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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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