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• Empowered Officials Are Necessary For ITAR Compliance

March 20, 2019

• Mark Eck Joins Tucker Arensberg’s Pittsburgh Office

March 19, 2019

• “Can I Charge Fees for That?” FAQs Regarding Permissible Fees under the RTKL

March 15, 2019

• Immorality Illustrated: Court Affirms Principal’s Termination After Second DUI Arrest

March 15, 2019

• Requests Must Seek Records, Not Ask Questions (Section 703) – Insufficiently Specific Requests – Denying Requests

March 12, 2019

• Comprehensive Estate Planning is Necessary for a Secure Future

March 8, 2019

• Pennsylvania Superior Court Finds Contractual No-Hire Agreements Between Businesses Void Against Public Policy

March 8, 2019

• Emails can be “Records” of the Agency under the RTKL – (Section 701) – Types of Records

March 7, 2019

• Copyright Registration is Now More Important Than Ever!

March 6, 2019

• Mooting a Circuit Split

March 5, 2019

• New Rollover Rules For Participant Loans Can Help With Corporate Transactions

February 27, 2019

• 2017 Amendment Brings Relation-Back Doctrine to State Court

February 26, 2019

• Procedural History of UPMC – Highmark Litigation

February 25, 2019

• No “State-Created Danger” In Student-On-Student Sexual Assault and Harassment Case

February 25, 2019

• Redacting Legal Invoices – The Attorney-Client Privilege and Attorney-Work Product Doctrine (Section 305) – Privileged Records

February 22, 2019

• United States Supreme Court Confirms the “On Sale” Bar Is Triggered Even If a Sale or Offer for Sale Does Not Make the Invention Publically Available

February 21, 2019

• Avoiding the Titanic: Navigating Bankruptcy Mediation

February 21, 2019

• Agencies Are Not Required to Perform Legal Research or Make Judgments (Section 703) – Insufficiently Specific Requests – Denying Requests

February 18, 2019

• The 5-Business Day Response Period Begins when the Agency’s Open Records Officer Receives the Request (Section 703 of the RTKL)

February 14, 2019

• PA AG’s lawsuit against UPMC may not have clear path to resolution

February 13, 2019

• New Hardship Withdrawal Rules for 401(k) and 403(b) Plans

February 13, 2019

• Failure to Address the Request to the Open Records Officer (Section 703 of the RTKL) – Invalid Requests

February 8, 2019

• Failure to Use the Proper RTKL Request Form (Section 703 of the RTKL) – Denying Requests

February 5, 2019

• IRS and SSA Announce 2019 Indexed Numbers For Employee Benefits Plans

January 29, 2019

• Parent’s Legal Ownership of Residence Defeats Claim of Homeless Status

January 28, 2019

• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decision Preserving the Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege

January 25, 2019

• New Obligations in Buyers’ Due Diligence: Helpful Change or Loss of Autonomy?

January 24, 2019

• RTKL: Police Audio and Video Recordings (Act 22 of 2017)

January 18, 2019

• IRS Relief for the Under-Withheld

January 17, 2019

• Review of Export Control Issues is Necessary Due Diligence

January 16, 2019

• Insufficiently Specific Requests (Section 703 the RTKL) – Responding to a RTKL Request

January 16, 2019

• PA Dept of Labor & Industry’s Bidding Thresholds Increase For Municipality Bidding

January 15, 2019

• UCC Battle of the Forms: How to Minimize Contractual Disputes Using Sales Order Acknowledgements

January 11, 2019

• The Open Record Officers’ Guide to the Pennsylvania RTKL: Responding to a RTKL Request – Duties and Deadlines

January 10, 2019

• WDPA Bankruptcy Court Revamps Procedures to Accommodate Complex Large Chapter 11 Cases

January 9, 2019

• Pennsylvania Superior Court Deals a Rare Win to Nursing Homes

January 7, 2019

• Opioid update: New federal law and physician subpoenas for records and depositions

January 4, 2019

• Student’s Physical Assault of Alleged Harasser Does Not Constitute Protected Activity Under Title IX

January 2, 2019

• The Federal Government Shutdown: What is the Impact for the Alcohol Industry?

December 28, 2018

• Buyers (Really Need To) Beware!

December 27, 2018

• Taxes and Tabs – A New Line on Your Brewery Tab May Be on the Horizon

December 20, 2018

• Ken McDermott Appointed to Crime Stoppers Board

December 20, 2018

• Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: How Hollywood Headlines Could Impact Your Business and What To Do About It

December 18, 2018

• Colorado Hospital Pays $111,400 HIPAA Settlement For Failing To Stop Former Employee From Having Access To Patient Protected Health Information

December 12, 2018

• Jerry Russo to Appear on a Panel for Theology on Tap Harrisburg on December 20, 2018

December 7, 2018

• IRS Issues Proposed Temporary Clawback Regulations

December 4, 2018

• Our “Common Enemy”: Where to Turn After Flooding Or Water Damage

December 3, 2018

• Support, Service, and Assistance Animals: A Return to Integrity?

November 27, 2018

• Allergy Practice Pays $125,000 HIPAA Settlement for Disclosing Patient Protected Health Information to Reporter

November 26, 2018

• New PA Workers’ Comp Law Designed to Save Employers Money

November 26, 2018

• IRS Tax Inflation Adjustments for 2019

November 19, 2018

• Ten Years of Pennsylvania’s Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act: Is Your Home Improvement Business Compliant with the Law?

