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December 16, 2016

Jennifer Craighead Appointed to Board of Directors at Lancaster Chamber

ancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder Partner Jennifer Craighead has been elected to serve on the board of the Lanca...

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October 4, 2016

EEOC Issues New EEO-1 Form Requiring Employers to Submit Pay Data

On September 29, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a revised EEO-1 form. The new form w...

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September 30, 2016

DOL Issues Final Rule on Government Contractor Sick Pay

The U.S. Department of Labor issued its Final Rule on Thursday, September 29, 2016, implementing a 2015 Executive Order requi...

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February 2, 2016

DOL 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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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 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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June 30, 2015

DOL Proposes to Raise Minimum Salary for White Collar Exemptions

The Department of Labor announced today a proposed rule that would raise the minimum salary for the white collar exemptions u...

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May 15, 2015

Eight Barley Snyder Attorneys Selected to the 2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and 2015 Pennsylvania Rising Stars Lists

Lancaster, PA – The law firm of Barley Snyder is pleased to announce that eight attorneys have been named to the l...

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December 22, 2014

U.S. Department of Justice Reverses Course, Finds That Title VII Prohibits Transgender Discrimination

On December 18, 2014, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder issued a memorandum regarding the treatment of transgender employment...

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May 27, 2014

Barley Snyder Attorneys Named to the Lists of 2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Pennsylvania Rising Stars

Lancaster, PA – The Law Office of Barley Snyder is pleased to announce that nine attorneys have been named to the ...

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February 23, 2013

When Retirement Isn’t Really Retirement: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finds Early Retirees Eligible for Unemployment Compensation Benefits

In Diehl v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled that early retirees...

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August 10, 2009

EEOC Sets Path for Adoption of Much Awaited Regulations Under the ADA Amendments Act

On June 17, 2009, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved a notice of proposed rulemaking under the ADA A...

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