Publications & Alerts Archive

The Tank Act and Indemnification Fund
February 2011
ABC Merit Shop, Spokesman
County Prison Boards Now Have § 1620 Authority to Hire, Fire and Supervise Their Employees
December 6, 2010
Environmental Hearing Board Clarifies Landfill Suitability Analysis
December 6, 2010
NO GOOD DEED EVER GOES UNPUNISHED: FIRING AND GETTING SUED BY AN EMPLOYEE WHOM THE EMPLOYER PATTED ITSELF ON THE BACK FOR HIRING
November 2010
New Third Circuit Decision: The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
October 5, 2010
Client Alert: DEP Accepting Environmental and Energy Grant Applications for Small Businesses
Tax Assessment Appeal Season
Client Alert: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law. Its effect on banks, bank holding companies, securities firms, insurance companies and other providers of financial services operating within the U.S. will be far reaching and long lasting.
New Federal Posting Requirement For Federal Contracts And Subcontracts Applies To Financial Institutions
Client Alert: Recycling Fund Extended
Employer Alert: It May be Time to HIRE!
On March 18, 2010, President Obama signed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE Act) into law, which can result in up to $7,621.00 in tax incentives for employers for every unemployed worker hired between February 3, 2010 and December 31, 2010.
Side Effects May Include: Headaches, Nausea, and Litigation
Red Flags Rule - Client Alert
DOL Changes Position on Exempt Status of Mortgage Loan Officers
Rhoads & Sinon Partner Kevin M. Gold Quoted in Article On Use of Social Networks in the Workplace
Ricci v. DiSalvo -- Disparate Treatment Trumps Disparate Impact, But the Supreme Court’s Decision Leaves Employers With More Questions Than Answers…
Mini-COBRA Law Is A Big Deal For Pennsylvania Employees of Small Employers
Americans with Disability Act
Keeping The Clean Indoor Air Act Indoor
Employee Free Choice Act: Preparing Employers For Major Changes In Labor Law
Rhoads & Sinon Attorneys Prevail on Issue of First Impression Involving Appellate Review of Office of Open Record's Decision Under Pennsylvania's Recently Enacted Right To Know Law
Piercing The Corporate Veil: A Lender's Last (And Potentially Rewarding) Resort
Libel, Slander and Defamation: Banks Beware!
Pennsylvania Superior Court Grants New Trial in DeRita v. Project Adventure and Schaefer Marine
Protecting Trade Secrets Just Got Easier: Pennsylvania Adopts Uniform Trade Secrets Act
Commonwealth Court Affirms Criminal Conviction of Township Supervisors for Failing to Seek Bids When Purchasing Equipment for Township
In Pennsylvania, Contractors and Subcontractors Can “Bid” Farewell to the Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel To Enforce Subcontractor Bid Prices and Say Hello to Basic Contract Principles of Offer and Acceptance
Public Owners Forum -- Time Can Run Against The King
Public Owner's Forum -- The Benefits of a Construction Manager
Public Owner’s Forum – Selecting Your Design Professional
Developing a succession plan for the closely held business. Survival Means Succession
Expanding Environmental Liability Protection for Economic Development Agencies and Non-Profit Corporations
PA Lawmakers Getting More Serious About Protecting Water Supplies From Effects of Oil and Gas Drilling
Using a Neighborhood Improvement District in the Financing of Your Next Project
Rhoads & Sinon LLP Assists Local Trust in Auction of Land
The Supreme Court Holds that Mixed-Motives Claims are not Permitted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Discovery to Set up Summary Judgment
Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act Broaden Scope of "Disability"
Prohibition Of Excessive Overtime In Health Care Act: Will Your Health Care Facility Be Compliant?
The Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Act; Key Issues for Compliance
FMLA Amended To Allow Time Off For Family Members Of Military Personnel And The DOL's New Proposed Regulations
It's Not Nice To Regulate Mother Nature
Rhoads & Sinon and Todd Shill Featured in Employment Law 360 article: "IM Chats Get Cingular Off The Hook For Sex Bias"
Kathleen Bruder Interviewed for Article on FMLA
The Tables Get Turned: EEOC Must Pay Legal Fees for "Frivolous" Suit
Wage & Hour Issues: When is Time Spent in "Training" Compensable?
Meeting Your Company’s Electronic Discovery Obligations
Pennsylvania's Uniform Environmental Covenants Act
Talkin’ Trash - What Happens Here, Stays Here
Fundamental Change In Waste Disposal Law: The Supreme Court Issues A Decision Making It Much Easier For Government To Require Waste Disposal At Specific Public Landfills Despite Increased Costs To Consumer
Proposed Rule Softens "Solid Waste" Definition
A (Temporary) Victory For Employers: Employees Cannot Use Company Email for Union Organizing
Human Resource Professionals of Central Pennsylvania Monthly Legal and Legislative Update
Kevin M. Gold Recognized For Pro Bono Success
Defending A UC Challenge
More Proof That Employers Must Be Extremely Careful When Producing Documents To The EEOC
Rhoads & Sinon LLP Partner Tom French Returns From Military Duty in Afghanistan
Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh: The Continuing Development of a Practical Approach to Property Tax Exemption, 15 Widener L.J. 477
2006
Getting Paid For Walking: The Supreme Court Addresses Compensable Time For Those Who Don and Doff Safety Equipment
Keeping Secrets: Using Agreements To Protect Confidential and Proprietary Information
Independent Contractor Or Employee?
