The economic atmosphere of an increasingly project based and entrepreneurial workforce largely depends on agency support to loosen the grip of employment law. To that end, 2019 has started off with a bang for businesses leveraging the gig economy. On January 25, 2019, in the SuperShuttle DFW, Inc. case, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced its return to a traditional common-law … [Read more...] about NLRB Bolsters the “Gig Economy” in 2019
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Pennsylvania Court Clarifies Definition of Real Property Exception to School Tort Claims Liability
School districts, like other local political bodies, are offered statutory immunity from certain acts of negligence under the Pennsylvania Tort Claims Act. This statute recognizes eight specifically enumerated instances where a person with a claim will still be able to pierce a school district’s protection and bring a viable court suit. One such ground is based upon a school district’s management … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania Court Clarifies Definition of Real Property Exception to School Tort Claims Liability
Department of Education Changes How They Will Respond to FERPA Complaints, but Schools Should Not Let Down Guard on FERPA Compliance
At the end of 2018, the U.S. Department of Education announced through informal guidance that it was modifying its investigation process for complaints filed under FERPA and moving to “a risk-based approach” in handling such complaints. The guidance goes on to note that the Department believes that the regulations implementing FERPA do not require a formal investigation in every case and suggests … [Read more...] about Department of Education Changes How They Will Respond to FERPA Complaints, but Schools Should Not Let Down Guard on FERPA Compliance
The Expansion of Pennsylvania Anti-Hazing Laws and its Impact on Secondary Schools and Institutions of Higher Education
Last week, you may have noticed an influx of media reports on incidents of hazing disclosed by colleges and universities throughout Pennsylvania. These disclosures were made pursuant the Timothy J. Piazza Anti-Hazing Law, signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf in October of 2018. The law is an amendment to the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, it replaces existing Anti-Hazing Law found in the Pennsylvania … [Read more...] about The Expansion of Pennsylvania Anti-Hazing Laws and its Impact on Secondary Schools and Institutions of Higher Education
How Your Business Can Prepare for the Rise of the “Gig Economy”
Flexible contract work has reportedly increased by about 56 percent over the past ten years, with more than 16 percent of American workers performing flexible contract work as their primary source of income. Going into 2019, the workers’ flexibility in this "gig economy" is only expected to increase. How should you, as business leader, prepare yourself for the continued rise of an independent … [Read more...] about How Your Business Can Prepare for the Rise of the “Gig Economy”
Employers Beware: Duty of Care Recognized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Employers now have a duty to protect employees’ electronically held personal and financial information. Until recently, it was unsettled whether an employer could be held liable for the disclosure of employees’ electronically held personal and financial information. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in its recent decision captioned as Dittman v. UPMC, held that an employer has an affirmative duty … [Read more...] about Employers Beware: Duty of Care Recognized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
