Many employers are concerned about training an employee, teaching them about their business, introducing them to customers, sharing confidential information, etc., only to see them leave at some future time to go work for a competitor. To stop this from happening, the employer may ask an employee to sign an agreement that prohibits such conduct. […]
Continuing Contact Agreements govern the degree of contact between biological and adoptive families.
Here’s what you need to know about custody laws for grandparents in Pennsylvania, including the requirements for full and partial custody. A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling has changed the situations in which a grandparent can file for partial custody of a grandchild.
Three pieces of sound legal advice that may also save your marriage.
On April 17, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law, the Medical Marijuana Act [effective May 17, 2016]. The Act states that the intent of the General Assembly is to balance “the need of patients to have access to the latest treatments with the need to promote patient safety.” The only patients who qualify for […]
Open adoption offers varying degrees of contact between an adopted child and biological parents. It’s important to know the consequences of your choice.
The Water Street Mission provides food and shelter for the homeless in the Lancaster area. Each year, the Water Street Mission holds a “Shatter Hunger Sporting Clay Shoot” to help shatter the effects of hunger while participants test their aim at the annual sporting clay shoot to benefit Water Street Mission. Trinity Law attorney Matthew […]
Learn more about Trinity Law’s participation in the Northeast Adoption & Child Welfare Summit in 2016 at Calvary Church in Lancaster.
The separation requirement time for a no-fault divorce changed recently, resulting in both positive and negative consequences.
So you have youth workers working for you? Sure, they are inexperienced, but they have a lot of energy and cost a lot less as well. So, what are the wage and hour laws for youth workers? Some of the answers may surprise you. The federal law dealing with this issue, called the Fair Labor […]