November 15, 2018

• Opioid Update: New Federal Law

November 14, 2018

• U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Age Discrimination in Employment Act

November 13, 2018

• Legislation Update Affecting Schools

November 12, 2018

• Medicare Telehealth Services

November 12, 2018

• Paul Welk Receives Service Award

November 12, 2018

• Kevin Hall Elected Shareholder at Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

November 5, 2018

• Friendly Export Reminder: Know Your End-User!

October 23, 2018

• Commonwealth Court Reverses Hearing Officer’s Exclusion Based On Parent’s Alleged Non-Residency

October 22, 2018

• Kate Koop Irwin and Albert Lee to Speak at Fall 2018 HRM Professional Development Series at LaRoche College on November 19, 2018

October 20, 2018

• Anthem Pays Record Setting $16 Million HIPAA Settlement

October 19, 2018

• Pennsylvania Office of Open Records Updates RTKL Fee Schedule

October 16, 2018

• Recent Third Circuit CERCLA Decision Reaffirms the Importance of Environmental Due Diligence in Real Estate Purchases

October 15, 2018

• Judith Fitzgerald Comments on “What Could Bankruptcy Look Like for the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese

October 9, 2018

• No Retaliation Claim For It Employee Fired After Criticizing School District

September 17, 2018

• Pennsylvania Courts Implement a Statewide Uniform Guardianship Tracking System (GTS) Effective Immediately

September 12, 2018

• Wire Fraud: Are Realtors® at Risk?

August 31, 2018

• Perspectives On Mediation: Which Do You Endorse?

August 29, 2018

• Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 23 Tucker Arensberg Attorneys

August 15, 2018

• Janus v American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

August 14, 2018

• Student Assaulted By Classmate Cannot Sue School District for Violation Of Constitutional Rights

August 13, 2018

• Kate Koop Irwin to Speak at Medical Marijuana Seminar on September 12

August 8, 2018

• Tom Peterson Gets Soaked in the 2nd Annual ALS CEO Soak in Pittsburgh

August 2, 2018

• “Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Sexual Harassment, and Workplace Bullying”

July 31, 2018

• “How Do We Pay for Mom and Dad’s Nursing Home?”

July 30, 2018

• Kevin Cummings Joins Tucker Arensberg’s Pittsburgh Office

July 25, 2018

• Gorsline Case Encourages Municipalities to Regulate Drilling via Zoning Ordinance

July 23, 2018

• Reasonable Suspicion Justifies Drug Testing Of Teacher

July 16, 2018

• “Dazed and Confused: What Every Employer Needs to Know about Medical Marijuana, Opioid, and Prescription Drug Use in the Workplace”

July 13, 2018

• “Taxing Authority Assessment Appeals after Valley Forge Towers”

July 13, 2018

• Allison Carr and Maribeth Thomas Join Tucker Arensberg’s Bankruptcy Group

July 9, 2018

• Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) to Auction 25 Retail Liquor Licenses Statewide

June 25, 2018

• Court Affirms Reinstatement of A School Bus Driver Who Tested Positive For Drug Use

June 25, 2018

• Important Legislation passed in Pennsylvania.

June 21, 2018

• The STATES Act and What it Could Mean for Cannabis Businesses

June 18, 2018

• Daniel Conlon Appointed Solicitor for the Borough of Rosslyn Farms

June 18, 2018

• Article by Paul Welk in Impact Magazine – part of the American Physical Therapy Association

June 12, 2018

• Matt Hoffman to Speak at University of Pittsburgh’s Tri-State Symposium

June 8, 2018

• “Giving Applicants with a Criminal Record a Second Chance”

June 8, 2018

• Financial Industries Network (FIN) Tax Reform Planning Lunch

June 7, 2018

• New Decision Suggests that Fewer Employees can Recover Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Injuries Sustained While Traveling To or From Work

June 5, 2018

• Brian Pepicelli and Edward Wodarczyk Join Tucker Arensberg’s Pittsburgh Office

June 4, 2018

• The Ability of a School To Punish Lewd Or Profane Speech Disappears Once A Student Exits School Grounds

June 4, 2018

• Pennsylvania Superior Court Rules that Wife Cannot Bind Husband to Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement

May 31, 2018

• Short Term Rental, Long Term Impact: Municipal Regulation of AirBnb and Homesharing

May 30, 2018

• “Recent Changes to the State Tax Laws”

May 25, 2018

• 15 Attorneys Included in the 2018 Edition of PA Super Lawyers

May 22, 2018

• Can Cryptojacking Result in a Databreach?

May 21, 2018

• “Sex, Drugs and … Employment Law?!”

May 18, 2018

• “Employment Law Developments in the Trump Administration”

May 16, 2018

• Creating a Circuit Split Regarding the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Rotkiske v. Klemm, — F.3d —, 2018 WL 2209120 (3d Cir. May 15, 2018)

May 16, 2018

• “Medical Marijuana in the Workplace”

May 15, 2018

• Kate Koop Irwin to present at the Pittsburgh Business Group on Health’s Rx Solutions Forum

May 10, 2018

• Pre-Petition “New Value” Counts Toward the Preference Defense; Post-Petition “New Value” Does Not

May 7, 2018

• Direct Communication to Employees of Status of Negotiations Is Not An Unfair Labor Practice

May 7, 2018

• Chuck Potter a Panelist for the Financial Industries Network

May 3, 2018

• Katherine Janocsko Joins Tucker Arensberg

April 30, 2018

• No Monkeying Around with this Opinion – Naruto v. Slater, No. 16-15469, 2018 WL 1902414 (9th Cir. Apr. 23, 2018)

April 25, 2018

• David Mongillo to Speak at National Business Institute

April 20, 2018

• Jerry Russo to Present at PACDL Conference

April 19, 2018

• Can Natural Gas Drillers Drink Your Milkshake?

