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DOL Opinion Letter Allows Employee Incentive Programs for Community Service Work
The Fair Labor Standards Act permits employee incentive programs, including the potential for a monetary award, for participa...
Learn MoreEEO-1 Pay Data Gathering Reinstated; Compliance Deadline Uncertain
While a federal judge on Monday reinstated a rule requiring large employers to report pay data by race, ethnicity and sex on ...
Learn MorePennsylvania Sets 2019 Workers’ Compensation Rate Calculations
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry has updated its workers’ compensation rate calculation chart for 2019, ...
Learn MoreBarley Snyder Helps ABA Win Important Federal Court Case
Media Contact: Michael Sadowski, Communications Coordinatormsadowski@barley.com or 717-208-8842 For Immediate Release&nb...
Learn MoreMedical Marijuana Closer to Entering the Pennsylvania Workforce
The Pennsylvania Department of Health officially launched its medical marijuana patient and caregiver registry last week, all...
Learn MoreIREs Held as Unconstitutional in Workers’ Compensation Cases
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week drastically altered the landscape for workers’ compensation carriers and created f...
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OSHA E-Filing Rule on Hold
The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Wednesday suspended a recent rule change...
Learn MorePennsylvania Law Clarifies Use of Payroll Debit Cards
After initial confusion, employers may now legally use payroll debit cards to pay employees. While the courts have decried th...
Learn MoreBarley Snyder Partner Joshua L. Schwartz Named to Fulton Theatre Board
Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder partner and lifelong performer Joshua Schwartz has been named to the Fulton Theatre Boa...
Learn MoreEEOC Issues Final Rules Governing Employer Wellness Programs
The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission issued two final rules May 16, 2016 to clarify how the Americans with Disabilit...
Learn MoreImplications of the Medical Marijuana Act on Employers
On April 17, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law The Medical Marijuana Act (SB 3), legalizing medical marijuana for use b...
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...
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