Category: Pennsylvania

Posted in Pennsylvania Workers Compensation

Pennsylvania Court Deemed Worker an Employee Despite Independent Contractor Agreement

From JDSupra, Francis Wickersham discusses a case in Pennsylvania in which a worker was injured when he…

Posted in Arbitration Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Courts Raise the Bar for Clickwrap Arbitration Clauses

From JDSupra, Patrick Curran Jr. and Soraya Mohamed discuss a recent case in Pennsylavnia in which the…

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Pennsylvania court ruling finds home health nurses were misclassified as independent contractors

From JDSupra, Sunshine Fellows discusses a recent Pennsylvania case in which home healthcare nurses were misclassified as…

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Home Health Company and Its Owner and Manager Liable For Independent Contractor Misclassification ‎of Nurses and Home Health Aides

From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a recent case in which licensed practical nurses and  home health aides…

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Philadelphia’s Expanded and Amended ‘Ban-the-Box’ Law Takes Effect

From JD Supra, Elizabeth Casey, Tracey Diamond, Brian Ellixson, and Tayler De La Cruz Kennedy discuss Philadelphia’s new…

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Five things to know as an independent contractor working in Philadelphia 

The City of Philadelphia’s Department of Revenue provides five tips to working as an independent contractor in…

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Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Fines Construction Company for Misclassifying Workers

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry announced that it reached a settlement with a construction company…

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Worker misclassification hearing focuses on gig economy in Pennsylvania

From The Center Square/ Pennsylvania, Anthony Hennen discusses how Pennsylvania legislators from both parties are concerned about misclassification….

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Pepperidge Farm Drivers in Pennsylvania Deemed Contractors

From Bloomberg Law News, Allie Reed reports that the Third Circuit Court of Appeals said that Pepperidge…

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Pennsylvania Targets Worker Misclassification: Steep Costs Await Uninformed Employers

From JDSupra, Matthew McKinney discusses Pennsylvania’s emphasis on misclassification of workers as independent conractors. Matthew writes: Pennsylvania…

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Pennsylvania Fines Roofing Contractor for  Misclassification

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry fined a roofing company for misclassifying workers as independent contractors….

Posted in New Jersey Pennsylvania

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro Announce Partnership to Strengthen Labor Law Enforcement, Protect Workers’ Rights

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announed announce their intention to form an…