April 19, 2018

• Attorney Client Privilege is Not Dead – At Least Not in Pennsylvania

April 17, 2018

• Employment Performance Review Excluded from Peer Review Confidentiality

April 17, 2018

• Nora Gieg Chatha to present at PBI Webinar on Special Needs Trusts

April 13, 2018

• Duquesne University CLE on Estate Administration and Charitable Planning

April 10, 2018

• Ladd V. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania Should Managing Short-Term Rentals Require A Real Estate License?

April 9, 2018

• Three Tucker Arensberg Attorneys to Speak at Butler Human Resources Association Annual Forum

March 29, 2018

• Recent Decisions Suggest that Employers Cannot Terminate or Refuse to Hire Medical Marijuana Cardholders for Failing a Drug Test

March 27, 2018

• Commonwealth Court Holds That Addresses Contained In Property Tax Assessment Records Are Public Records

March 26, 2018

• Schedule a Check-up for Your Estate Plan – Maximizing Estate Planning Opportunities Under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

March 23, 2018

• Is Your Secret Recipe Still a Secret? How to Protect a Restaurant’s Signature Recipes

March 19, 2018

• Assessment Appeal Process May Provide Opportunities for Allegheny County Property Owners

March 14, 2018

• The Commonwealth Court Holds That Time Limits for Public Comments at School Board Meetings Are Valid Under the Sunshine Act

March 12, 2018

• Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Presentation

March 7, 2018

• Former Bankruptcy Judge to Appear at American Bankruptcy Institute Meeting

March 6, 2018

• Pennsylvania Expands Allowable Procedures for Ambulatory Surgery Center

March 2, 2018

• Something Amazing – A Unanimous Opinion by the United States Supreme Court in a Bankruptcy Case, Affirming and Remanding to the Seventh Circuit Regarding the Safe Harbor of 11 U.S.C. § 546(e): Merit Management Group, LP v. FTI Consulting, Inc.

March 1, 2018

• Important Information about the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act

February 27, 2018

• Court Upholds Termination of Teacher for Sexually Harassing Co-Teacher

February 26, 2018

• Financial Planning for Those with Disabilities

February 23, 2018

• Kristin A. Biedinger Receives a 2018 Client Choice Award for Intellectual Property/Patents in PA

February 14, 2018

• OIG Gainsharing Opinion Facilitates P4P

February 13, 2018

• Free Webinar: Legal Issues for Long Term Care Business Office Managers

February 12, 2018

• School Code Update: School Boards Must Prohibit Lunch Shaming

February 12, 2018

• Uber and Waymo Settle Trade Secret Dispute

February 9, 2018

• Tips for Long Term Care Collections Policies

February 7, 2018

• Brett Woodburn Joins Tucker Arensberg’s Harrisburg Office

February 5, 2018

• Pennsylvania Superior Court Upholds Entry of Summary Judgment In Favor of Defendant In Slip And Fall Case

February 5, 2018

• Citizen’s Suit Against Individual School Directors For Categorical Ban From Attending Future School Board Meetings Dismissed

January 29, 2018

• Warning to Real Estate Buyers and Sellers in the City of Pittsburgh

January 15, 2018

• CMS Issues Billing Guidance for Major Joint Replacement (Hip or Knee)

January 12, 2018

• CMS Announces Bundled Payments Care Improvement Model

January 12, 2018

• Can your business be reimbursed for legal fees when you file suit to collect money due?

January 8, 2018

• Telehealth, Net Neutrality and the Tipping Point

December 21, 2017

• 2018 Pennsylvania Approved Medical Records Fees

December 20, 2017

• Construction Fundamentals: Avoiding Common Pitfalls

December 18, 2017

• A New Sheriff in Town — PA Liquor Control Board Institutes License Compliance Program

December 12, 2017

• Keep Calm and Call the Lawyer: Understanding the Role of a Municipal Solicitor

December 11, 2017

• Telehealth Reaches Tipping Point – Now Included in OIG Audit Plan

December 7, 2017

• A Reminder of OCR Guidance Regarding Students With ADHD

December 4, 2017

• Could a Casino be Coming to Your Neighborhood? Opt-Out Deadline Approaching!

November 30, 2017

• Deemed Exports and You

November 27, 2017

• Results of “Zombie” Restaurant Liquor License Auction

November 17, 2017

• On Again / Off Again – Estate Tax Repeal Efforts

November 15, 2017

• Tax Appeals Based on Property Type May Violate State Constitution

November 15, 2017

• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Declares $3,000,000 Net Loss Carryover Deduction Unconstitutional

November 6, 2017

• Two Attorneys Elected as Shareholders at Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

November 6, 2017

• Proposed 2017 Tax Act Revealed – Death Tax Repeal Included

November 2, 2017

• Amount PA Employer Can Pay to Surviving Family Increases to $10,000

October 31, 2017

• Secured Lenders Take Note! In re Sunnyslope is something you want to know about

October 26, 2017

• Federal Court Holds That Banning a Commenter From a Public Official’s Public Facebook Page Violates the Commenter’s Right to Free Speech

