On July 17, 2024, Pennsylvania passed a new law concerning noncompete agreements within the healthcare industry, which is known as the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the “Act”). The Act will take effect on January 1, 2025, and
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Federal Court Allows Ex-Teacher’s First Amendment Claim to Proceed to Trial
A jury will consider a former teacher’s (Mr. Moorehead) First Amendment claim against his former employer, a Pennsylvania School District (the “District”). The claim arose from Mr. Moorehead’s attendance at the “Stop the Steal” rally on January 6, 2021, and
Settlement Negotiations Unraveled: Key Lessons from Armstrong Township v. Choice FuelCorp, Inc.
In an unreported panel decision of Armstrong Township v. Lycoming County Board of Assessment Appeals and Choice FuelCorp, Inc., 140 C.D. 2022 (Pa. Cmwlth. Ct. Apr. 5, 2024), the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed the trial court’s order that had
Allegheny County Changes its Annual Assessment Deadline for the 2025 Tax Year and Forward
Allegheny County is no longer going to be the oddball Pennsylvania county when it comes to its annual assessment appeal deadline. On June 4, 2024, Allegheny County amended its Ordinance regarding annual assessment appeal deadlines so that for the 2025
UPDATE – DOL’s New Minimum Salary Requirements for the FLSA’s White-Collar Exemptions Take Effect (For Every Covered Employer Except Texas)
In April, we wrote about the U.S. Department of Labor’s new regulations set to take effect on July 1, 2024. These new regulations significantly increase the minimum salary required for employers to meet the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar
Federal Court Blocks Key Provisions of Updated Davis-Bacon Regulations
On June 24, 2024, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction to block parts of the Department of Labor’s recent regulations updating Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements on federally funded construction projects. The preliminary injunction prevents the DOL from
Supreme Court Imposes Tighter Standard for NLRB to Obtain Injunctive Relief
The Supreme Court of the United States recently unanimously ruled against the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney. The decision reversed the NLRB’s attempt to change the standard for evaluating the right to injunctive relief,
U.S. Treasury Proposes New Regulations on Eligibility Requirements for Clean Energy Tax Credits under the Inflation Reduction Act
The United States Department of the Treasury (Treasury) on June 3, 2024 published proposed regulations on Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Sections 45Y and 48E, which provide for clean energy production and investment tax credits for projects placed in service after
Have you filed your EEO-1 2023 Report? There’s still time!
EEO-1 reports were due on June 4, 2024. If you have not yet filed your report, you should do so as soon as possible. The EEOC has provided a late filing deadline of July 9, 2024 to file your 2023
Pennsylvania Real Estate Annual Assessment Appeal Deadlines Are Quickly Approaching for Tax Year 2025
Pennsylvania real estate taxes are usually very large line items on any corporate balance sheet. Accordingly, you should be reviewing your assessed value(s) on an annual basis if you are a Pennsylvania commercial or industrial property owner or a lessee