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Employers Must Prepare Immediately for the “Persuader Rule”
On March 23, 2016 the United States Department of Labor issued its final “persuader rule” for publication. The persuader ...
Learn MoreU.S. Supreme Court Approves “Trial By Formula” in Wage and Hour Class and Collective Actions Making It Easier For Workers To Prove Monetary Damages
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo that will have major implica...
Learn MoreDOL’s Final Overtime Rule Sent to OMB – Likely To Be Published Late Spring
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) sent its much anticipated final rule expanding overtime protections to million...
Learn MoreFinal STEM OPT Rule Released – Effective May 10, 2016
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a final rule that allows foreign graduates of Science, Technology, Engine...
Learn MoreGovernor Wolf Raises Minimum Wage for State Employees and Contractors
Yesterday, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order raising the minimum wage for state employees to $10.15 pe...
Learn MorePennsylvania State Tax Update: Capital Stock and Franchise Tax Finally Meets Its Demise
The Pennsylvania capital stock and franchise tax was finally repealed as of December 31st 2015 after several attempts by...
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“BAD BOY” GUARANTYS
A. BACKGROUND The term “bad boy” guaranty is used in certain circumstances to describe a guaranty to be provided – usua...
Learn MoreLoan Participations
The 2007-2010 period illustrated that lenders must use greater care when selling or purchasing participating interests in loa...
Learn MoreNew Stark Law Exception for Non-Physician Practitioner Recruitment Subsidies: A Gift or Pandora’s Box for Hospitals?
As of January 1, 2016, a new Stark Law exception allows hospitals to give subsidies to physician practices for the recruitmen...
Learn MoreNew Final USDA Rule to Reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in Poultry
On February 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the issuan...
Learn MoreBankruptcy Trumps Collective Bargaining Agreement
A federal court recently ruled that the Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”) permits an employer to escape their expired collecti...
Learn MoreDOL Issues Administrative Interpretation Addressing Joint Employment
On January 20, 2016, the United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued its first Administrator’...
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