restaurants are finally getting a break they’ve bee...
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August 31, 2020
COVID-19: New Guidance Issued on Paid Leave as Schools Open
Going into the beginning of the school year, one of the most frequently ask...
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August 20, 2020
Nearly Thirty Barley Snyder Attorneys Named “Best Lawyers”
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley...
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August 19, 2020
Latest PPP Guidance Breaks Down Big Questions
The U.S. Small Business Administration has released additional guidance for...
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August 6, 2020
Must Businesses Become Face Mask Police?
With continued, disturbing examples of some members of ...
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August 3, 2020
More Mandatory Testing and Funding for Senior Living Facilities
The federal government now has joined with many states in mandating COVID-1...
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July 20, 2020
Pennsylvania Releases Hazard Pay Grant Application
With the unemployment expansion resulting in some laid-off individuals earn...
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July 16, 2020
New Pennsylvania Restrictions: Mandatory Telework, Limits on Restaurants, Bars, Nightclubs, and Fitness Centers
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Rachel Levine jointly announced n...
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July 13, 2020
Should Businesses Require Their Customers to Sign COVID-19 Liability Waivers?
As businesses reopen in Pennsylvania, employers are asking whether they sho...
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June 24, 2020
Reopening Your Restaurant with Outdoor Seating
Restaurant and bar owners across the most COVID-19-ravaged Pennsylvania cou...
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June 24, 2020
Extended “Immigration Ban” Suspends Popular Temporary Visas
The rest of 2020 will be a difficult year for employers seeking to hire for...
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June 23, 2020
IRS Provides Updated Guidance for Retirement Plans
The IRS says anyone whose household family member has lost pay during the C...
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June 12, 2020
EEOC Addresses Thorny COVID-19 Issues
With more and more facets of the workforce returning to work, the Equal Emp...
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June 12, 2020
Did Your Employee Contract COVID-19 at Work?
The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...
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June 11, 2020
Is Pennsylvania’s State of Emergency Still in Place?
Confusion within the business community is rampant as Pennsylvania legislat...
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June 8, 2020
Delayed Reopening for Pennsylvania’s Long-Term Care Facilities
As Pennsylvania reopens from the COVID-19 pandemic, state officials announc...
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June 5, 2020
New Federal Law Eases PPP Forgiveness Requirements
More lenient conditions for loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection ...
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June 2, 2020
Legal Risks of Recording Video Conference Calls
As our video conferencing technology continues to advance and its popularit...
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June 2, 2020
LATEST UPDATE: Business Closure List, June 2
UPDATE June 2: Pennsylvania has again updated its FAQ sheet concerning R...
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May 28, 2020
Updated Reopening Guidance to Help Small Biz
New guidance from Gov. Tom Wolf will allow some of the small businesses hit...
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May 27, 2020
Preparing for the Return of High School Athletics
Schools in Pennsylvania and across the country are beginning to address the...
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May 27, 2020
Temporary to Permanent: Layoffs Trigger WARN Act
Two months ago, businesses were ordered to close their doors to battle the ...
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May 22, 2020
Paycheck Protection Program Update
The U.S. Small Business Administration has released the Paycheck Protection...
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May 21, 2020
Cocktails-to-Go Hoping to Help Restaurants and Bars
With the stroke of the Gov. Tom Wolf’s pen, some – but not all – Penn...
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May 20, 2020
Pennsylvania’s Real Estate Industry Now Open for Business
Pennsylvania has changed course and has decided the real estate industry as...
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May 19, 2020
Reopening Your Business: 10 Pennsylvania Mandates You Need to Know
As more counties move into the “yellow phase” of reopening during the C...
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May 18, 2020
Pennsylvania’s New COVID-19 Testing Directive for Long-Term Care Facilities
Pennsylvania has joined other states in increasing its COVID-19 testing rec...
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May 15, 2020
COPPA and the World of Virtual Learning?
Virtual and remote learning are now household terms across the nation after...
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May 14, 2020
Businesses Must Post State’s Guidelines
As more counties move into the yellow phase of re-opening, the Pennsylvania...
