As you may have already heard from multiple sources, on November 22, 2016, a United States District Court Judge granted an Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction, enjoining the Department of Labor from implementing and enforcing the Overtime Final Rule on December 1, 2016. The Department of Labor, at the time of the decision, stated that it strongly disagreed and was pursuing its options for … [Read more...] about This Just In: Injunction on New Overtime Rule Appealed
Adoption Tax Credits May Be Available for Adoptive Parents
As part of year-end financial planning, adoptive parents should consider whether they are eligible for the adoption tax credit. Adoptive parents can claim a tax credit for “qualified expenses” that are incurred in the course of an adoption. For 2016, the maximum credit remains at $13,460. The credit is inflation-indexed, and is expected to increase to $13,570.00 for 2017. How adoption tax … [Read more...] about Adoption Tax Credits May Be Available for Adoptive Parents
PA Expands Access to Birth Records for Adoptees, Provisions for Termination of Parental Rights
This adoption month, Pennsylvania has made some important changes that increase adoptees’ access to information about their birth families. In addition, some changes were made to the law that governs termination of parental rights. Expanded access to birth records and medical information A year from now, adoptees born in Pennsylvania will have access to their original birth record information. … [Read more...] about PA Expands Access to Birth Records for Adoptees, Provisions for Termination of Parental Rights
As Dust From Election Starts To Settle, Employers Wondering What Will Change With Affordable Care and Other Federal Rules
With the Election Results in, employers should consider all possible options on what could happen with the Affordable Care Act and other Federal “Rules.” With the election results now in and Republicans having control of both Congress and the White House come late January, it appears likely that some action will be taken with respect to the Affordable Care Act and possible the National Labor … [Read more...] about As Dust From Election Starts To Settle, Employers Wondering What Will Change With Affordable Care and Other Federal Rules
PDE Issues New Guidance On the Use of Medical Marijuana in Schools, Making This Issue Even Hazier
When the Pennsylvania legislature made medical marijuana legal in the Commonwealth, it provided the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) 18 months to promulgate regulations regarding the use of the same in school by employees and students. It appears that draft regulations will likely be issued in the spring of 2017. However, the use of medical marijuana has become permissible already and, … [Read more...] about PDE Issues New Guidance On the Use of Medical Marijuana in Schools, Making This Issue Even Hazier
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Settles Long-Running Controversy Regarding Home Addresses and Privacy of Public School Employees Under Right To Know Law
On October 18, 2016, the PA Supreme Court settled a seven-year battle over the release of teachers’ home addresses under PA’s Right To Know Law. The Court reached back in history to recall the “fundamental right to be left alone” in holding that the personal right to privacy is infused in the Right To Know Law. There is no automative right to school employees’ personal information under Right To … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania Supreme Court Settles Long-Running Controversy Regarding Home Addresses and Privacy of Public School Employees Under Right To Know Law
