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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 days of 2019 that the National Labor Relations Board...
Learn MoreBarley Snyder Partner David Freedman to Lead Lancaster Bar Association
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley.com or 717-208-8842 For Immediate Release&nb...
Learn MoreCase Law Starts to Develop for Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act
A Pennsylvania judge has made the first move to clarify an employer’s liability under the state’s Medical Marijuana Act. ...
Learn MoreDOL Releases Final FLSA Joint Employer Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor finalized its “joint employer” rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), rep...
Learn MorePennsylvania Sets 2020 Workers’ Compensation Rate Calculations
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry has updated its workers’ compensation rate calculation chart for 2020, ...
Learn MorePartner Welch Named Chair of Barley Snyder Employment Practice Group
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley.com or 717-208-8842 For Immediate Release&nb...
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Release of “Bombshell” Provides Renewed Focus on NDAs
The creation of the new movie “Bombshell” has brought up interesting questions when it comes to nondisclosure agreements ...
Learn MoreNLRB Ruling Bans Work Email for Union Organizing
The National Labor Relations Board continues to trend pro-employer in its December rulings, with the latest blow to unions co...
Learn MoreNLRB Goes Pro-Employer (Again) in New Ruling
In yet another break from precedent, the NLRB held recently that employers can have policies barring workers from discussing ...
Learn MoreNLRB Chisels Away at Micro-Units
The controversial – and often confusing – “micro-units” of unions have caused headaches for employers because of a la...
Learn MoreNLRB Makes Pro-Employer Changes to “Ambush” Rule
An NLRB rule change last week eased the standards of an Obama-era rule and significantly lengthens the time between an NLRB r...
Learn MoreBroad Non-Disparagement Agreements Now in Question
Employers using non-disparagement agreements could be under scrutiny after some recent guidance from the National Labor Relat...
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