I recently was contacted by a business owner who lives in New Jersey. He owns and operates stores in Pennsylvania that sell fuel. Naturally, fuel taxes are due to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from the sale of such fuel. The Commonwealth law that governs the imposition of such taxes is called the Liquid Fuels & […]
Posted in Employment Law on Tuesday, August 20, 2013. Previously, in a PA employment law blog, I addressed restrictive covenants including non-competition clauses in such agreements. Here, I want to focus on the mechanism to enforce them. More and more frequently I am seeing employers who want to enforce agreements, particularly agreements not to compete, […]
In a recent blog, I discussed the employment law issue of restrictive covenants in Pennsylvania employment agreement. More specifically, I discussed non-compete provisions in such agreements. Here, I want to discuss the law of Pennsylvania as it applies to them. Recently, the Pennsylvania courts have affirmed that restrictive covenants are enforceable if they meet 3 […]
A question that often arises when a parent has custody of a child is whether that parent may move, or in legal terms, relocate, without the permission of the other parent. Pennsylvania custody law makes it clear that the answer to this question is “no.” Section 5337 of the Pennsylvania custody law defines under what […]
Many times, employers will want to protect themselves from unfair competition when they bring on a new employee, train them, introduce them to clients and customers, impart financial data and more – and then the person leaves. In an effort to protect itself, an employer will ask the employee to sign an agreement which seeks […]
Four major publications affect nearly every disability claim. Learn more about the rules that will determine if a claim is approved or denied.
In order to win social security disability benefits for fibromyalgia, medically determinable impairment must be established.
You may have recently heard a news story from a neighboring state where the police and child welfare workers showed up at the home of a family at 8:15 p.m. and demanded to be let in. One report said as many as 4 cops showed up at the door, in night uniforms and body armor. […]
The Penn State scandal has brought sexual abuse to the headlines, but many people still do not realize how incredibly often sexual abuse happens to young women and young men. The most common ages for victims of sexual abuse are 8-12 year olds. The majority of the time the abuser is a friend or family […]
A new ruling from the Social Security Administration changes how social security disability cases involving drug addiction and alcoholism are evaluated.