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May 14, 2020
Feds Set $2 Million Threshold for PPP Loan Audits
New information from the federal government reveals businesses that accepte...
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May 12, 2020
Defying Governor’s Order is a Risky Proposition
Non-life-sustaining businesses that reopen in Pennsylvania counties not yet...
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May 8, 2020
Stimulus Checks Belong Only to the Living
With the stimulus checks being predicated on previous tax filings, there wa...
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May 7, 2020
Back to Business: Part 3
Note: This is the third in a three-part series on what business should be c...
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May 7, 2020
Will COVID-19 Trigger a Downfall Domino Effect for Retail Closings?
It has been over a month since Governor Tom Wolf’s stay-at-home order was...
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May 7, 2020
Gov. Wolf Orders Additional Moratorium on Foreclosures and Evictions
Residential evictions and foreclosures in Pennsylvania have been barred unt...
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May 7, 2020
Pa. Health Care Workers Earn Qualified Malpractice Immunity
Certain Pennsylvania health care workers treating COVID-19 patients will ha...
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May 6, 2020
PLCB to Implement Special Order Shipping Procedures
A recent Pennsylvania court case ruled that certain liquor license holders ...
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May 6, 2020
Federal Reserve Expands Main Street Lending Program
As noted in our previous alert, the Federal Reserve Board initially an...
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May 6, 2020
Back to Business: Part 2
Note: This is the second a three-part series on what business should b...
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May 5, 2020
COVID-19 Forces Broad Extension of Benefit Plan Deadlines
As everyone scrambles to deal with the unprecedented impact of COVID-19, th...
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May 5, 2020
Back to Business: Part 1
Note: This is the first of a three-part series on things employers need to ...
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May 1, 2020
DOL Letter Clarifies COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits
A person who refuses to return to work when a business reopens just so they...
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April 30, 2020
Low Interest Rates Offer Intriguing Estate Opportunities
While we are all very eager for things to return to normal, some rather int...
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April 30, 2020
Extended School Year During the Pandemic
With only about two months left in the 2019-2020 academic year, it’s time...
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April 29, 2020
Trump, OSHA, CDC Work to Keep Meat and Poultry Producers Safely Open
On the heels of a federal complaint filed against Smithfield Foods, the fed...
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April 29, 2020
Pennsylvania, Maryland Put Freezes on Evictions
Courts in both Pennsylvania and Maryland have issued rulings that ban evict...
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April 29, 2020
Hospitals Permitted to Resume Elective Surgeries
Elective surgeries, prohibited in Pennsylvania in March in an attempt to sl...
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April 28, 2020
Estate Planning and Administration During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Signing legal and estate planning and administration documents in-person ha...
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April 27, 2020
More COVID-19 Emergency Funding for Health Care Providers
In response to pleas from hospitals and health care providers for more COVI...
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April 24, 2020
Pennsylvania Issues Guidance to Reopening of Construction Industry
The construction industry is looking forward to its May 1 reopening date, b...
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April 24, 2020
More Funds Coming for Paycheck Protection Program
More funding is coming for a federal stimulus program after the fund ran ou...
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April 24, 2020
EEOC Allows Employers to Test Employees for COVID-19
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said this week that once compan...
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April 21, 2020
Additional COVID-19 Legislation Impacts Public Schools
A new Pennsylvania law signed Monday will allow school districts to hold pu...
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April 21, 2020
Updated Orders Allow Certain Sectors in Pennsylvania to Operate
More than one month after the initial order suspending in-person operations...
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April 20, 2020
School Construction Issues Remain Murky
Even with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announcing today that construction pro...
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April 20, 2020
State Releases FAQ on Mask Requirements
Pennsylvania has offered further guidance to businesses regarding the mask ...
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April 20, 2020
COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Health Care Providers Comes with Restrictions
Medicare providers recently received a $30 billion government relief packag...
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April 17, 2020
DEP Will Enforce Environmental Requirements During Pandemic
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has clarified that ...
