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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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May 26, 2021

Eleven Barley Snyder Attorneys Named Super Lawyers

For Immediate Release  Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to announce 11 of its attorneys have been named ...

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April 30, 2021

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Bars No-Hire Agreements

You may have seen “no-hire” or “no-poach” agreements – provisions barring your company from hiring away the employe...

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February 22, 2021

DOL’s Independent Contractor Rule on Life Support

The U.S. Department of Labor looks like it may scrap a final rule that would have given clarity to the long-standing uncertai...

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January 8, 2021

DOL Final Rule Establishes Independent Contractor Test

Employers have faced uncertainty over the Fair Labor Standards Act definition of an independent contractor for years, but the...

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October 5, 2020

Pennsylvania’s New Overtime Regulations Are Finally Final

Pennsylvania’s new overtime rules were finally published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on October 3, bringing a long-running...

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September 14, 2020

DOL Holds Firm on Several FFCRA Paid Leave Provisions

Quick on the heels of the New York federal court decision invalidating four aspects of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Famil...

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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 coronavirus pandemic, and many were forced to temp...

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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 federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration...

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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 businesses can use to determine if they will be exempt...

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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 post in the workplace to inform employees of their r...

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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 coronavirus focusing on being prepared in the workpl...

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