Legislation Discussion with PA State Senator Tom Killion
Big News from the Office of Pennsylvania Governor Wolf today! While there does not yet seem to be an Order, the Governor’s Office issued a press release today outlining significant changes to targeted COVID-19 business...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
On November 16, 2020, Philadelphia announced new “Safer at Home” restrictions effective from November 20, 2020 through January 1, 2021. The new restrictions from the City and Department of Public Health come in light of...more
I blogged a while ago about the Green Phase of reopening in Pennsylvania, and how it did not mean “go” but something more nuanced. Something like “proceed with caution”. Today, Governor Wolf called for even more vigilance,...more
On July 1, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Gov. Wolf issued a 14-day quarantine recommendation for any individual returning to PA from any of 19 states. The Department expects to adjust the list from time to...more
Governor Wolf announced on Friday that 13 additional Pennsylvania counties will move to the yellow phase of Pennsylvania’s staggered reopening plan, continuing a slow and steady strategy to permit businesses to get back to...more
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf recently announced that construction industry businesses in the state will be permitted to resume operations on May 1, 2020 after having been shut down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic....more
The administration of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has issued its promised guidance for construction companies continuing or planning restart operations during the COVID-19 emergency...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
Secretary of the Department of Health Dr. Rachel Levine signed an order on April 15, 2020, later approved by Governor Wolf, that significantly increased worker safety measures that must be employed by life-sustaining...more
COVID-19 has made its way into various industries throughout the world, and Pennsylvania’s construction industry is no exception. All commercial construction activities throughout the Commonwealth, with a few limited...more
Calling for the closure of all non-essential businesses, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday, March 16, 2020 announce the implementation of aggressive mitigation efforts in all counties throughout the state as of 12:01 AM,...more
In a news conference on March 14, 2020, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced the expansion of aggressive mitigation and “social distancing” measures (previously implemented the day before in Montgomery County) to Chester and...more
On Thursday, March 12, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced that effective March 13, 2020 the state is “aggressively moving to a [COVID-19] mitigation phase” in Montgomery...more