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Treading a Thin Line: Navigating Racial Justice and Partisan Politics in the Workplace
An image shared during a recent diversity training at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in Topeka, Kansas has gone viral, causing the tire giant to clarify its stance on permissible …
Making Green Mean “Go” Rather Than “Oh No” for Employers
Most states have lifted certain COVID-19 mitigation limitations and businesses have understandably been eager to resume or expand operations. Employers, however, face many new challenges that may have them putting …
Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act Signed Into Law
On July 30, 2020, the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, also known as Act 72 of 2020 (“Act 72”), was signed into law. Act 72 allows fiduciaries, …
Just-Issued Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Orders Affect Restaurants and Bars Yet Again
As a result of the on-going novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the restaurant and bar industry across the United States continues to be subject to new state and local orders affecting …
As Clock Strikes Midnight, Restaurants and Bars Closed by Pandemic Should Review Insurance Policies
As of 12:01 a.m. today, all “[b]ars, restaurants, nightclubs, casinos, and taverns” in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, are closed “for in-person operation.” This one-week shutdown, precipitated by the spike in cases …
President Trump Signs Proclamation Banning Immigrant Visas and Certain Nonimmigrant Work Visas for the Rest of 2020
On June 22, 2020, President Trump signed a new proclamation entitled “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak.” This …
Broader Implications of Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Ruling in Gass: Federal Illegality of Marijuana Likely Not Dispositive
In a June 18, 2020 opinion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a county’s probation agency could not prohibit individuals under its supervision from using medical marijuana consistent with …
California Senate Bill 939 Providing Protections to Commercial Tenants Fails to Pass in the California Senate Appropriations Committee
On June 18, 2020, the California Senate Appropriations Committee declined to advance Senate Bill 939 (“SB-939”). SB-939, as originally proposed, provided for a statewide moratorium on eviction of tenants of …
Supreme Court Upholds DACA, Stating DHS’s Decision to Rescind Was Arbitrary and Capricious
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today, June 18, 2020, that Department of Homeland Security’s (“DHS”) decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (“DACA”), was arbitrary and capricious …
U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Title VII Prohibits Employment Discrimination On Basis of Sexual Orientation
The U.S. Supreme Court just ruled that Title VII prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. In a 6-3 decision announced this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled …