Legal News

Even with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announcing today that construction projects can resume May 8, that's still three weeks away. And school districts across the state have been advised to use their “best judgment” when it comes to continuing...By: Barley Snyder

The retail industry is in the midst of perhaps its most challenging time in its history. To make sure the industry and its stores survive, here are some items store and property owners should be considering that could affect their future......By: Barley Snyder

With Governor Tom Wolf confirming Pennsylvania’s first two presumed cases of COVID-19 – commonly dubbed coronavirus – employers should be taking precautionary measures now to protect their employees and business....By: Barley Snyder

Is that worker an “employee” of that company? Or of another company? Or both? This joint employer question implicates two federal laws: the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which considers if employers are jointly liable to employees for payment of...By: Barley Snyder

Based on a recent compliance notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration it appears employers of truck drivers and others performing certain safety-sensitive roles can trust a positive marijuana test for a CBD user....By: Barley Snyder

Here Martin R. Siegel, an attorney in our Environment & Energy Industry Group and former lawyer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, points out the importance of advance preparation in mitigating business losses resulting from the...By: Barley Snyder

A three-year court battle concerning a controversial Philadelphia ordinance related to a prospective employee’s salary history hit an important point Friday, and employers in the country’s sixth-largest city need to be aware of it....By: Barley Snyder

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has raised its civil penalties for the fifth year in a row. The increase this year was just under 2% and represents annual inflation adjustments, as required by the Inflation Adjustment Act. The new...By: Barley Snyder

Minimum salary thresholds for overtime pay have been a lightning rod for controversy both nationally and in Pennsylvania for the last five years....By: Barley Snyder

Despite a slight drop in workplace sexual harassment cases in Fiscal Year 2019, the amount of the settlements in those cases jumped more than 20%....By: Barley Snyder