Monitoring Workplace Changes: Paid Parental and Sick Leave
Over the past decade, state and local governments across the United States have enacted a growing number of paid leave laws that grant employees paid time off for a variety …
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Pennsylvania Expands Law to Prohibit Hair-Based Discrimination in Employment
Pennsylvania recently adopted the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (the “CROWN Act”), and in doing so, has joined 27 other states in explicitly prohibiting hair-based discrimination. …
Compliance Reminder: Changes to Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act To Take Effect
Recent changes to the City of Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act (“PSDA”) that require employers to provide more paid sick time to employees will soon take effect on January 1, …
Ohio Supreme Court Rules That Service by Publication Under the DMA Is Acceptable Without Prior Certified Mailing When Mineral Owners Cannot Be Located
On Thursday, December 17, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued its opinion in Gerrity v. Chervenak, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-6705, in which the Court held that under the Ohio …
Ohio Supreme Court Set to Determine the Notice Requirements of the Dormant Mineral Act
On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral arguments for Gerrity v. Chervenak, Case No. 2019-1123, from the Fifth District Court of Appeals, in which …
Pennsylvania Construction Industry Authorized to Resume Physical Operations – Governor Wolf Issues Guidelines
The Wolf administration has authorized businesses in the construction industry to resume their physical operations starting May 1, 2020 – one week earlier than previously announced in the Administration’s April …
New Guidelines Aim to Ensure Paycheck Protection Program Helps Small Businesses in Need
The Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) issued new guidelines for applicants seeking loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “Program”). On April 21, 2020, the U.S. Senate approved an additional …
Governor Wolf Signs Senate Bill 841 to Provide More Flexibility to Businesses and Local Governments
On April 20, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 841, now known as Act 15 of 2020, which provides more flexibility to businesses and local governments with respect to …
CARES Act Update
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted into law to help businesses and individuals affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The CARES …
Coronavirus – IRS Update
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced on Twitter on Friday, March 20, 2020 that the Trump administration would extend the tax-filing deadline for 90 days from April 15 to July 15,2020, …