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July 24, 2025
The Limitations of E-Verify: What Employers Need to Know
Immigration laws require employers to ensure employees are legally authorized to work in the United States. Over the last few...
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July 18, 2025
Barley Snyder Attorneys Named to 2025 Top Lawyers of Chester County List by Daily Local News
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Four Barley Snyder attorneys – Salvatore Anastasi, Zachary J. Daly, Michael W....
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May 12, 2025
Barley Snyder Attorneys Rebecca Shanaman and Katelyn Rohrbaugh selected as Central Penn Business Journal’s Women of Influence Award Winners
For Immediate Release York, Pa. – Barley Snyder is proud to announce that attorney Rebecca M. Shanaman has been named ...
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August 30, 2024
FLSA Tip Credit Rule Vacated, But Where Does Pennsylvania’s Tip Credit Rule Stand?
A few days ago, we reported on the recent decision by the federal fifth Circuit Court of Appeals striking down and vacating a...
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August 21, 2024
Barley Snyder Attorney Megan Ryland Tanner Named to Lebanon Community Library Board of Trustees
For Immediate Release Lebanon, Pa. – Attorney Megan Ryland Tanner has been appointed to the Lebanon Community Library...
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August 2, 2024
Pennsylvania Expands “Happy Hour” and Canned Cocktail Regulations
Governor Shapiro recently signed into law Act 57 of 2024 and Act 86 of 2024, implementing various changes to t...
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April 16, 2024
Barley Snyder Partner Michelle Calvert Elected to Lebanon Valley Chamber Foundation Board of Directors
For Immediate Release Lebanon, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to announce Lebanon Valley Chamber Foundation has elected par...
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April 4, 2024
Barley Snyder Attorney Megan Ryland Tanner Appointed to Salvation Army Lebanon Corps Board of Directors
For Immediate Release Lebanon, Pa. – Attorney Megan Ryland Tanner has been appointed to the Salvation Army Lebanon Corp...
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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, partner Jeff Lobach has been named to Central Penn Bu...
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Newsletter
February 23, 2024
Barley Snyder 2023 Year In Review
Check out what the professionals of Barley Snyder have been up to in 2023 and early 2024.
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Press Release
February 22, 2024
Barley Snyder Partner Jeremy Frey Admitted to Practice in Maryland
For Immediate Release Hanover, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to announce that partner Jeremy Frey has been admi...
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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 Central Penn Business Journal (CPBJ) has selected pa...
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January 2, 2024
Barley Snyder Elects Managing Partner Jennifer Craighead Carey
For Immediate Release — Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to announce that Jennifer Craighead Carey has been ...
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News Alert
August 28, 2023
Do You as a Manufacturer of Malt Beverages Qualify for a Tax Credit?
The Department of Revenue levies a Malt Beverage Tax on malt or brewed beverages manufactured and sold for use in Pennsylvani...
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Press Release
May 31, 2023
Barley Snyder Launches New Liquor Law Practice
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder, a law firm representing businesses and individuals in all major ...
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February 28, 2023
Barley Snyder 2022 Year In Review
Check out what the professionals of Barley Snyder have been up to in 2022 and early 2023.
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Newsletter
February 27, 2023
High Hotels Ltd. – Innovation Through Creativity and Collaboration
The hospitality industry was drastically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic being faced with dramatic reductions in demand, va...
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Newsletter
January 18, 2023
Hospitality Highlights — Winter Issue
Learn about the various projects that Barley Snyder’s Hospitality Industry Group has been working on recently in our la...
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Press Release
November 17, 2021
Barley Snyder Elects Lobach for Fifth Term
For Immediate Release Lancaster/York, Pa. – The partnership at law firm Barley Snyder has elected Jeff Lobach to...
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November 9, 2021
Barley Snyder Partner Named “Top Black Director”
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Savoy Magazine has included Barley Snyder partner Jennifer Crai...
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June 24, 2021
DOL Reverses Course on Tipped Employee Dual Jobs Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor released a proposed rule this week aimed at providing more clarity to employers of tipped employ...
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June 16, 2021
PLCB Reverts to Pre-Pandemic Rules
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced Tuesday that it is returning to nearly all of pre-pandemic regulations, ...
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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 provisions designed to assist the business community re...
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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 capacity limitations on restaurants and other busines...
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March 1, 2021
Pennsylvania Travel, Event Restrictions Eased
Pennsylvania has loosened some of its COVID-19 regulations on gatherings and travel as vaccinations roll out and hospital bed...
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March 1, 2021
Hospitality Industry Relief Grants on the Way
Pennsylvania counties soon will be receiving millions in state dollars to help boost the hospitality industry, one of the gro...
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February 3, 2021
“Tip Credit” Final Rule Could Spark Controversy
A U.S. Department of Labor final rule handed down in the last days of the administration of former President Trump concerning...
