Legality of Transgender Issues
2016 has been witness to the legal community’s struggles to address emerging transgender issues. There have been a flurry of court opinions since April 2016. Finality may be approaching with…
Legal Insights
Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
Alfred Maiello
Since Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (“Act”), came into effect on May 17, 2016, many employers have questioned whether they can continue to maintain a drug free environment in the workplace…
EEOC Issues Proposed Enforcement Guidance Regarding Workplace Harassment
Alfred Maiello
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently issued its Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful Harassment recognizing that almost one third of the approximately 90,000 charges received by…
Injunction of Final Overtime Rule
Alfred Maiello
On November 22, 2016, Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted the Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by 22 states…
Education Alert – Transgender Law Update
Christina Lane
Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court granted a Petition for Certiorari filed by the Gloucester County School District in the case of G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board. The…
Decision of Pennsylvania Supreme Court – Disclosure of Home Addresses under Right-to-Know Law
Alfred Maiello
On October 18, 2016, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case of Pennsylvania State Education Association, et al. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al., which will throughout…
Online Service Providers Need to Warn Users of Potential Dangers
Alfred Maiello
The Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) was the first notable attempt by the United States Congress to regulate pornographic material on the Internet. The anti-free speech provisions of the CDA were…
Recent updates in Employment Law
Alfred Maiello
In Isenhour v. Outsourcing of Millersburg, Inc., a man sued his employer for sexual harassment and hostile work environment based upon sexually explicit text messages sent to him by his…
Does your Business have a Succession Plan?
Alfred Maiello
In early 2014, Kitchit, a two-year old startup, which connects private chefs with interested diners, was doing well with 8 employees and $600,000 in startup funds. Then, George Tang, a…
Update to: Supreme Court’s Transgender Bathroom Decision of August 3, 2016
Christina Lane
On May 13, 2016, the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice issued a joint Dear Colleague Letter (“DCL”) stating that discrimination on the basis of gender identity is equivalent to…
Copyright and Right to Know Law
Christina Lane
Recently, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued a decision in the case of Ali v. Philadelphia City Planning Commission regarding Mr. Ali’s request for public records relating to a commercial development…
2015
Alfred Maiello
As A Small Business Are You Prepared For An Emergency? December 2015 Changes to the PA Vehicle Code regarding Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) that affect School Bus Drivers November 2015…
2015
Alfred Maiello
As A Small Business Are You Prepared For An Emergency? December 2015 Changes to the PA Vehicle Code regarding Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) that affect School Bus Drivers November 2015…
Will the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Eliminate School Districts’ Ability to File Tax Assessment Appeal?
Alfred Maiello
It has long been asserted by Pennsylvania property owners that school districts and municipalities file tax assessment appeals of properties not to correct inequitable and non-uniform assessments, but rather as…
Business Start-ups: What you need to know
Alfred Maiello
Although the volatile modern economy has left many millennials unable to secure meaningful employment, advances in technology and the advent of social media have created an emboldening platform for those…