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Patton v. Worthington Associates - The Statutory Employer Defense Makes a...
In a March 26, 2014 decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously reinstated the traditional “statutory employer defense” as it pertains to a general contractor’s liability for injuries its...
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NO SEVERING OF SEVERANCE PAY FROM FICA
The U.S. Supreme Court finally rendered its decision in U.S. v. Quality Stores, Inc., 572 U.S. ____ (2014), on March 25, 2014, in a closely watched tax case. The Supreme Court reversed the Sixth...
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So The Business You Bought Is Not What You Thought… Now What?
My wife doesn’t eat fish. Chicken is the staple of the diet in our house. Despite careful consideration, sometimes she gets tricked into consuming what looks like a tasty morsel only to be...
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Arbitration – a skeptic’s admission
By Thomas P. Donnelly, Esquire, Reprinted with permission from the Nobember 24, 2014 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2014 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is...
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Arbitration - A Skeptic's Admission
By Thomas P. Donnelly, Esquire, Reprinted with permission from the November 24, 2014 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2014 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is...
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Unemployment Compensation Hearings: Sometimes You Get a Do-Over
By Patricia C. Collins, Esquire, Reprinted with permission from the March 23, 2015 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2015 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is prohibited....
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The United States Supreme Court Issues New Test for Determining Pregnancy...
Federal law (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) prohibits, among other matters, a covered employer, from discriminating against an employee because of such individual’s sex. Generally, a...
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Do Confidentiality Orders Protect Confidential Information from Discovery in...
By Thomas P. Donnelly, Esquire Reprinted with permission from the May 29, 2015 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2015 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is prohibited....
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Legal Alert: Pennsylvania organizations which serve children must require...
A very important deadline is fast approaching for any Pennsylvania organization which serves or provides services to children. Effective July 1, 2015, all unpaid volunteers who are, “responsible for...
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Recent Amendments to POA Law Have Unexpected Impact on Commercial Lenders
Commercial lenders in Pennsylvania await action by the legislature to fix what appears to be an unintended byproduct of recent amendments to the Pennsylvania Probate, Estate and Fiduciaries (PEF) Code...
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Pennsylvania Registration Key to Recovery for Foreign Corporations
By William T. MacMinn, Esquire Reprinted with permission from the July 27, 2015 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2015 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is prohibited....
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Indemnification Fee Advancement
No one (not even us legal corporate types) would ever suggest that bylaws are interesting. But recent Third Circuit and Delaware Court of Chancery decisions have highlighted the complexity of issues...
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Entity Transactions Act: New Rules, Forms and Vocabulary for Pennsylvania M&A...
On July 1, 2015, the Pennsylvania Association Transactions Act (also known as the Entity Transactions Act) (the “Act”) went into effect. The primary purpose of the Act is to simplify the architecture...
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So The Business You Bought Is Not What You Thought… Now What?
My wife doesn’t eat fish. Chicken is the staple of the diet in our house. Despite careful consideration, sometimes she gets tricked into consuming what looks like a tasty morsel only to be...
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Arbitration - A Skeptic's Admission
By Thomas P. Donnelly, Esquire, Reprinted with permission from the November 24, 2014 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2014 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is...
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Unemployment Compensation Hearings: Sometimes You Get a Do-Over
By Patricia C. Collins, Esquire, Reprinted with permission from the March 23, 2015 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2015 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is prohibited....
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The United States Supreme Court Issues New Test for Determining Pregnancy...
Federal law (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) prohibits, among other matters, a covered employer, from discriminating against an employee because of such individual’s sex. Generally, a...
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Scam Alert for Pennsylvania Business Owners
Scammers targeting Pennsylvania businesses have been hard at work this summer. The Pennsylvania Department of State reports that three separate direct mail campaigns have sought to get unsuspecting...
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Google AdWords Trump Trademarks
By Bill MacMinn A client Googled the name of his own retail store. When he saw the results he was alarmed to learn that the result returned his store name with the name and telephone number of his...
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A 'Rude Awakening': Punitive Damages in a Commercial Dispute
Reprinted with permission from the September 28, 2015 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2015 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. In a precedential opinion,...
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