Non-competition agreements serve to protect from misuse by a former employee the hard-earned goodwill and customer relationships an employer has developed. However, courts impose strict [...]
New Pennsylvania Entity Transactions Law Permits Statutory Conversion of Entities
In Corporate Issues PostedThe new Pennsylvania Entity Transactions Law, which went into effect on July 1, 2015, brings Pennsylvania in line with many other states in allowing for simple, statutory entity conversions. [...]
New Pennsylvania Entity Law Expands Opportunities for Statutory Interest Exchanges
In Corporate Issues PostedOn July 1, 2015, the new Pennsylvania Entity Transaction Law (the “Act”) becomes effective. Among its innovations, the Act significantly expands the ability of entities – including corporations, [...]
Firm Hosts Data Security Event on May 27 in Pittsburgh, PA
In Corporate Issues, Risk Mitigation PostedHeadlines about data security breaches at big companies grace newspaper covers on a weekly basis. But your company doesn’t have anything to steal, right?…Wrong. Get prepared now by [...]
Pittsburgh Jury Awards $13 Million to Employee in Discrimination Lawsuit
In Corporate Issues, Employment and Labor PostedLast Friday, a federal jury sitting in Pittsburgh awarded more than $13 million to a plaintiff who alleged that her former employer discriminated against her on the basis of sex. Sandra Robertson [...]
In a post called “Anatomy of an Indemnification Provision,” I previously provided an overview of the major features of an indemnification provision – a provision in which one party (the [...]
A subpoena is a formal written order issued by a court of law or some other body commanding a person (or a company representative) to appear and testify at a hearing, trial, or deposition. In [...]
On January 1, 2015 a new Power of Attorney Act (the “Act”) went into effect and as a result new rules govern the signing of Powers of Attorney executed in Pennsylvania. The revisions are [...]
For many organizations, we stress the proper training for sales and marketing personnel who oversee competitor, customer, distributor, and dealer relationships, in order to avoid any violation of [...]
The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act has passed both the House and the Senate with bi-partisan support and is on its way to the President to become law. The Act will allow families [...]