Pandemic Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) Denials:
Special Education Case Comparisons Parents, students, teachers, and school communities have struggled to provide appropriate instruction during the pandemic. Challenges…
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What is in The New Bankruptcy Code or Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021?
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “Act”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020, to address the economic…
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Autism Discrimination May Give Rise to Claims for Compensatory Monetary Damages
On March 5, 2020, a 17-year-old minor and student of Erie School District was ejected from school property without having…
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What Landlords Need to Know About ADA Service Animals?
It is standard practice for landlords and housing providers to establish rules regarding tenants’ ability to have animals on their…
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What Steps Should Companies Take to Reduce Age Discrimination?
Agism is discrimination against individuals in the workplace on the basis of the individual’s age. Age discrimination may not be…
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Employer Health Insurance Mandates and The Risk of Unemployment with ACT 9 of 2020 Explained
Pennsylvania employers must be aware of new regulations imposed upon them by Act 9 of 2020 when employees separate from…
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PA Supreme Court Upholds Largest Monetary Sanction Against Governmental Entity In PA History Under RTKL
On December 22, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided the case of Uniontown Newspapers, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections,…
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New 2020 Overtime Rules for Salaried Employees in PA
New overtime rules in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) take effect nationwide Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Pennsylvania employers…
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