Contract Terms Concerning Payment Prevail Over Pay-When-Paid Provision of the Commonwealth Procurement Code
Revised Form 8-K Requirements Go Into Effect August 23, 2004
NASAA Amended Statement of Policy on Church Loan Funds
FLSA Alert: DOL Issues "Fair Pay" Regulations
Fair Credit Reporting Act Amendments Clarify Employers’ Ability to Use Outside Counsel to Conduct Investigations of Employee Misconduct
Error of Judgment, An Obsolete Jury Instruction
HIPAA Compliance Attorney: School Districts and IUs as “Health Care Providers” Under HIPAA: Fact or Fiction
Valuing Condemned Land Using the Development Approach: Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority v. Fuller
Commercial Leases and Bankruptcy: A Roadmap for Landlords
Remedies Available to a Landlord Upon an Event of Default Under a Lease
Overtime To “Independent Contractors” - Welcome to the new “economic reality” of the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act
EEOC Forces Employer To Pay $650,000 For ADA Violation
Summary of Proposed PCAOB Rule on Funding
Military Leave Counts Towards FMLA Eligibility
Is Your Company's Severance Agreement and Release Properly Drafted?
Section 16 Reporting of Beneficial Ownership by Insiders -- Electronic Filing and Website Posting Now Mandatory
Unfair Competition: A New Weapon For Victims of Employment Discrimination
Retaliation Claims: No Longer the "Hidden" Threat
Software Piracy: Don't Let Your Company Become An Example
The Top 10 Things Attorneys Look For In Selecting An Accounting Expert Witness
Rhoads & Sinon LLP Partner Charles J. Ferry Represents Ryan Beck & Co., Inc. as Special Underwriters Counsel
Supreme Court Says No Claim for Reverse Age Discrimination By Employees Over 40
Do Employers Have the Legal Duty to “Accommodate” Pregnant Employees?
Age Discrimination Damages Increased To Compensate for "Negative Tax Consequences” Of Receiving Lost Pay In Lump Sum
HIPAA: Employers Must Learn Another Acronym When Dealing With Employment Records
HIPAA And The Possible Effect On Your Company
Passing the Smell Test: More on Drug & Alcohol Abuse Policies
High Court Declares Off-Duty Drug Abuse Insufficient to Support Section 402(e) Denial of Unemployment Benefits
NASDAQ Proposes New Corporate Governance Guidelines
Firing Employees Under The Employment Discrimination Laws
Clarifying the Law of Takings -- Machipongo Coal v. DEP
U.S. Supreme Court Hands Down First FMLA Decision
Department of Environmental Protection Announces Revisions to Clean Fill Policy
Environmental Hearing Board Rules That DEP Denial of Remediation Plan Submitted Under the Land Recycling Act is Appealable
Pennsylvania Superior Court Rules That Federal Superfund Liability Can Apply Retroactively
Winter Brings Familiar Dangers
No Common Law Wrongful Discharge Claims Against Public Employers in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania DEP Announces Changes to Land Recycling Program
New Insurance and Annuity Sales Regulations
Can a Sexual Harassment Investigation Violate an Employee's Right to Privacy? Yes, says a Philadelphia Jury
A Past Practice of Requiring An Independent Medical Examination Supersedes the FMLA's Return To Work Procedures
Written Reprimands Placed In Personnel File Not Considered 'Adverse Employment Action'
Article 9 - Where to File Termination Statements for Pre-Effective Date Filings
Estate Planning For Antique Collectors
U.S. Supreme Court 'Uncaps' Discrimination Damages
Federal Contract Compliance Programs Announce Change in Posting of Notices
Disability-Based Harassment Now Actionable Under the ADA
Time Running Out for Bank Broker-Dealer Exclusion
Implementation of Bank Broker-Dealer Rules Uncertain
New Rules for Financial Institutions Engaging in the Sale of Insurance Products
Theories of Liability of Corporate Trustees; Standard of Care; Negligence versus Gross Negligence
Income Tax Deduction for Gift of Right to Develop Real Estate
Hold on to those Applications!
Pennsylvania to Adopt Changes to the Uniform Commercial Code
Legal Pitfalls of E-mail: From Privacy Concerns to Litigation Perils, Companies Must Limit Risks
Contractors Protected Against Double Payment
Amendments to the Municipality Authorities Act Spark Controversy over Authority Board Membership
Supreme Court Approves the Use of Private Arbitration Agreements to Resolve Employment Disputes
President Bush Repeals OSHA Ergonomics Rules
Court Holds That Employee Need Not Exhaust Paid Sick Leave in Order to Qualify for Family and Medical Leave Act Leave
Affirmative Action Alert
Caution: Employers May Not Disregard Employment Handbook Terms for At-Will Employees
Employee Who Relocates for Work No Longer Considered "At-Will" Even Though Employee Intended to Relocate for Reasons Other Than Employment
My Friend Sued For Disability Discrimination: Can I Sue Too? Sure Says The Third Circuit
AAA: Abitration Agreement Angst
Sexual Harassment Lawsuits and Claims for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Military Leave Laws
Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Do Not Bar EEOC Lawsuits
OFCCP To Become More Business "Friendly" But EO Surveys Will Continue
A New Threat Emerges: Lenders Can Be Held Liable For A Debtor Corporation's WARN Act Violations
Lack of Self-Control as a Ground for Departure After United States v. McBroom
Co-Author, The Practitioner's Guide to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, in Recent Developments in Federal Practice
1995, 1998

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