Posts Tagged ‘Christine Nentwig’

The play’s central story focuses on the five-year relationship between Adam and Luke, but it is not your typical love story. This timely and compelling new American play forces us all to examine what it means to “believe” and what it might cost us not to. Performance Dates: November 4th, 5th, and 6th at 7 p.m. November 7th at 3 p.m In advance: General Admission: $15 Tickets at the door: $17 General admission tickets are first-come, first-serve seating. Theatre doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance. All persons over 3 must be masked regardless of vaccination status while in… read more »

The play’s central story focuses on the five-year relationship between Adam and Luke, but it is not your typical love story. This timely and compelling new American play forces us all to examine what it means to “believe” and what it might cost us not to. Performance Dates: November 4th, 5th, and 6th at 7 p.m. November 7th at 3 p.m In advance: General Admission: $15 Tickets at the door: $17 General admission tickets are first-come, first-serve seating. Theatre doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance. All persons over 3 must be masked regardless of vaccination status while in… read more »

Article Updated 11/10/2021. An update to this article can be found HERE. While the Fifth Circuit has issued a temporary stay on implementation of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for large employers, this is not the final word.  The next step will be for the various lawsuits (there are others pending in the 6th, 7th, 8th, 11th, and DC Circuits) to be consolidated and assigned to a single court of appeals – to be chosen by lottery (yes, you read that correctly…).  That process is likely to occur next week, but it may be months before we have a ruling –… read more »

Governor Tom Wolf has ordered all non-life-sustaining businesses in PA to close their physical locations to slow the spread of COVID-19. The order was put in effect on Thursday, March 19th and updated on Saturday, March 21 and Tuesday, March 24. View Governor Wolf’s order HERE. View an updated list of industry subsections and groups that may or may not continue physical operations HERE. If you would like clarification on the closure order or assistance in completing a waiver, please contact a CGA Law Firm attorney (CGA attorneys).

On March 18, 2020, Congress passed the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” which provides free COVID-19 testing, increases Medicaid funding, and expands food security initiatives and support for those impacted by the COVID-19 public emergency.  The law also provides paid leave and enhances access to unemployment insurance for employees. The key provisions impacting employers are summarized below.   Emergency Paid Sick Leave ActThe section of the law entitled “Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act,” requires employers to provide employees with paid sick leave for absences related to COVID-19 until December 31, 2020. Covered Employers: Defined as private employers with fewer than 500 employees and government… read more »

As of this writing, the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. There are nearly 1700 cases in the US and 22 cases in Pennsylvania. That number is expected to continue to rise, particularly as testing protocols improve. On a local level, Pennsylvania has experienced multiple school and business closures, Maryland and Ohio have suspended public school classes, and in nearby Montgomery County all schools, gyms, and daycare centers have closed and officials are asking all non-essential businesses to offer paid sick leave and allow employees to work from home.  Nationally, numerous resorts, theme parks and cruise lines… read more »

Article by: Christine E. Nentwig, Esquire As many of you likely recall, following a Ninth Circuit decision in 2014 (Escriba v. Foster Poultry Farms, Inc.), there was a question regarding whether an employee could choose to decline designation of a leave as FMLA, even if the leave was otherwise clearly qualifying. In that case, the court held that an employee could decline to use FMLA leave for qualifying time off. While in that case the holding was a “win” for the employer (since the case centered on the employee’s claim that even if she asked the employer not to designate… read more »

Article by: Christine Nentwig Late yesterday we learned that a federal court judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily blocks implementation and enforcement of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) revised overtime regulations, which more than doubled the salary threshold for white collar exemptions and were set to take effect December 1, 2016. This is a welcome reprieve for employers struggling with implementing any necessary changes, but may present complications for those who have already set the wheels of compliance in motion.  First, it is important to remember that the injunction is temporary – not permanent – and so… read more »

We have been getting a number of calls from clients asking what impact last week’s election results will have on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime regulations scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016 – and more importantly, whether employers can now take a “wait and see” approach to the regulations and assume that the new Republican administration and Congress will act to overturn and stop the regulations from taking effect. As most employers are aware, the Final Rule updating the overtime regulations alters the salary and compensation levels needed for Executive, Administrative and Professional workers to be exempt… read more »