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January 26, 2016

U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Unaccepted Settlement Offers and Offers of Judgment Can’t End Consumer Class Action Lawsuits

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court limited a tool that defendants had used to settle costly class action litigation through se...

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January 21, 2016

Supreme Court: Health Plan Recovery Of Expenses Can Be Thwarted By Spendthrift Participant

In an 8-1 decision issued yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a health plan’s right of recovery against a plan par...

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January 1, 2016

Employment Law 2016 Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS Preparing for Medical Marijuana in PennsylvaniaMajor Changes to FLSA Overtime Rules on Hold For NowNew Fede...

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December 21, 2015

Municipal Bidding Thresholds for 2016

Effective January 1, 2016 The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry has published the municipal authority and munic...

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December 10, 2015

Return of The Persuader Rule

Employers may recall the Department of Labor’s prior attempts to implement the “persuader rule” which seeks to narrow t...

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Newsletter
December 1, 2015

Construction News – December 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS Evolution in the Law – Is a “Right to Repair Act” in Pennsylvania’s Future?Construction and Design ...

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December 1, 2015

Fiduciary News – December 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS Possible Changes Coming for Valuations of Family Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability CompaniesIRS An...

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News Alert
November 25, 2015

Third Circuit Adopts “Predominant Benefit Test” to Determine Compensability of Meal Breaks

The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Pennsylvania, recently evaluated the appropriate test to...

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November 23, 2015

Third Circuit Holds That Jury Must Decide If Temporary Workers Are Employees Under Anti-Discrimination Laws

Last week, the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment to retailer ...

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November 18, 2015

Final Rule Amending Overtime Requirements Not Expected Until Late 2016

On June 30, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) published its proposed rule amending the minimum salary requirement for overt...

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Press Release
November 11, 2015

Barley Snyder Welcomes Attorney Peter Faben

Lancaster, PA – The law firm of Barley Snyder is pleased to announce that Peter Faben has joined the firm in its Health...

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Press Release
November 11, 2015

Barley Snyder Welcomes Attorney Abby Medin

Lancaster, PA – The law firm of Barley Snyder is pleased to announce that Abby Medin has joined the firm in ...

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