1. Is Governor Wolf’s Order closing all non-life sustaining businesses valid? Yes. The law gives the Governor broad powers during disaster emergencies. Assume the Order is valid and comply with [...]
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On March 18, 2020, President Donald Trump announced that he will invoke The Defense Production Act of 1950 (the “Act”) to overcome medical supply shortages resulting from the [...]
Last week, we outlined CDC-approved recommendations for employers to take to determine the risk of, and to prevent workplace exposures to, the coronavirus/COVID-19. The EEOC recently updated its [...]
Ohio Revised Code Section 1349.72, effective as of March 20, 2019, imposes a requirement that written notice be provided before a person “collects or attempts to collect” a debt [...]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published an Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to outline its recommended strategies for employers to use in responding [...]
In the recent case of In re Harms, Case No. 18-22406, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania was faced with the question of whether debtors can litigate a [...]
On March 15, 2020, the long-contested Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act (the “Act”) will officially take effect. Under the Act, all employers with employees working in the City of [...]
The “Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019” (the “Act”) becomes effective for cases filed on and after February 19, 2020. The Act applies to “small business [...]
In a ruling that could impact employers around the country, a federal appeals court ruled that Philadelphia could prohibit employers from asking about and relying on job applicants’ salary [...]
Many business owners incorrectly believe that forming and operating their businesses in a corporation, limited liability company, or other form of business entity indefinitely and unassailably [...]