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January 25, 2021
Hospitality Highlights — January 2021
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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 this industry-focused series, our attorneys will ...
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News Alert
December 30, 2020
Temporary Business Closing Order to Lift Jan. 4
Pennsylvania has lived up to its promise of “temporary” business closings, as Gov. Tom Wolf said the closings order will ...
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December 11, 2020
Governor Wolf Announces New COVID-19 Restrictions
After widespread reports of rising COVID-19 case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths, Gov. Wolf on Thursday announced a tigh...
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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 COVID-19 in Pennsylvania announced November 23 will af...
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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 begin to allow indoor and outdoor gatherings at h...
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September 21, 2020
Self-Certification Form for Bars Available Now
Starting today, restaurants and bars across Pennsylvania are allowed to open their indoor facilities to 50% of their capacity...
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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 been looking for from Gov. Tom Wolf, but it comes wit...
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August 11, 2020
Hospitality Highlights — August 2020
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News Alert
August 6, 2020
Must Businesses Become Face Mask Police?
With continued, disturbing examples of some members of the public belligerently refusing to wea...
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Press Release
July 27, 2020
Barley Snyder Partner David Freedman Named to Statewide COVID-19 Task Force
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley.com or 717-208-8842 For Immediate Release&nb...
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July 23, 2020
Pa. Restaurants, Bars Get Some Clarity on Operating
Restaurants and bars have criticized Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf not only for issuing orders that restrict their ability to ge...
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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 new COVID-19 mitigation restrictions in an Order re...
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June 24, 2020
Reopening Your Restaurant with Outdoor Seating
Restaurant and bar owners across the most COVID-19-ravaged Pennsylvania counties have been pointing to June 5 since late May ...
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Press Release
June 11, 2020
Barley Snyder Attorney Reilly Noetzel Receives Prestigious Bar Award
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley.com or 717-208-8842 For Immediate Release&nb...
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News Alert
May 28, 2020
Updated Reopening Guidance to Help Small Biz
New guidance from Gov. Tom Wolf will allow some of the small businesses hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic to open on a ver...
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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 – Pennsylvania restaurant liquor license holders are abl...
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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 moved to the “yellow” or “green” phase of...
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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 soon will be able to have their special wine and l...
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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, bars and restaurants across Pennsylvania remain o...
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March 18, 2020
Coronavirus and Pennsylvania’s Hospitality Industry
COVID-19 has affected every individual and every industry in the country, but the hospitality industry has been particularly ...
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Press Release
March 17, 2020
Barley Snyder Establishes COVID-19 Response Service Team
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley.com or 717-208-8842 For Immediate Release&nb...
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January 24, 2020
Barley Snyder Partner David Freedman to Lead Lancaster Bar Association
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley.com or 717-208-8842 For Immediate Release&nb...
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January 23, 2020
Now Could Be the Time to Explore Liquor License Purchase
The latest state auction selling Pennsylvania restaurant liquor licenses could be the best opportunity in years for small bus...
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November 14, 2019
Lobach Elected to Fourth Term as Managing Partner
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley.com or 717-208-8842 For Immediate Release&nb...
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October 24, 2019
Barley Snyder Attorney Heim Named to Philadelphia-area Board
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley.com or 717-208-8842 For Immediate Release&nb...
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July 16, 2019
Barley Snyder Attorney Noetzel Named to Lancaster Library Board
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley.com or 717-208-8842 For Immediate Release&nb...
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July 2, 2019
Barley Snyder Enters NLJ’s Top 500 as “Top-Ranked New Entrant”
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley.com or 717-208-8842 For Immediate Release&nb...
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News Alert
April 19, 2019
Recent Amendments to the Pennsylvania Liquor Code
Recent amendments to the Pennsylvania Liquor Code and associated Regulations may impact the activities of Pennsylvania liquor...
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February 19, 2019
DOL Updates Guidance Regarding the Tip Credit for Side Work
Hospitality employers now have clearer guidance regarding the “tip credit” thanks to some updated policies from the U.S. ...
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February 12, 2019
David Freedman Named Vice President of Lancaster Bar Association
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley.com or 717-208-8842 For Immediate Release&nb...
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January 11, 2019
Barley Snyder Adds Four to Partnership
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley.com or 717-208-8842 For Immediate Release&nb...
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December 20, 2018
Barley Snyder Adds Prominent York County Attorney
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley.com or 717-208-8842 For Immediate Release&nb...
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February 22, 2018
Barley Snyder Opens the Doors of New Hospitality Group
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley.com or 717-208-8842 For Immediate Release&nb...
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News Alert
May 18, 2017
Change Is Brewing In Pennsylvania
The last twelve months have brought sweeping reform to the laws that control the way in which alcohol is sold in Pennsylvania...
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