October 23, 2017

• Unified Credit for Estates & Annual Exclusions for Gifts Increased for 2018

October 20, 2017

• IRS and Treasury Department Announce Withdrawal of Proposed 2704 Regulations

October 4, 2017

• Summary of Anticipated Major Changes to the Organization and Delivery of Certain Medicaid (Medical Assistance) Benefits in Pennsylvania

September 25, 2017

• School Employee Who Resigned After Her Hospitalization Coverage Was Reduced Entitled To Unemployment Compensation

September 18, 2017

• Students’ Privacy Claims Fail to Upend School District’s Transgender Restroom Policy

September 13, 2017

• District Court Permits Transgender Person Diagnosed With Gender Dysphoria to Sue Under Americans With Disabilities Act

September 11, 2017

• DOL Proposes Rule to Extend Applicability Date of BIC and Other Exemptions

September 7, 2017

• CMS Merely Soliciting Comments on Including Total Joints as ASC Procedures

August 28, 2017

• Pennsylvania Courts Split Over Sexual Orientation Discrimination

August 21, 2017

• Jerry Russo Joins Harrisburg Office

August 16, 2017

• New Guidance on Coverage for Eating Disorders

August 16, 2017

• 21 Lawyers Selected as Best Lawyers

August 15, 2017

• Senators Introduce Legislation to Improve Cybersecurity of Internet-Connected Devices

August 14, 2017

• Federal Court rules that Elected Official Violated First Amendment when Banning Commenter on the Official’s Public Facebook Page

August 4, 2017

• Tom Peterson Gets Soaked in the ALS CEO Soak

August 3, 2017

• State Begins Registering Doctors For Medical Marijuana Program

August 1, 2017

• Sharp Pencil Not a Weapon Under Pennsylvania School Code

July 31, 2017

• Supreme Court Issues Two Rulings Interpreting FDCPA

July 24, 2017

• Pennsylvania employers beware: One slur by a supervisor can now create a hostile work environment.

July 21, 2017

• Update on 1st Party/Payback Special Needs Trusts

July 20, 2017

• Billion Dollar Fine Signals the White House’s Agenda for Export Controls Enforcement

July 17, 2017

• Federal Court Allows Title IX Claim to Proceed Based Upon Allegations That Student Harassed By Peers for Failure to Conform to Gender Norms

July 17, 2017

• Selective property tax appeals based on property type or residency status of the owner violates the Pennsylvania Constitution’s Uniformity Clause

July 12, 2017

• PA Supreme Court Restricts General Assembly’s Right to Spend Oil & Gas Royalty Money

July 10, 2017

• What is a Reasonable Accommodation under the ADA?

July 6, 2017

• Office of Open Records Holds That School Videos Depicting Student In An Altercation Is Not An Educational Record Of The Student Under FERPA

July 4, 2017

• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules that Only Physicians – Not Their Staff – Can Obtain Informed Consent

June 30, 2017

• Pennsylvania awards 27 Dispensary Permits

June 29, 2017

• Michael Shiner Comments on Takata Bankruptcy Filing

June 27, 2017

• Pennsylvania Split on Sexual Orientation Discrimination

June 27, 2017

• The End of the IRE Process (as we know it)

June 26, 2017

• Opioid enforcement is more than just PDMP!

June 26, 2017

• Pennsylvania awards permits to 12 Grower/Processors

June 20, 2017

• Pennsylvania Department of Health Issues Final Log of Applications Received

June 19, 2017

• FinCEN issues Marijuana Banking Update Report

June 13, 2017

• Tucker Arensberg Adds New Utilities Practice Group

June 12, 2017

• Matthew J. Burne and Sloane B. O’Donnell Join Tucker Arensberg

June 6, 2017

• Top 10 Red Flags for Potential Export Violations

June 6, 2017

• Pennsylvania Department of Health Finalizes Regulations for Physicians and Practitioners

June 5, 2017

• Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate by International Narcotics Control Caucus in Favor of De-Scheduling CBD

May 31, 2017

• 2018 Health Savings Account Figures Released

May 22, 2017

• Middle School Gay-Straight Alliance Allowed To Pursue Equal Access Claims

May 22, 2017

• 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Named

May 17, 2017

• Nursing Homes Finally Score a Victory: the Supreme Court of the United States Rules that States May Not Treat Arbitration Agreements Differently than Other Contracts

May 16, 2017

• Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Vows to Protect Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Laws

May 15, 2017

• Commonwealth Court Orders Teacher Reinstated When The School Board Fails To Strictly Comply With Statutory Procedures For Dismissing The Tenured Teacher

May 15, 2017

• Tucker Arensberg’s Danielle L. Dietrich elected to the Board of Governors for the ACBA

May 9, 2017

• Congressional Spending Bill Expands Medical Marijuana Prosecution Protections until September

May 8, 2017

• Managing Payment Disputes in Lockbox Collection Operations

May 8, 2017

• Stephen M. Greecher, Jr. Receives the 2017 Richard B. Tucker, Jr. Award

May 8, 2017

• May An Amusement, Golf Course or Recreational Facility be Held Negligent When Customers Are Harmed For Injuries Occurring Upon Such Facility?”

