The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Anthony L. Ciuca | August 9, 2018
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted allocatur in Commonwealth v. Hays, 2018 Pa. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 176 (Jan. 19, 2018), on July 24, to decide the following: Should Birchfield v. North Dakota, 136 S. Ct. 2160 (2016), apply to all cases not yet final when the decision was rendered?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Michael V. Puppio Jr. | August 8, 2018
On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled more than 40 years of established precedent by handing down a decision in favor of nonunion member public employees.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Sid Steinberg | August 7, 2018
The analysis of whether employees are “similarly situated” often determines the success or failure of an employer's defense to a claim of discrimination. The analysis should extend beyond superficial similarities in order to determine whether an employee can establish that his claim is viable.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Katayun I. Jaffari and Mehrnaz (Naz) Jalali | August 6, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been staying busy recently with final rule-making and proposed regulatory changes. Below is a roundup of some of these recent developments.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jennifer M. Horn | August 6, 2018
Arbitration is a streamlined dispute resolution process, with limited discovery, that often leads to the swift and equitable resolution of disputes. Arbitration provisions can also act as a sword and a shield for the corporations that include these provisions in their employment agreements and other contracts.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Vasilios J. Kalogredis | August 6, 2018
On June 19, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule allowing employers, regardless of size, to offer health insurance through an Association Health Plan (AHP).
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Julie Negovan | August 6, 2018
On May 25, 2018, the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect. This law makes significant changes to European data privacy and security requirements for companies dealing with individuals located in the EU (whether they are citizens, immigrants, or visitors at the time their data is collected).
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Fred Jacoby, Ray DeLuca and Jeff Mullen | August 4, 2018
Construction is a risky business. Construction contracting is an exercise in dealing with risks by allocating them among the various project participants. Most construction contracts contain terms and conditions that shift the risk of nonpayment from the owner downstream to the subcontractor.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Michael P. Subak and Kristopher Berr | August 4, 2018
The American Institute of Architects' (AIA) standard form construction contracts are among the most widely used form agreements in the construction industry.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Justin G. Weber and Brian H. Callaway | August 3, 2018
Transgender rights are an evolving area of the law, where case law decisions are inconsistent at best. But one thing is clear—failing to proactively develop polices will create uncertainty and require unnecessary time and energy when questions ultimately arise.
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