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April 26, 2024
Barley Snyder Managing Partner Jennifer Craighead Carey named to CPBJ 2024 Power Law List
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to announ...
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April 23, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court Says Only “Some Harm” is Required to Show Title VII Discrimination
Last week, the United States Supreme Court clarified that Title VII of the ...
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March 13, 2024
Federal Court Strikes Down NLRB’s “Joint Employer” Rule
Late Friday, a U.S. federal district judge vacated the National Labor Relat...
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March 6, 2024
National Labor Relations Board Rules Altering a Work Uniform With a “BLM” Insignia Can Be Protected, Concerted Activity
Two weeks ago, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) told Home Depot th...
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February 23, 2024
Barley Snyder 2023 Year In Review
Check out what the professionals of Barley Snyder have been up to in 2023 a...
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February 1, 2024
Pennsylvania Court Holds Union Rep May Request Private Caucus with Employee During Investigative Interview
In Department of Corrections v. Pa. Labor Relations Board, No. 1369 C.D. 2...
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January 25, 2024
Barley Snyder Managing Partner Jennifer Craighead Carey Appointed to Millersville University College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences’ Advisory Board
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to announ...
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January 11, 2024
Barley Snyder Ranked One of the “Largest Law Firms” in Pennsylvania
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is proud to share th...
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January 10, 2024
U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Final Rule Altering Independent Contractor Test
The U.S. Department of Labor issued its long-awaited Final Rule establishin...
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January 2, 2024
Barley Snyder Elects Managing Partner Jennifer Craighead Carey
For Immediate Release — Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased t...
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September 8, 2023
Post-Labor Day Hangover Hits Businesses Hard: NLRB Issues Rules and Decisions Dramatically Affecting Elections; More Trump-era Reversals, and a Few Surprises
The NLRB gave unions an early set of Labor Day presents last week in one of...
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August 17, 2023
Barley Snyder Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Fifty Barley Snyder attorneys have...
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August 4, 2023
NLRB Recycles Work Rules Standard in: Stericycle, Inc.
On Wednesday, August 2, 2023 a divided National Labor Relations Board (NLRB...
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July 25, 2023
Two Transportation Labor Disputes Settled (Tentatively)
In the first two days of this week, it appears likely that strikes by Yello...
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June 27, 2023
Barley Snyder Partner Kevin Moore Named to Lehigh Valley Business’s Law Power List
For Immediate Release Wyomissing, Pa. – Barley Snyder is proud to announc...
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June 15, 2023
Barley Snyder Partner Jennifer Craighead Carey Named to City & State PA’s Law Power 100 list
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to announ...
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June 14, 2023
National Labor Relations Board Restores Multifactor Independent Contractor Test
As part of its ongoing reversal of many Trump-Era NLRB precedents, the Boar...
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June 1, 2023
National Labor Relations Board Eyes Non-Compete Agreements
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) made recent headlines yet again. ...
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May 26, 2023
Barley Snyder Partner Jennifer Craighead Carey Honored in Millersville University’s Marvelous Marauder Program
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to announ...
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May 3, 2023
National Labor Relations Board Raises Discipline Standards for Employees Who Exceed Otherwise Protected Activity
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continued its trend on May 1, 202...
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March 31, 2023
NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance on Confidentiality, Non-Disparagement and Other Terms in Severance Agreements
As was posted in our February 23, 2023 news alert, the National Labor Relat...
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February 28, 2023
Barley Snyder 2022 Year In Review
Check out what the professionals of Barley Snyder have been up to in 2022 a...
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February 23, 2023
“Mere Proffer” of Severance Agreement violates the NLRA, Board Rules
On Tuesday February 21, a split panel of the National Labor Relations Board...
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January 20, 2023
Court Restores More Union-Friendly Election Rules
In a decision issued earlier this week, the District of Columbia Circuit Co...
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January 3, 2023
Barley Snyder Named a “U.S. News – Best Lawyers® ‘Best Law Firm’” 26 Times
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is proud to announce...
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December 29, 2022
Barley Snyder Attorneys Brian Ott and Keith Mooney named to Lehigh Valley Business’s Law Power List
For Immediate Release Reading, Pa. – Barley Snyder is proud to announce a...
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December 20, 2022
The NLRB Stays in the News by Limiting Property Owners Ability to Exclude Protesting Contractor Employees
A lot is happening at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Last week ...
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December 15, 2022
The (Official) Return of the Micro-Unit: NLRB Decision Reinstates Obama-era Standard for “Appropriate” Bargaining Unit Composition
On Thursday December 14, 2022 the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) i...
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November 9, 2022
New NLRB Majority Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Reverse Several Rules Enacted by the Prior Board
On November 3, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a N...
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May 25, 2022
Losing the Forest for the Trees: Third Circuit Reverses NLRB in ‘Joke’ v. ‘Threat’ ULP Case
It was all a joke. That’s what the Third Circuit Court of Appeals conclud...
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November 22, 2021
Barley Snyder a “Best Law Firm” More than Two Dozen Times
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is proud ...
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August 25, 2021
“Best Lawyers” Honors 30 Barley Attorneys
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is please...
