The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lauri A. Kavulich | November 17, 2018
A bill has been quietly sitting in the Pennsylvania House Committee on Labor and Industry that would outlaw covenants not to compete in the commonwealth except for very narrow exceptions.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Terry Mutchler | November 16, 2018
Requestors sometimes file requests only to be told the requests for public records “aren't specific enough,” or the requests “are too burdensome,” or they are denied without proper legal explanation.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Katharine Batista | November 16, 2018
An employee calls out of work because of the flu. Simple enough. But, should the employer pay the employee for the day? Should it be designated as a sick day? Does it matter what state or city they are in?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Alva C. Mather | November 16, 2018
On Sept. 27, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in the matter Byrd v. Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association setting up the next major round of constitutional challenges based on the interplay between states' rights to regulate alcohol within their borders pursuant to the 21st Amendment and the commerce clause's restrictions on states' power to discriminate against interstate commerce.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jessica L. Mazzeo | November 15, 2018
I recently moderated a panel for the Philadelphia Chapter of Association of Legal Administrators on how employers can measure, meet and succeed when it comes to employee engagement. The panel was engaging (pun intended) and full of information on why, as employers, we can't seem to stop talking about employee satisfaction and engagement.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Joseph N. Frabizzio | November 15, 2018
Employment-based retirement plans offer significant advantages to employees over the options individuals might have on their own, with the ability to use otherwise taxable compensation for the purpose of saving for retirement.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Justin H. Werner | November 15, 2018
In a recent en banc decision by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, the court upheld a local ordinance that authorized the development of unconventional oil and gas wells in areas zoned residential and agricultural against a challenge by residents asserting that the ordinance violated the Pennsylvania Constitution's Environmental Rights Amendment.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Eileen Travis | November 15, 2018
Litt's open letter about her husband's death was a service to the legal community and a call to arms to address mental health and the culture of perfectionism.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jillian C. Kirn | November 15, 2018
On Oct. 25, Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) reported that federal criminal prosecutions under environmental laws dropped 10 percent in the 2018 fiscal year from 2017 levels.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Rudolph J. Di Massa, Jr. and Catherine B. Heitzenrater | November 15, 2018
In a matter of first impression, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York recently analyzed whether a debtor may exempt from her bankruptcy estate a retirement account that was bequeathed to her upon the death of her parent.
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