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April 16, 2020
Fed Announces $2.3 Trillion Lending Initiative
The Federal Reserve System has announced additional actions to provide up t...
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April 15, 2020
New Public Health Requirements – Including Masks – Imposed on Essential Employers
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine has signed an order directin...
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April 13, 2020
International Authorities Warn of COVID-19 Cybersecurity Threats
Two top-level international cybersecurity authorities have teamed up to war...
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April 6, 2020
OSHA Issues New Guidance on Use of N95 Respirators
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and the shortage of N95 filtering f...
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April 3, 2020
Temporary Waivers for Long-Term Care Facilities During COVID-19 Crisis
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued numerous te...
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April 3, 2020
Containing COVID-19? Plan to Contain Discrimination Too
Three federal agencies charged with enforcing antidiscrimination laws have ...
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April 2, 2020
New Regulations Released for Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The U.S. Department of Labor yesterday issued temporary regulations interpr...
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April 2, 2020
Deferral of Tax-Exempt Debt Obligations May Result in a Reissuance
In the wake of the COVID-19 public health and fiscal crisis, many lenders a...
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April 2, 2020
DEP to Relax Environmental Compliance During Pandemic
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pennsylvania Department of Enviro...
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April 2, 2020
Avoiding Zoom-Bombing in the New Age of Meetings
An unwelcome intruder who infiltrates the workplace or classroom and disrup...
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April 2, 2020
Financial Institutions Receive Federal COVID-19 Relief
On March 27, 2020, Congress approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Econo...
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April 2, 2020
Pa. Business Exemption Waiver Deadline Set for Friday
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development has set t...
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April 1, 2020
COVID-19 Relief from the USPTO
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has announced relief from certain dead...
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April 1, 2020
Protecting Student Privacy: FERPA and Virtual Learning
Nationwide school closures have led educators and students to connect home ...
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March 31, 2020
Managing Intellectual Property in a Crisis (Part 2)
(Note: This is the second of a three-part series stressing the importance o...
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March 31, 2020
Most Insurance Policies Unclear on Business Loss Insurance (UPDATED)
UPDATE, March 31: Pennsylvania lawmakers have introduced legislation that c...
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March 31, 2020
How the CARES Act Stimulus Package Could Affect Your Business (UPDATE)
UPDATE, March 31: This article has been updated with more specific intormat...
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March 31, 2020
DOL: Employers Must Document Paid Leave for Payroll Tax Credit
Employers must document employees’ need for leave if they wish to take ad...
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March 30, 2020
Managing Intellectual Property in a Crisis (Part 1)
(Note: This is a three-part series on the importance of a company’s intel...
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March 30, 2020
New Guidance Released for FFCRA Small Employer Exemption
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued guidance on the criteria small busi...
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March 30, 2020
Families First Exemption Now Expanded to CCRC/Nursing Home Workers
With only days to spare, continuing care retirement communities and nursing...
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March 27, 2020
Could Specific Contracts Help Save Retail Industry?
The retail industry is in the midst of perhaps its most challenging time in...
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March 27, 2020
Pennsylvania School Code Revisions in Response to COVID-19
On March 27, 2020, Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law Act 13 of 2020, signi...
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March 26, 2020
Certain Restrictions and Licensing Requirements for Health Care Professionals Suspended
The Pennsylvania Department of State has effectively suspended a number of ...
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March 26, 2020
Alternative Form I-9 Compliance Available During COVID-19 Crisis
While the COVID-19 pandemic is crushing most businesses, certain “life-su...
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March 26, 2020
DOL: Post New Coronavirus Act Notice in Workplace
The U.S. Department of Labor has released the notice that companies must po...
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March 25, 2020
COVID-19: Federal Guidance on Paid Sick Leave and Extended FMLA
While the employer community awaits regulations from the U.S. Department of...
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March 25, 2020
Federal Reserve Supervisory Updates
The Federal Reserve System will suspend examinations for most banks under $...
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March 25, 2020
Municipal Hearings and COVID-19
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, most Pennsylvania municipalities are del...
