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March 10, 2015

Who Needs Rules? The DOL Wins Supreme Court Battle In Mortgage Loan Officer Administrator’s Interpretation vs. Rule Making

When a federal agency deviates significantly in its historic interpretation of a regulation – in this case, doing a complet...

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February 26, 2015

Employment Authorization Document for Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that effective May 26, 2015 it will be extending eligibil...

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February 3, 2015

Criminal Background Checks and Child Abuse Clearances for Employees and Volunteers

On October 22, 2014, House Bill 435/Act 153 of 2014 was signed into law and as of January 1, 2015 the law came into effect. T...

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January 20, 2015

H-1B Filing Season is Upon Us

On April 1, 2015, the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Citizen and Immigration Services will begin accepting...

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January 1, 2015

Barley Snyder Names Joshua Schwartz Partner

Lancaster, PA – Barley Snyder is pleased to announce that Joshua Schwartz has been voted into the law firm’s partnership...

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December 22, 2014

U.S. Department of Justice Reverses Course, Finds That Title VII Prohibits Transgender Discrimination

On December 18, 2014, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder issued a memorandum regarding the treatment of transgender employment...

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December 17, 2014

NLRB Adopts Quickie Election Rule

On December 12, 2014 the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued new regulations, which it claims are designed to “mod...

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December 12, 2014

NLRB Reverses Precedent, Finds Employees Have the Presumptive Right to Use Employer Email System for Protected Activity

On December 11, in the case of Purple Communications, Inc., the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that employe...

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December 11, 2014

U.S. Supreme Court: FLSA Does Not Entitle Warehouse Employees to Wages for Security Screenings

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. is not required to pay warehouse workers for...

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December 3, 2014

New Department of Education Regulations Require Colleges to Amend Employment Policies

Recently, the U.S. Department of Education issued new regulations implementing amendments to the Violence Against Women Act (...

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November 21, 2014

Executive Action on Immigration: What’s in It for Business?

Last night, President Obama announced that he will take sweeping executive action to reform the nation’s immigration system...

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November 7, 2014

What the Election Results May Mean for Employers

Regardless of your political persuasion, employers should be heartened by Tuesday’s election results. As you are painfully ...

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