The enforcement of non-compete provisions and other restrictions that employers place upon a former employee’s ability to accept new employment remains a trap for the unwary.  Employers and departing employees are both best served by consulting with legal counsel before assuming that any restriction upon future employment is enforceable.  The …

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By:  Matt A.  Jarrell After years of uncertainty,  the Pennsylvania General Assembly has finally defined the impact of oil and gas well drilling on properties enrolled in Pennsylvania’s Clean and Green preferential tax assessment program.  A bill signed by Governor Rendell in the closing weeks of 2010 allows owners of …

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By:  Peter Y. Herchenroether The long-awaited federal tax legislation – the 2010 Tax Relief Act (TRA) – was finally passed by both the Senate and House, and was signed into law by President Obama on December 17, 2010.  If the TRA had not been passed, taxpayers were faced with the …

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