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Businesses in the construction industry face a range of labor and employment issues related to COVID-19 as their employees increasingly return to worksites. These concerns may include compliance with government orders for health and safety, handling...By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent state and local government shutdown orders, some construction projects have come to an abrupt halt while others face significant delays. Across the industry, project owners, general contractors,...By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

New Jersey continued its march to becoming one of the most employee-friendly jurisdictions in the country upon Governor Phil Murphy signing Senate Bill 3170, amending New Jersey’s mini-WARN statute (the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss...By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

On January 31, 2020, the Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) adopted an amendment promulgated by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) to increase the minimum salary required to avoid overtime compensation...By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

The City of Pittsburgh has announced that its Paid Sick Days Act (the “Act”) will become effective on March 15, 2020. This follows a lengthy court challenge that delayed enforcement of the ordinance. A decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in...By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

Depending on whom you ask, labor law during the Obama administration was “the best of times, the worst of times, the age of wisdom, the age of foolishness, the epoch of belief, the epoch of incredulity . . .” – you get the point. Under the Obama...By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

Due to the enormous range and complexity of different state and federal laws governing workers, businesses of all sizes and in all industries often are challenged to accurately classify workers as employees or independent contractors. The confusing...By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will now address the question, “Are contractual no-hire provisions which are part of a services contract between sophisticated business entities enforceable under the law of this Commonwealth?” In March, Schnader wrote...By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

The Summer 2019 edition of the Aviation Group’s newsletter examines some of the most recent and relevant cases and developments in aviation, including: Washington Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Design Defect Claim and Remands for Further...By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

JULY 2019 UPDATE. On July 17, 2019, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed the lower courts’ rulings which had halted implementation of the Pittsburgh Paid Sick Day Act (“PSDA”), originally adopted in 2015. The Court found that although “the PSDA...By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP