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August 5, 2016

What Can Go Wrong When You Offer Public Internet Access

By providing public internet access, a business owner may find that he or she is responsible for activity conducted by patron...

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August 1, 2016

Commonwealth Court Addresses “Enormous” Right-to-Know Requests

On July 6, 2016, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued a decision directly addressing the scope of a public entity’...

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July 20, 2016

Legal Update: Amendments to the Public School Code – Diabetes Management

On July 13, 2016, Governor Wolf signed into law House Bill 1606, now known as Act 86 of 2016 (“Act 86”). Included among t...

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July 20, 2016

What You Need to Know About the New Liquor Law

On June 8, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law HB 1690, a liquor bill aimed at modernizing Pennsylvania’s liquor system...

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July 7, 2016

Is Arbitration the Best Option for My Business?

While arbitration provisions have become commonplace in various types of contracts, entities should keep in mind that includi...

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July 7, 2016

U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services Release Joint Guidance on Foster Youth

On June 23, 2016, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a joint guidance addressi...

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June 29, 2016

Media-Upper Providence Free Library of Delaware County Names Barley Snyder Attorney Lin Floyd to Board of Trustees

Media-Upper Providence Free Library of Delaware County Names Barley Snyder Attorney Lin Floyd to Board of Trustees Malvern, P...

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June 21, 2016

Legal Update: School Website Accessibility and Digital Communications Requirements

To ensure compliance under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and Title II of the Americans with Disabilitie...

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June 13, 2016

New Container Weight Requirements Effective July 1, 2016

This summer, new container weight requirements go into effect for containers shipped overseas. The International Maritime Org...

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June 6, 2016

President Barack Obama Signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act

On May 11, 2016, President Barack Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) 2016. The DTSA provides a federal right of...

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June 6, 2016

Barley Snyder’s Matthew Hennesy Completes Leadership Training Program

Lancaster, PA – Matthew Hennesy recently completed Leadership Lancaster’s “The Core Class” program. He is one of...

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May 26, 2016

Legal Update: Anti-Hazing Act

On May 24, 2016, Governor Wolf signed legislation expanding existing anti-hazing laws applicable to post-secondary institutio...

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