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2022 Update to Pennsylvania Support Rules
On January 1, 2022, the Pennsylvania Support Rules saw some major changes – most notably the periodic update to the basic child support guidelines. With the revision of the support …
COVID-19 in the Workplace- OSHA Hasn’t Gone Away
As previously reported, on January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court held that federal OSHA exceeded its statutory authority when it promulgated the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). What …
United States Supreme Court Stays OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
Early this afternoon the Supreme Court entered a 6-3 decision staying enforcement of the OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard. The Court’s decision is the rule exceeds OSHA’s statutory authority, and …
Status of OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard, Application to Truck Drivers, and State-Specific Action
Status of Court Action. The United States Supreme Court has not yet issued any order regarding stay of the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). As reported on Monday, January 10, …
Summary Of New ASTM – E1527-21 Standard Practice For Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
On November 1, 2021, the American Society for Test and Materials (ASTM) Committee on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action approved a new standard for conducting Phase I Environmental …
DOL Says Insurers To Pay for COVID-19 OTC Testing
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has resolved the question regarding “who pays” for COVID-19 testing costs and the answer will be a surprise, and relief to employers. In cases …
Status of the OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
Many clients have reached out this morning, January 10, 2022, regarding status of the OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). Over the weekend, and based solely upon comments made by …
2022 Estate and Gift Tax Exclusion Amount
The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has announced the 2022 estate and gift tax exclusion amount. These amounts are adjusted for inflation on an annual basis. The exclusion amounts have increased from …
Minnesota OSHA Adopts Exempt Rule Requiring Vaccination or Weekly Testing
Yesterday, January 3, 2022, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Occupational Health and Safety Division (MN/OSHA) adopted a state-specific Exempt Rule (the “ER”) which adopts verbatim the federal OSHA …
U.S. Supreme Court Schedules Argument on OSHA COVID Vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard
Status of OSHA Litigation Late yesterday afternoon, December 22, the U.S. Supreme Court entered two orders directly impacting mandatory COVID vaccinations and testing. In the first, involving the OSHA Emergency …