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New Year, New Rules: 2019 Pennsylvania Public School Code Revisions (Part 1)
(Editor note: This is Part 1 of a two-part alert on the changes to the Pennsylvania Public School Code for the 2019-2020 scho...
Learn MoreKnick v. Township of Scott: SCOTUS Opens Pandora’s Box for Developers and Municipalities
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could have far-reaching effects for property owners, real estate developers and municipa...
Learn MoreUSPTO Sets New Rule for Foreign Companies in Trademark Cases
A new rule from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will require all foreign-based companies and individuals who make tradem...
Learn MoreDeadlines for School Safety Grants Coming Fast
Summer deadlines are fast approaching for three federal grant programs that focus on promoting school safety. These...
Learn MoreMaryland Joins Growing Trend to Ban Non-Compete Agreements
Maryland has become the latest state to take on non-compete agreements, banning them for employees under a certain salary thr...
Learn MoreGov. Wolf Signs Trauma-Informed Education Legislation
Trauma-informed education is now mandatory at all Pennsylvania public schools thanks to new legislation included in the state...
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Partner Salvatore Anastasi presented at IP5 meetings in South Korea to Promote International Patent Harmonization
Partner Sal Anastasi, chair of Barley Snyder’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, and member of a US delegation fro...
Learn MorePennsylvania Supreme Court Holds that Evidence of Risks and Complications is Admissible in Medical Malpractice Cases
Yesterday, in the decision of Mitchell v. Shikora, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that evidence of risks and compli...
Learn MoreNLRB Allows Employers to Ban Union Organizers From Union Activity In Employers’ Public Areas
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently reconsidered and overruled forty-year precedent permitting union represent...
Learn MoreFTC Sets New HSR Deal Reporting Thresholds
Pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, the Federal Trade Commission has released new repo...
Learn MoreLions, Tigers, and (Gummy) Bears, Oh My! How Will Schools Deal with CBD?
The rise of ingestible CBD products and the attractiveness of those products to minors has left school districts scrambling f...
Learn MoreSpotted Lanternfly Quarantine Continues
As camping, growing, picnic, landscaping and hauling seasons get underway in Pennsylvania, it is important to remember that t...
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