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Legal Focus: Securing Business Broker Commissions in Pennsylvania

If you have never had a fee dispute arising from a buy/sell transaction, congratulations! But, fee disputes can happen to even the most diligent business brokers. Sometimes fee disputes arise simply because the client is unwilling to pay the fee because they may not fully appreciate the effort and value the broker contributed to the result. Other times fee disputes arise when there is a gap between the transaction results and client expectations. Since fee disputes can happen to even the most di...
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11/8/2024| Reference Number : 200.40| Business Brokers | Business Brokers, Fee Dispute, Pennsylvania |

Legal Focus: Compliance Requirements for Library Employees and Volunteers Under the Pennsylvania Child Protective Services Law

At the PALA conference this year, we presented on a number of basic concepts in employment law that you may come across in your day to day management of a library. Recall the importance of documentation, and ensuring that you have written policies and procedures in place which govern your practices. Libraries should be mindful to adopt policies and procedures that may be required by law. Under the Pennsylvania Child Protective Service Law (the “PA CPSL”), libraries are required to comply with ...
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Legal Focus: Shared Custody Transportation

As school transportation contractors begin to settle in with the 2024-2025 school year, some may be facing new routing challenges. Among these challenges may be school districts requesting that you transport students, whose parents have separated, to and from different residential locations. In some cases, school districts might be asked to transport these students outside of the school district. In such cases, you may be wondering what responsibilities all parties have. Continue reading for a d...
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10/2/2024| Reference Number : 259.222| Legal, School Bus | Shared custody transportation, IEP |

Legal Focus: Transporting Students from Outside Your School District

As school transportation contractors begin to settle in for the 2024-2025 school year, many are faced with new challenges that were not present in the previous school year. Among these challenges may be your school district requesting that you provide transportation for a student residing in another school district that is much further from your current district, which could mean crossing state lines to pick up the student. As transportation contractors know, students that live far from school c...
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Legal Focus: Avoiding Pitfalls in the Recruitment and Hiring Process

The demand for talent in today’s job market remains high. This can cause many employers to move quickly, with less focus on ensuring that documents related to the recruitment and hiring process are up to par, and that employer policies and procedures are followed. Continue reading for a brief discussion on how to avoid some common pitfalls when it comes to recruiting applicants and hiring new employees.
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9/18/2024| Reference Number : 259.200| Human Resources | recruitment, hiring, applicant, Job Description, Handbooks, Operation Manuals |

Pilot Air Freight to Pay $400,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

International Freight Company Settles Claim It Fired Manager Because of His Cancer
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8/29/2024| Legal |

Legal Focus: Will Rescheduling Marijuana Change Drug Testing for CDL Drivers?

As you may have heard, a proposal has been made by the Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act to Schedule III on the basis that marijuana has a currently accepted medical use and does not have the same level of abuse potential or level of physical or psychological dependence as other Schedule I drugs, consistent with the Department of Health and Human Services views on marijuana. The DEA filed a No...
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7/3/2024| Reference Number : 783.7.19| Legal, School Bus, Legislative/Regulatory | Marijuana, Drug Testing, Medical Marijuana, FMCSA |
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