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Pennsylvania Steps Up Its Environmental Justice Efforts

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Pennsylvania — one of the earliest states to adopt an Environmental Rights Amendment to its constitution, in 1971 — has recently taken steps to expand its longstanding commitment to environmental justice (EJ). On October...more

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Pennsylvania Retailers and COVID-19 Protocols

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This article analyzes a recently released COVID-19 Executive Order from Governor Wolf. This order was updated by a temporary order in effect from December 12, 2020, through January 4, 2021, to address a significant increase...more

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December 2020: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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New Executive Order from the Governor Regarding Covid-19 Mitigation

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In a past column, I discussed the retailer's best approach in protecting their employees, customers, and themselves. A retailer's obligations change frequently and this article is focused on the recently released COVID-19...more

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New PA Bill Offers COVID-19 Civil Immunity to Healthcare Providers

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On November 20, 2020, Pennsylvania legislators passed H.B. 1737, which affords healthcare providers and other businesses immunity from civil suits related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This legislation follows Pennsylvania...more

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Unprecedented: Litigation Insights - Issue 27, October 2020

This 27th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees us start with a discussion of a trend toward class actions, with later discussions on two key areas -- insurance coverage disputes and...more

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COVID-19 and Unprecedented Litigation Insights, Issue 26, October 2020

This 26th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees us returning to now-familiar topics involving liability protection for businesses, wrongful death lawsuits (particularly those...more

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Update: Crowd Size Limits For School Sports And Events Are Now Enforcable

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The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued a decision finding that several of the executive orders issued by Governor Wolf in the effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 are...more

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COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights - Issue 24, September 2020

This 24th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees a flurry of activity around government restrictions on mass gatherings and business operations -- including a significant ruling from...more

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Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends - Issue 17, 2020

This 17th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, discusses everything from insurance coverage disputes to statewide shutdown orders. Despite an uphill climb towards liability, businesses...more

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PA Governor Orders Targeted Mitigation Measures, Including Telework Unless Not Possible

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On July 15, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania issued an Order (the Governor’s Order) that included a requirement for businesses to conduct their operations through employee teleworking unless not possible. The Governor...more

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Pennsylvania Eviction Moratorium Extended Through August 31, 2020

Pennsylvania landlords’ ability to proceed with evictions against tenants who have not paid rent has been furthered delayed by two recent actions. First, on July 9, 2020, Governor Wolf issued a new Executive Order that...more

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Pennsylvania Issues Mask Mandate and Travel Advisory

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After a sustained period of decreasing cases and a phased reopening plan now nearly complete, Pennsylvania has begun to see a rise in COVID-19 cases in certain regions of the state.  The Wolf Administration has responded by...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rejects Legislators’ Attack on Governor’s COVID-19 Emergency Proclamation

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On July 1, in Wolf v. Scarnati, a divided Supreme Court of Pennsylvania rejected House Resolution 836, in which the Commonwealth’s General Assembly attempted to terminate Governor Tom Wolf’s Proclamation of Disaster...more

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Governor Wolf’s Shutdown Orders Survive the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Scrutiny—Again

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has once again come away from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania with his shutdown orders intact. In April, the Commonwealth’s highest court exercised its King’s Bench jurisdiction to deny a...more

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Time to Cash-in with Curbside Cocktails: Governor Tom Wolf Relaxes Sales of Mixed Drinks in Pennsylvania

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Restaurants, bars, and hotels have experienced tough financial times since the coronavirus pandemic started. Government action forced restaurants to close dine-in service, resulting in mass layoffs and a pivot to take-out and...more

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Governor Wolf Signs Executive Order Providing Limited Immunity to Healthcare Providers

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In response to calls from groups to protect Pennsylvania’s frontline healthcare providers, Governor Wolf signed an Executive Order “to enhance the protections for health care providers” during the COVID-19 health crisis. The...more

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Pennsylvania Governor Signs Executive Order Granting Civil Immunity to Health Care Providers

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On May 6, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order providing a wide range of health care practitioners with protection from civil liability for good faith actions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. This...more

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Process to Reopen Pennsylvania Businesses in the Coronavirus World

For companies located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on April 23, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf Announced the Process to Reopen Pennsylvania. In a press release, Gov. Wolf laid out a three-phased approach said to rely on...more

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PA DOH Issues Revised Guidance On Elective Procedures In Ambulatory Surgery Facilities

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The Pennsylvania Department of Health has issued revised Guidance effective April 27, 2020, permitting ambulatory surgery facilities (ASFs) to resume the performance of elective procedures, if the ASF makes an affirmative...more

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Pennsylvania Governor Announces Phased Reopening Plan from COVID-19 Shutdown and Releases Guidance for the Construction Industry...

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Major reopening developments are brewing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. On April 22, 2020, Governor Wolf announced his general plan to reopen Pennsylvania beginning May 8, 2020 following his various business shutdown...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Invokes Rarely Used King’s Bench Power to Uphold Governor Wolf’s Executive Order, as Protests and Legal...

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In a 4-3 decision on April 13, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania upheld Governor Tom Wolf’s March 19, 2020 Executive Order requiring the closure of the physical operations of all non-life-sustaining businesses to slow...more

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PA To Resume Construction Activities May 1, With Safeguards

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced April 22, in an agreement with the Legislature, that public and private residential and non-residential construction may resume May 1 in accordance with safety guidance that will be...more

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COVID-19: Pennsylvania - Executive Order on PPE and Medical Supplies

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As of April 20, 2020 there were over 32,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania. In an effort to ensure hospitals and other facilities have the personal protective equipment (“PPE”) and supplies needed to fight...more

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Pennsylvania Governor Provides Update for Stay-at-Home Order, the Construction Industry, Online Notarizations and Curbside Wine...

At a news conference on April 20, Governor Wolf announced he is extending his stay-at-home order until May 8, 2020. But in a nod to a construction industry that has been particularly hard-hit by the Governor’s shutdown and...more

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