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March 24, 2020
Telehealth Expanded to Address COVID-19 Crisis
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded Medicare ...
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March 24, 2020
Update on Coronavirus and Special Education at Home
Federal education authorities likely will continue to issue guidance for sc...
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March 24, 2020
Gov. Wolf Issues Stay-at-Home Order for 7 Counties
Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday issued a stay-at-home order for Philadelphia, Bucks...
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March 23, 2020
The Payroll Tax Credit in the Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act
While last week’s Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act&nb...
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March 23, 2020
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Operations Updates
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue has been very busy over the last wee...
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March 23, 2020
Environmental Compliance in the Time of COVID-19
Now that the Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered the closure of non-life-sustaining b...
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March 23, 2020
LATEST UPDATE: Business Closure List
The information contained in this alert has been updated. Please click...
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March 23, 2020
LATEST UPDATE: Business Closure List
The information contained in this alert has been updated. Please click...
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March 23, 2020
COVID-19 and Benefit Plan Considerations
As employers scramble to deal with the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19...
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March 21, 2020
UPDATE: Business Closure List, New Enforcement Deadline
The information contained in this alert has been updated. Please click...
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March 20, 2020
Hospitality Industry: Listen to the Governor
With the governor’s new order to close all non-life-essential businesses,...
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March 20, 2020
HIPAA in the Days of Coronavirus
Effective communication is of paramount concern in the current public healt...
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March 19, 2020
Governor Orders Immediate Closure of All “Non-Life-Sustaining” Businesses
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March 19, 2020
Coronavirus Forces Delay in Federal, State Tax Deadlines
UPDATE March 23, 10 a.m.: In addition to changing the tax payment day, the ...
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March 19, 2020
President Trump Signs Federal “Families First Coronavirus Response Act”
President Donald Trump has signed the federal Families First Coronavirus Re...
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March 19, 2020
EEOC: Employers Can Take Temperature of Workers
In a surprise piece of news this week, the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employmen...
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March 18, 2020
COVID-19: Right-to-Know Law and Sunshine Act Compliance
The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records released guidance on the impact of ...
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March 17, 2020
Do I Need to Close My Business? Guidance on Essential vs. Nonessential Businesses in Pennsylvania
Businesses in Pennsylvania and beyond have critically important decisions t...
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March 17, 2020
Barley Snyder Establishes COVID-19 Response Service Team
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley...
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March 16, 2020
Understanding Quarantines in Pennsylvania Senior Living Facilities
The continuing spread of the novel COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus...
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March 16, 2020
House Passes Emergency “Families First Coronavirus Response Act”
An emergency bill targeted to help families during the coronavirus outbreak...
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March 13, 2020
Coronavirus Resources for Schools
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the U.S. Department of Education has re...
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March 13, 2020
Coronavirus and an Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Plan
(Note: This is Part 3 in a series of alerts for employers concerning the co...
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March 11, 2020
Coronavirus Risk Assessment, the ADA and FMLA (Part 2 of 3)
(Note: This is Part 2 in a series of alerts for employers concerning the co...
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March 10, 2020
How Governments Could Affect Your Business During Coronavirus Outbreak
Now that coronavirus has officially made its appearance in Pennsylvani...
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March 6, 2020
Coronavirus and Workplace Preparedness
(Note: This is Part 1 in a series of alerts for employers concerning t...
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March 5, 2020
Is COVID-19 a “Force Majeure” Event?
As the global spread of COVID-19 continues, businesses worldwide are experi...
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March 4, 2020
Coronavirus and Senior Living Facilities
The outbreak of coronavirus at a Seattle-area senior living facility&n...
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February 27, 2020
Schools Already Planning for Coronavirus
With quarantines and confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) now...
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February 21, 2020
Planning for Coronavirus: A Necessary Business Exercise
Here Martin R. Siegel, an attorney in our Environment & Energy Industry...
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June 17, 2017
Recognizing Juneteenth
In honor of the celebration of Juneteenth 2021, the Crispus Attucks Commun...
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