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Businesses may be responsible for providing FFCRA benefits, including Emergency Sick Paid Leave and/or Paid Family Medical leave to seasonal employees.  An employer is not required to provide FFCRA leave to a seasonal employee who is not...

New Jersey’s upcoming legalization of adult use of cannabis paves the way for state lawmakers to begin the process of establishing rules related to regulating and testing cannabis, as well as issuing licenses, including how many permits to grant — and...

On November 20, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., all indoor dining, youth sports, theaters, bowling alleys, arcades, museums, libraries, casinos, and gyms, in the City of Philadelphia, were ordered to shut down as part of the Safer at Home restrictions ordered by...

Pennsylvania Governor, Tom Wolf, issued a series of new Orders, effective November 27, 2020 designed to prevent further spread of COVID-19.  One of these, the order for “ Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections ,” escalates the mitigation...

On November 23, 2020 both Governor Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued a myriad of new and intensified Orders for the establishment and enforcement of COVID-19 mitigation efforts for all businesses and residents in the Commonwealth. ...

On Tuesday, November 17, 2020 the Department of Health announced “New Orders” pertaining to travel and mask restrictions for residents and businesses in the Commonwealth.  We immediately responded with articles summarizing the enhanced restrictions...

Employers continue to struggle with the COVID-19.  The entirety of our economy strains to remain open and productive while also safe and healthy.  In the last several weeks we have witnessed a rise in the number of cases and additional precautions...

In an ongoing effort to mitigate the surging spread of COVID-19, the PA Department of Health has issued an updated Order on November 17, 2020, regarding the use of face coverings and masks.  With limited exceptions and among other situations, face...

On November 17, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced four new orders designed to combat the unabated resurgence of COVID-19 in the state.  One of these included an expansive Order for Mitigation Relating to Travel , imposing a...

The Maryland Court of Appeals recently issued a decision in Montgomery County v. Cochran and Bowen , No. 69, September Term, 2019.  In the case at hand, Anthony Cochran and Andrew Bowen were firefighters that served 34 and 36 years, respectively,...

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The threat of COVID-19 remains and employers must ensure that they are actively taking the proper measures to protect their employees.  The struggles caused by the pandemic seem to continue on endlessly, and it is only natural that fatigue may have...

In this episode of Cipriani & Werner, P.C.’s podcast series An Ounce of Prevention, Attorneys Phil Davolos and Bill Pentecost, partners in our Scranton and Pittsburgh, PA offices, discuss large loss property subrogation fire investigations with...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reminds employers that EEO laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act, continue to apply during the COVID-19 pandemic.  However, these laws do not interfere...

On October 7, 2020, the New Jersey Appellate Division came down with the first decision involving a long-running dispute of jurisdictional application when out-of-state medical providers seek to file Formal Applications for Payment in the NJ Workers...

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On September 18, 2020, the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia entered General Order #9, which continues all civil and criminal petit jury selections and trials scheduled to commence effective September 21, 2020 due...

On September 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed change in how companies would determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  Historically, the Supreme Court...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended and modified the Emergency Declaration that had been set to expire on September 14, 2020. The extension of the declaration and modifications thereto are in effect through December...