May 8, 2017

• Additional Banking Legislation is Introduced in U.S. Congress to Assist Marijuana Businesses

May 1, 2017

• Updates to Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Program

April 27, 2017

• National Health Care Decisions Day

April 18, 2017

• Latest Legal Developments On Student Searches

April 17, 2017

• Pennsylvania Releases Temporary Regulations for Physicians

April 13, 2017

• Jury Awards $2.1 Million in Slip and Fall Case

April 10, 2017

• “Path to Marijuana Reform” Legislation Introduced in Congress

April 7, 2017

• DOL Finalizes Delay of Fiduciary Rule

April 6, 2017

• Identifying and Managing Corporate Risk from Internal and External Stressors

April 3, 2017

• Pennsylvania officially launches its PA ABLE Savings Program on April 3, 2017.

March 26, 2017

• United States Supreme Court Confirms Works of Art Incorporated Into Useful Articles Are Protected Under Copyright Law

March 24, 2017

• Commonwealth Court Dismisses Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Lawsuit against Golden Living

March 23, 2017

• Business Listing Scams

March 23, 2017

• Nora Gieg Chatha presents at NBI CLE

March 15, 2017

• State Representative Dan Miller’s 4th Annual Disability and Mental Health Summit

March 14, 2017

• DOL Issues Temporary Enforcement Policy to Alleviate Uncertainty

March 14, 2017

• A Homeowner’s Mortgage Insurance Obligation is Not Modified by a Mortgage Modification

March 13, 2017

• The Importance of Brand Identity and Trademark Protection for Breweries and Wineries

March 10, 2017

• U.S. Senate Urges DOJ to Uphold Cole Memorandum

March 6, 2017

• Payment of Wages Through Mandatory Debit Cards

March 6, 2017

• Could 2017 Really Be the Year that Marijuana Becomes Decriminalized?

March 3, 2017

• University Invokes Sovereign Immunity to Avoid Patent Invalidation Proceeding

March 2, 2017

• Transgender Student Developments

February 28, 2017

• Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald (Ret.) Appointed to the Board of Directors of Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

February 27, 2017

• Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: First Responders Get A Break On Local Taxes

February 21, 2017

• Congressional Cannabis Caucus Formed To Pursue Federal Legalization and Regulation

February 20, 2017

• The Respect State Marijuana Laws Act was introduced this week in U.S. Congress

February 13, 2017

• Judge Bissoon’s Title VII ruling sets stage for appeal

February 9, 2017

• Capouillez Case is a Warning to Non-Attorneys Representing Landowners in Gas Lease Negotiations

February 8, 2017

• “Get Out Your Crystal Ball: How Employment and Labor Laws Will Change Under the Trump Administration”

February 6, 2017

• Third Circuit adopts the “honest belief” defense to FMLA retaliation claims and confirms that FMLA leave requests can double as requests for reasonable accommodations under the ADA.

February 6, 2017

• (Another) New Burden Placed on Pennsylvania Long Term Care Facilities- Determining Whether an Agent Actually Had Authority to Sign an Arbitration Agreement

February 2, 2017

• Retired Teacher Awarded Post-Retirement Benefits For Same-Sex Spouse

January 30, 2017

• The Beginning of The Repeal of Obamacare?  Some Relaxation of The Rules For Small Employers

January 24, 2017

• Third Circuit Rules That Employment Practices Favoring Employees in Their 40s Over Those in Their 50s Could Constitute Age Discrimination

January 23, 2017

• Does Your Nursing Home Discharge Notice Comply with the New Federal Requirements?

January 18, 2017

• Another Round! – Second Set of Changes to Liquor Code Take Effect on January 16, 2017

January 17, 2017

• Tucker Arensberg Attorneys Honored by Human Action Pittsburgh

January 16, 2017

• Private Sale Of Real Property Voided Where District Rejected “Substantially Higher” Offer From Charter School

January 16, 2017

• U.S. Senators Urge FINCEN to Update Guidelines on Legalized Marijuana

January 6, 2017

• The Third Circuit Court Of Appeals Denies Teacher Qualified Immunity Under The “State-Created Danger” Theory Where The Teacher Released A Kindergarten Student To An Unidentified Adult

January 3, 2017

• Pennsylvania Commercial Power of Attorney Problems Fixed by Act 103 of 2016

December 29, 2016

• Competition for Medical Marijuana Permits Gets Tighter

December 22, 2016

• Special Needs Fairness Act

December 15, 2016

• Procurement Code Attorney Fee Award

December 12, 2016

• Tax Credits Now Available to Emergency Service Volunteers

December 5, 2016

• Deadline for Providing Affordable Care Act Statements Has Been Extended

December 1, 2016

• Dennis Sheaffer In Memoriam

November 30, 2016

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Holds That Individuals Have A Constitutional Right To Privacy In Their Home Addresses And Other Private Information

November 28, 2016

• Pennsylvania’s New Opioid Laws and How They Impact Physicians

November 21, 2016

• Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Federal Judge: Employers Cannot Discriminate Based on Sexual Orientation

November 17, 2016

• Website Operators Must Use New Online System to Qualify for DMCA Safe Harbor

November 17, 2016

• Temporary Regulations Issued by the PA Department of Health for Medical Marijuana Laboratories

November 9, 2016

• CMS Final Rule Prohibiting Nursing Home Use of Arbitration Agreements Put On Hold

November 7, 2016

• U.S. News – Best Lawyers Ranks Tucker Arensberg Among the Nation’s Top Law Firms 2017

November 7, 2016

• PA Department of Health Issues Temporary Regulations for Medical Marijuana Growers/Processors and Draft Temporary Regulations for Dispensaries

November 3, 2016

• Urgent Captive Insurance Alert: IRS Lists 831(b) Micro-Captives as “Transaction of Interest”

November 2, 2016

• Three Attorneys Elected as Shareholders at Tucker Arensberg, P.C. in 2016

November 2, 2016

• U.S. Supreme Court To Rule Upon Transgender Student Issue

November 1, 2016

• Changes to the PA Uniform Planned Communities Act and the Uniform Condominium Act.

