With the passage of President Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill, all the chatter about eliminating tax on tips and overtime wages has become something of a reality. However, the details of how the elimination of these taxes will work,
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Pennslyvania’s Veterans’ Benefits and Services Workplace Posting Act – What Employers Need to Know
Pennsylvania House Bill 799 – which mandates new workplace posting requirements related to veterans’ benefits and services – passed on June 30, 2025, and was signed into law by Governor Shapiro on July 7, 2025. The Bill and its posting
Pittsburgh Amends Paid Sick Days Act to Provide Greater Benefits for Employees
In June 2025, the Pittsburgh City Council approved an ordinance that amends the Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act (“PSDA”) to significantly increase the number of hours of paid sick leave employers must provide to eligible employees annually and increase the
Philadelphia Employers Face New Requirements Under the POWER Act
The City of Philadelphia recently enacted the Protect Our Workers, Enforce Rights Act (“POWER Act”), which imposes a variety of new requirements for most employers operating within the City limits. The POWER Act extends additional protections for workers in several
The Civil Rights Fraud Initiative: Adding “Teeth” to the Enforcement of Trump’s Executive Orders Against Illegal DEI
On May 19, 2025, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum launching the “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” (the “CRFI”). The CRFI outlines how individuals can pursue claims against federally funded organizations that knowingly violate federal civil rights laws
PA Supreme Court Resuscitates Non-Profit Hospital’s Tax Exempt Status
On May 30, 2025, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed a Commonwealth Court decision that Pottstown Hospital, LLC (“Hospital”) did not qualify as an institution of purely public charity entitled to real property tax exemption.
In 2023, the Commonwealth Court had
Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Ames ‘Reverse Discrimination’ Case
On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services in which the Plaintiff alleged reverse discrimination based on sexual orientation. Marlean Ames was hired in 2004 as an employee at the
Aloia: Reconsidering the meaning of “lawfully” and application of Pennsylvania’s Statute of Repose
Pennsylvania litigators in the construction world are intimately familiar with the Commonwealth’s Statute of Repose. Enacted in 1976, the statute imposes a complete bar to claims by litigants seeking to hold a builder accountable for defects in construction (as well
Change in Status Quo Renders Striking Employees Eligible for Unemployment Compensation Benefits
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently held that employees on strike were entitled to unemployment compensation (“UC”) benefits for the duration of their work stoppage because their employer had taken steps not expressly authorized by the applicable (though expired) collective
A Trap for the Unwary: Commonwealth Court Declares Inability to Withdraw Real Estate Tax Appeals Unless All Parties Agree
In CCP Berks, LLC v. Berks Cnty. Bd. of Assessment et al., 562-64, 570, & 595 C.D. 2024 (Pa. Cmwlth Ct. Apr. 1, 2025), in a 2-1 decision, Commonwealth Court effectively declared that a party initiating a real estate tax