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Document(s) published by this organization: 10
Sort by:  | Public Sector Supervisors May be Held Individually Liable for FMLA Violations
Jill N. Weikert; Rhoads & Sinon LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 10, 2012, previously published on April 2012 In Haybarger v. Lawrence County Adult Probation and Parole, 667 F.3d 408 (3d Cir. 2012), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, deciding a matter of first impression, held that a supervisor in a public agency may be subject to individual liability under the Family and Medical Leave Act...
| | President Obama Signs The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (Jobs) Act
Dean H. Dusinberre, Charles J. Ferry, Kenneth J. Rollins; Rhoads & Sinon LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 10, 2012, previously published on April 2012 Today, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act"), which is intended to make it easier for small businesses to launch initial public offerings, solicit new investors and, eventually, hire more workers.
| | DEP Reorganizes to Address Brownfields and Marcellus Shale; New Stormwater General Permit Finalized
Paul J. Bruder; Rhoads & Sinon LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 30, 2011, previously published on September 2011 The Department of Environmental Protection is changing the agency's organizational structure to more effectively regulate Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling and to streamline the administration or environmental cleanups and brownfield development.
| | Solar Energy Grant Reopens
Allica Duke; Rhoads Sinon LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 22, 2011, previously published on September 2011 On July 12, 2011, the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) Board of Directors approved a motion to again accept applications requesting funding under the Solar Energy Program to encourage further development of solar energy projects in Pennsylvania. The application period will open on September...
| | NLRB Update
Rhoads Sinon LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 22, 2011, previously published on September 2011 At the end of August, and on the day before Board Chair Wilma Liebman’s term ended, the National Labor Relations Board issued three, long-awaited decisions. The outcome? Both employees and employers suffered losses. Each decision came from the majority, Democratic board members, and each...
| | DEP Offers Grants to Small Businesses Looking to Curb Pollution and Reduce Energy Costs
Paul J. Bruder; Rhoads & Sinon LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 29, 2011, previously published on August 2011 Small-business owners in Pennsylvania hoping to prevent pollution and save money by improving energy efficiency are now eligible to apply for a Small Business Advantage Grant through the Department of Environmental Protection.
| | New Clean and Green Law Signed
Paul J. Bruder; Rhoads & Sinon LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 21, 2011, previously published on July 12, 2011 Governor Tom Corbett has signed legislation to address small noncoal surface mining on land enrolled in Pennsylvania’s Clean and Green program.
| | The State Budget and Welfare Code Changes - What Does This Mean to the Healthcare Arena
Allen C. Warshaw; Rhoads Sinon LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 14, 2011, previously published on July 2011 Given the lean state budget, this would be a challenging time for all of the stakeholders in the healthcare arena. However, recent changes to the Welfare Code make it likely that things will quickly get worse for all of those stakeholders, perhaps permanently.
| | Pennsylvania House Bill 1713: Pennsylvania Family and Medical Leave Act
Claudia M. Williams; Rhoads & Sinon LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 13, 2011, previously published on June 28, 2011 On June 22, 2011, nine members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly introduced House Bill 1713, known as the Pennsylvania Family and Medical Leave Act. Like its federal counterpart, the PA FMLA applies generally to employers who employ 50 or more individuals within a 75-mile radius of the work...
| | How An Employer Accused Of Unlawfully Terminating An Employee By The General Counsel Of The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Can Nevertheless Win Its Case At A Public Hearing Before The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. (Part 2 of 2)
David F. O'Leary; Rhoads & Sinon LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 17, 2011, previously published on June 2011 In my Employment Law Note (March 2011) I gave my general observations about representing an employer at a public hearing before a Hearing Examiner of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC). This month I want to discuss a specific case I recently litigated.
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