October 31, 2016

• Workplace Drug Testing and New OSHA Regulations

October 27, 2016

• Are You Protecting Guest Privacy, Safety and Security?

October 24, 2016

• Evan C. Pappas Joins Tucker Arensberg in Harrisburg

October 17, 2016

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Brought Down a Notch

October 17, 2016

• Kate Koop to speak at Excela Health Symposium

October 12, 2016

• Update to the Pennsylvania ABLE Act

October 5, 2016

• CMS Prohibits Long Term Care Facilities from Using Arbitration Agreements at Intake and Prior to Disputes

October 4, 2016

• Daniel Conlon Joins Tucker Arensberg

September 19, 2016

• Plan Sponsors – It’s That Time Of Year Again! Medicare Creditable Coverage Notices Must Be Sent By October 15th

September 19, 2016

• Proposed 2704 Regulations: Significant Impact on Valuation Discounts for Family Businesses

September 13, 2016

• Arbitration Award Reinstating Teacher Charged With “Grooming” of Student Reversed by Court

August 30, 2016

• FCC Rules that Informational Automated Messages Sent by Schools to Parent Cell Phones Do Not Violate the Federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act

August 30, 2016

• Bad Teacher Reinstated Because District Did Not Follow Proper Termination Procedures

August 30, 2016

• Latest Legal Developments on Transgender Student Issues

August 30, 2016

• OCR to Increase Investigations Of Smaller PHI Breaches

August 29, 2016

• Non-Discretionary Bonuses and Overtime Pay Calculations

August 25, 2016

• Best Lawyers in America© Recognizes 21 Tucker Arensberg Attorneys

August 16, 2016

• Environmental Issues and the Presidential Candidates: How Will The Incoming President Affect My Business?

August 16, 2016

• Cheers: Plenty of buzz for new Pa. wine permits, licenses – Liquor reforms took effect Monday

August 10, 2016

• New Safe Harbor Process for Transfer of Personal Data Between US and EU

August 1, 2016

• IRS Provides Guidance for Making an 83(b) Election

July 28, 2016

• City of Pittsburgh adopts Riverfront IPOD

July 27, 2016

• Judith Fitzgerald Receives Honorable Mention

July 25, 2016

• Tucker Arensberg Forms Medical Marijuana Practice Group

July 18, 2016

• “Update on the Washington County Reassessment” for Century 21 Frontier Realty

July 12, 2016

• Kenneth J. McDermott Joins Tucker Arensberg in Harrisburg

July 11, 2016

• New Sample Notice for Employee Wellness Programs

July 6, 2016

• Rounding of Hours for Non-Exempt Employees

July 1, 2016

• Best Practices For Implementing Internal Security Controls

June 29, 2016

• District Potentially Liable for Hiring Teacher Alleged to Have Inappropriately Touched Students

June 27, 2016

• Appeals Court Holds that Title IX Requires Schools to Provide Transgender Students Access to Restrooms Congruent with their Gender Identity

June 21, 2016

• Teacher’s Verbal Abuse of Student Does Not Rise to “Conscious-Shocking” Level Necessary to Support Due Process Claim

June 20, 2016

• Courts Consider New Definition Of “Sex” Discrimination – What It Means For Pennsylvania Employers

June 17, 2016

• DOL Issues New FMLA Poster and Guidance

June 14, 2016

• The SEC Promulgates Long Awaited Rules on Investor Regulation Crowdfunding

June 9, 2016

• The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Expands Application of Transfer Between Entities Act

June 7, 2016

• West Virginia Supreme Court- Medical Power of Attorney Does Not Have Power to Make Binding Legal Decisions for Incapacitated Person

June 7, 2016

• Personal Care Home Had No Duty to Restrict Resident’s Movements

June 3, 2016

• Employee Use of Company Email Systems

June 1, 2016

• Are You Still Reimbursing Premiums For Your Employee’s Individual Healthcare Insurance? Then You’d Better Read This!!

May 25, 2016

• Saving Time and Money when Selling a Small Business

May 20, 2016

• U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Overtime Rule

May 18, 2016

• Beverly Weiss Manne Appointed Co-Vice Chair Of the PBA Shale Energy Law Committee

May 17, 2016

• 21 Attorneys from Tucker Arensberg Named Super Lawyers

May 16, 2016

• Federal Trade Secret Law Brings New Protections to Confidential Business Data

May 11, 2016

• Negotiating Software Agreements – Key Terms For Electronic Health Records

May 9, 2016

• U.S. Supreme Court Proposes Change to Rules Applicable to Searches of Electronic Data

May 3, 2016

• Washington County Property Reassessment and the Tax Appeal Process

May 2, 2016

• Legal Lessons from Tom Brady

May 2, 2016

• The Importance of Job Descriptions

May 2, 2016

• Family Vacation Home Planning

April 27, 2016

• “THE ABC’S OF ACB’S” – Arbitration Clauses in Bankruptcy Court

April 25, 2016

• How to Collect Money You are Owed

April 21, 2016

• Medical Software Company Wins $940 Million in Trade Secret Case

April 20, 2016

• Intellectual Property Risks With School And Teacher Websites

April 18, 2016

• Pennsylvania Title Insurance Notice

April 12, 2016

• Open Discussion of Pending Grievances Permitted At School Board Meetings

April 4, 2016

• Getting Full Value out of Noncompete Agreements

April 1, 2016

• A Signed Declaration Of Age Card Is Not The Only Defense To Prosecution For Selling Alcoholic Beverages To A Minor

March 29, 2016

• Phase II of HIPAA Audits Underway

March 28, 2016

• Fiduciary Alert: IRS Again Extends Time for Consistent Basis Reporting via Form 8971 until June 30, 2016

March 24, 2016

• Lifting the Curtain on Union Organizing Campaigns

March 23, 2016

• Has there been actual Medicare reform?

