If you believe that you have contracted COVID-19 at your workplace, you may have the right to file a Workers’ Compensation claim. Depending upon the circumstances, your contracting of COVID-19 may be an Occupational Disease under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation … Read more
At the end of July, the longstanding nationwide eviction moratorium issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”) expired. However, on August 3, 2021, the CDC issued a new, slightly more limited eviction moratorium which runs … Read more
As businesses which have been operating remotely (in whole or in part) during the pandemic make plans to return their workforce to their facilities, owners should closely monitor and review the rules and recommendations issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania … Read more
On March 29, 2021, the U.S. Center for Disease Control once again extended its eviction moratorium through June 30, 2021. The moratorium was set to expire on March 31.
Residential evictions for the nonpayment of rent or holdover of a … Read more
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”), which was signed into law on March 11th, fully subsidizes the COBRA premiums (or the state Mini-Cobra law premiums if applicable) of “Assistance Eligible Individuals” and their dependents from April 1, … Read more
Kieran M. Casey, a partner in our Labor & Employment Practice Group, recently served as one of the presenters for a continuing legal education seminar titled “The Paycheck Protection Program in 2021.” The seminar, which was sponsored by the Pennsylvania … Read more
On March 19, 2021, Kieran M. Casey, a partner in the Firm’s litigation department, will be among the faculty presenting “The Paycheck Protection Program in 2021,” a continuing legal education seminar sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. The seminar will … Read more
This week, the Biden administration announced changes designed to make funding available through the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) more accessible to small businesses.
Beginning today, Wednesday, February, 24, 2021, businesses with less than 20 employees have an exclusive, 2 week … Read more
Jim Valentine and Kieran Casey of our Labor & Employment Department presented a virtual seminar titled “Discipline During the COVID-19 Pandemic” for NEPA SHRM on February 16th. In their presentation, Jim and Kieran addressed the impact that COVID-19 continues to … Read more
The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has recently reopened the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). PPP funds are available to certain entities which have not previously received a PPP Loan and to qualifying entities which have previously received a PPP Loan.
Applicants … Read more