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August 18, 2021
Amazon Must Pay Associates for Security Checks
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that time spent by Amazon employees in...
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May 7, 2021
RIP, Independent Contractor Rule
News broke in the winter that the independent contractor rule that former p...
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April 5, 2021
NLRB: Bosses Shouldn’t be Anti-Union Tweeting
A recent National Labor Relations Board ruling – one that has garnered ba...
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March 16, 2021
Another NLRB Rule Reversed
The National Labor Relations Board continues to reverse former President Do...
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March 9, 2021
Employers: Will The PRO Act Affect You?
This week, Congress plans to vote on the Protecting the Right to Organ...
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February 10, 2021
Changing Faces of Biden’s NLRB
President Joe Biden’s early agenda as commander-in-chief includes a sea c...
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January 8, 2021
DOL Final Rule Establishes Independent Contractor Test
Employers have faced uncertainty over the Fair Labor Standards Act definiti...
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December 31, 2020
Barley Snyder Attorney Yerger Named to Chamber Board
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley...
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November 6, 2020
Barley Snyder Named “Best Law Firm” in 21 Categories
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August 20, 2020
Nearly Thirty Barley Snyder Attorneys Named “Best Lawyers”
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley...
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February 28, 2020
Don’t Confuse New Joint Employer Rules
Is that worker an “employee” of that company? Or of another company? Or...
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January 27, 2020
NLRB 2020 Predictor: It’s Good to be an Employer
As not just a new year but a new decade begins, we know from the closing da...
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January 24, 2020
Barley Snyder Partner David Freedman to Lead Lancaster Bar Association
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley...
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January 2, 2020
Partner Welch Named Chair of Barley Snyder Employment Practice Group
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December 27, 2019
NLRB Ruling Bans Work Email for Union Organizing
The National Labor Relations Board continues to trend pro-employer in its D...
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December 26, 2019
NLRB Goes Pro-Employer (Again) in New Ruling
In yet another break from precedent, the NLRB held recently that employers ...
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December 23, 2019
NLRB Chisels Away at Micro-Units
The controversial – and often confusing – “micro-units” of unions h...
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December 17, 2019
NLRB Makes Pro-Employer Changes to “Ambush” Rule
An NLRB rule change last week eased the standards of an Obama-era rule and ...
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December 11, 2019
Broad Non-Disparagement Agreements Now in Question
Employers using non-disparagement agreements could be under scrutiny after ...
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August 19, 2019
Intermittent FMLA Leave Allowed to Attend IEP Meetings
A parent can use intermittent Family and Medical Leave to attend an individ...
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August 15, 2019
Proposed NLRB Rule Dials Back to Obama Era
What You Should Know The National Labor Relations Board has prop...
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August 15, 2019
Barley Snyder Places 21 Attorneys on “Best Lawyers” List
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley...
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July 29, 2019
Barley Snyder Attorney Mooney Named President of Berks Arts Council Board
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley...
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July 2, 2019
Barley Snyder Enters NLJ’s Top 500 as “Top-Ranked New Entrant”
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley...
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June 19, 2019
NLRB Allows Employers to Ban Union Organizers From Union Activity In Employers’ Public Areas
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently reconsidered and overrul...
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April 4, 2019
NLRB Changes Rule on Successor’s Bargaining Obligations
A National Labor Relations Board decision this week may help more businesse...
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March 7, 2019
NLRB Shoots Down Lobbying as a “Representational Function” of a Union
As union membership continues to decline, the NLRB has delivered another bl...
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February 28, 2019
Audit Scheduling List to be Released in March
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced it...
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January 24, 2019
How the Federal Government Shutdown Could Affect Your Business
We have now passed the one-month point for the federal government shutdown,...
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July 11, 2018
Pennsylvania Proposes Major Overhaul to OT Regulations
A new Pennsylvania proposal could change the way businesses in the state pa...
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June 27, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Course, Nixes Fair Share Fees for Unions
The U.S. Supreme Court has a history when it comes to the permiss...
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June 14, 2018
Barley Snyder Partner David Freedman Earns Pro Bono Award
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinator msadowski@barle...
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May 22, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court Gives Employers an “Epic” Victory
A Supreme Court decision this week could lead to a seismic shift in how cla...
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December 21, 2017
NLRB Rolls Back Expansive “Joint Employer” Standard
In a 3-2 vote along party lines, the Republican-appointed National Labor Re...
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December 20, 2017
NLRB Sets New Standard for Employee Handbooks
The National Labor Relations Board set a new standard regarding employer ru...
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October 2, 2017
Fair Share Fees on the Docket at the Supreme Court – Again
The Supreme Court of the United States has again elected to weigh-in on the...
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May 16, 2017
Seven Barley Snyder Attorneys Garner “Super Lawyers” Distinction
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley...
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December 17, 2014
NLRB Adopts Quickie Election Rule
On December 12, 2014 the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued new r...
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November 6, 2013
Shifting Strategies: Public Disclosure Under the AIA
The final phase of the America Invents Act (“AIA”) was implemented on M...
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