March 22, 2016

• FAA Releases Guidelines For Local Regulation Of Drones

March 21, 2016

• Michael Cassidy Named a Top Author by JD Supra

March 16, 2016

• USPTO To Suspend New Trademark Applications Containing Scandalous Or Disparaging Material

March 16, 2016

• Molek v. Molek and Parol Partitions

March 14, 2016

• House Bill 1800 – Ripple Effects on Medical Care for Injured Workers

March 10, 2016

• Businesses Must Ensure Websites Comply With The Americans With Disabilities Act

March 8, 2016

• Kevin Hall Appointed To the New Cumberland Borough Council

March 7, 2016

• 8th Circuit Finds Copyright Act Preempts State Right Of Publicity Of Professional Athletes

March 7, 2016

• NLRB Says Employers Cannot Stop Employees From Recording Conversations In Meetings

March 2, 2016

• Pennsylvania Court Confirms That School Districts May Target High Value Properties When Appealing Tax Assessments For The Purpose Of Increasing Revenue Without Violating The Uniformity Clause Of The Pennsylvania Constitution

March 1, 2016

• Nora Gieg Chatha and Brittany R. Holzer to exhibit at State Representative Dan Miller’s Disability and Mental Health Summit

February 26, 2016

• Cutting Employee Hours to Avoid Offering Healthcare? Your Risk of a Lawsuit Just Increased!

February 22, 2016

• New Rules for 831(b) Captive Insurance Companies

February 8, 2016

• HHS Publishes Guidance on Patient Access to Records under HIPAA

February 4, 2016

• Food And Drug Administration Issues Draft Guidance On Cybersecurity In Medical Devices

February 2, 2016

• Brian J. Kahle Joins Tucker Arensberg

January 26, 2016

• 2016 Estate and Gift Update

January 26, 2016

• Paul ‘Shane’ Miller and Jeremiah J. Vandermark Join Tucker Arensberg

January 15, 2016

• Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) – Is It Right For You?

January 4, 2016

• Property Owners: Be Aware of Upcoming Washington County Tax Reassessment

December 16, 2015

• The Drive-by Plaintiff in the Hospitality Industry

November 30, 2015

• Workers’ Compensation Mediation – What Employers Need to Know

November 23, 2015

• John Vogel Speaking at South Hills Area School District Association

November 16, 2015

• Happy Veterans Day 2015

November 11, 2015

• Are Recorded Oil and Gas Leases Title Transactions Under Ohio’s Dormant Mineral Act?

November 9, 2015

• U.S. News – Best Lawyers Ranks Tucker Arensberg Among the Nation’s Top Law Firms 2016

November 9, 2015

• Failure To Disclose Tax Returns Results In Rescission Of Back Pay Award

November 5, 2015

• Three Attorneys Elected as Shareholders at Tucker Arensberg, P.C. in 2015

November 4, 2015

• How Long Is Too Long To Reopen A Bankruptcy Case?

November 4, 2015

• Advisory Opinion: Free van shuttle services to medical facilities

November 4, 2015

• The Last Screen

November 2, 2015

• 2016 Employee Benefits Plan Limits

October 27, 2015

• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Establishes Test For Specificity Under The Right To Know Law

October 22, 2015

• Judith Fitzgerald Speaking at NERA Economic Consulting Program

October 20, 2015

• Office Of Inspector General Issues Policy Reminder On Information Blocking And The Federal Anti-Kickback Statue

October 19, 2015

• Neil Gregorio Negotiates Structured Settlement in RG Steel Bankruptcy

October 16, 2015

• Kate Koop Speaking at Greenbrier Corporate Training Seminar

October 13, 2015

• School Districts to Undergo Cybersecurity Audit

October 12, 2015

• Big Pharma Seeks Exemption From Patent Law

October 2, 2015

• When Is A School District “Deliberately Indifferent” To Student Discrimination Claims?

October 1, 2015

• Retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Judith Fitzgerald Presents during the CLLA Luncheon at the NCBJ Annual Conference

September 28, 2015

• Retired Bankruptcy Judge Judith K. Fitzgerald joins Dr. David Tabak and George A. Zimmerman on a Program Exploring the Issue of Assessing Expert Witness Testimony Regarding Valuation of Chapter 11 Debtor’s Businesses

September 25, 2015

• Supreme Court Affirms Ruling That School District Has Duty To Transport Student To And From Father’s And Mother’s Separate Residences Within School District

September 24, 2015

• General Assembly Adds “Cyber Harassment” To Pennsylvania Criminal Code

September 18, 2015

• Best Lawyers in America© Recognizes Five Tucker Arensberg Attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year”

September 17, 2015

• Beverly Weiss Manne to speak at PBI Oil and Gas Law Colloquium

September 2, 2015

• The Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald (Ret.d) Elected Shareholder

August 31, 2015

• Employee Benefits Law Alert

August 28, 2015

• Growing Medical Marijuana, Problematic in Bankruptcy, and Out

August 26, 2015

• The “Cadillac Tax” is Rollin’ In!

August 19, 2015

• Guidance on Using Unpaid Interns

August 18, 2015

• Best Lawyers in America© Recognizes 22 Tucker Arensberg Attorneys

August 17, 2015

• Breaking News! Fair Debt Collection Practice Issue

August 7, 2015

• Department of Labor Issues New Guidance on Who is an Independent Contractor

July 22, 2015

• Kristin Biedinger Selected to Western PA HIMSS Board of Directors

July 20, 2015

• “Settling Your Case and Sleeping at Night” presentation for PBI this Friday, the 17th

July 15, 2015

• United State Supreme Court Confirms ERISA Fiduciary’s Continuing Duty To Monitor Investments

July 14, 2015

• 25 Tucker Arensberg Attorneys Listed as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

July 7, 2015

• Franchise Transfers

July 7, 2015

• Danielle L. Dietrich elected Chair of the Women in the Law Division of the ACBA

July 6, 2015

• DOL Issues Proposed Rule That Would Require Employers to Pay Overtime to Currently-Exempt Salaried White-Collar Employees Who Earn $50,440 Per Year or Less – Regardless of Their Duties.

July 2, 2015

• When the Friendly Government Inspector Arrives

June 29, 2015

• Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act Not Applicable to Public Works Project

June 24, 2015

• The Recent Auditor General Report and Central Pennsylvania Hospitals

June 22, 2015

• Experts Examine Supreme Court’s Baker Botts Ruling and Potential Implications For Professional Fees

June 19, 2015

• Public Transit Passes Satisfy the Transportation Requirements of the Charter School Law

June 11, 2015

• Cutting Costs By Reviewing Ongoing Medical Care For Injured Workers

June 5, 2015

• Work Made for Hire. An overview of the copyright concept

June 3, 2015

• Bankruptcy Blog Re: Debtor’s Funds When Case Is Converted From Chapter 13 To Chapter 7

June 2, 2015

• Overview of Annual Reporting Requirements/Statements of Financial Interests

May 25, 2015

• ESPN v. University of Notre Dame Security Police Department

May 21, 2015

• Legal Issues In Collaborations

May 19, 2015

• Scott R. Leah Elected to the Judiciary Committee

May 18, 2015

• Bankruptcy and its Effect on Oil and Gas Interests: Basic Issues

May 14, 2015

• Pass the Trash: A Summary of the Employment History Review Requirements Under Act 168 for Schools

May 11, 2015

• Dick Tucker Wins 2015 Richard B. Tucker, Jr. Award

April 28, 2015

• Understanding and Managing Compliance with the Affordable Care Act for Schools

April 28, 2015

• Estate Planning for Man’s Best Friend

April 20, 2015

• Kevin L. Hall has joined Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

April 20, 2015

• Important Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Holding by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals: Misstatements in Foreclosure Complaints are Actionable under the FDCPA.

April 8, 2015

• Nora Gieg Chatha presenting at PBI Seminar on Elder Law

April 1, 2015

• Podcast: Bankruptcy Judge and Scholar Debate Professional Fee Issue Currently Before Supreme Court

April 1, 2015

• Narrow network contracting: Are we finally poised to make progress?

March 31, 2015

• Nora Gieg Chatha Presenting at a PBI Program

March 16, 2015

• How Much Do You (or Should You) Negotiate in a Small Commercial Lease?

March 13, 2015

• Amendment to the PA Power of Attorney Statute

March 11, 2015

• Tucker Attorneys to Speak at American Banker’s Association National Conference in Orlando

February 27, 2015

• The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) has released Comptrollers Handbook A-DRCC, “Deposit Related Consumer Credit” (“DRCC”), as of February 2015

February 19, 2015

• Tucker Arensberg Recognized by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2015

February 19, 2015

• May an Innkeeper Legally Limit the Age for Accepting Children as Guests?

February 18, 2015

• The Advantages and Disadvantages of Arbitration vs. Court Litigation

February 13, 2015

• Steven James and Lindsay Kreppel have joined Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

February 12, 2015

• Tucker Arensberg Vindicates Rights of Government Landlords In Bankruptcy Appeal

February 4, 2015

• No it is not the IRS calling. Phone scammers pretending to be the IRS

February 3, 2015

• Supreme Court Holds That Whether or Not Trademarks May Be Tacked in Determining Priority is a Question for the Jury

January 23, 2015

• Supreme Court Clarified Standard of Review for Patent Claim Construction – Subsidiary Factual Findings are to be Reviewed for Clear Error Not De Novo

January 22, 2015

• Achieving a Better Life Experience: An Overview of the ABLE Act

January 19, 2015

• Pennsylvania Nursing Home That Failed To Sign Arbitration Agreement Cannot Seek to Enforce the Agreement

January 16, 2015

• Tucker Arensberg Attorney protests Highmark decision not to cover pregnancy at Magee

January 16, 2015

• Energy Future Holdings Conference Call with Former Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Judith Fitzgerald on January 15, 2015

January 15, 2015

• Make Surveillance Worth the Money

January 14, 2015

• Mass Transit Maximum Limits Increased Retroactively for 2014

January 8, 2015

• Don’t Let Your Lawyer Get in the Way in Small Acquisitions

January 2, 2015

• Asset vs. Stock Sales 101: The Very Basics

October 4, 2013