By Leonard Sciolla, LLP | Published May 5, 2017 | Posted in contract law, employment law | Tagged Tags: contract law, employment law, non-complete agreements | Comments Off on Understanding Non-Compete Agreements
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Understanding Non-Compete Agreements
As part of an employment contract, employers commonly require employees to sign non-compete agreements, which prohibit them from working for a competitor, and non-solicitation agreements, which prohibit them from soliciting the employer’s customers, when the employee leaves his/her job. But are employees still bound by those prohibitions once the employment contract expires and the employee Read More
Read MoreNew NJ Regulations on Uber/Lift
Uber, Lyft and other “transportation network companies” are operating under new regulations in New Jersey after Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law on February 10, 2017. The law provides new insurance requirements for vehicles operating within a transportation network. There are two different minimum insurance coverage levels: one applicable when drivers are logged Read More
Read MoreWorkplace Harassment
Employers know that racial, gender or ethnic slurs can be the basis for an employee’s claim of a hostile work environment, discrimination and/or harassment. However, they may not realize that political, religious, or social commentary can also be the basis for workplace harassment. An employer’s liability for such workplace harassment can depend on the status Read More
Read MoreDistracted Driving Recognized in April
The National Safety Council (NSC) recognizes April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month to bring attention to what it calls “an epidemic” fueled in part by our access to and reliance on technology. According to the most recent numbers, distracted driving resulted in more than 3,000 deaths and nearly 400,000 injuries in 2015. In a poll Read More
Read MoreGrammatical Errors Can Be Costly in Contracts
When is a comma not just a matter of punctuation? When a missing comma in a law allows employees to gain overtime pay. Pursuant to Maine law, employees are exempt from overtime pay if their jobs involve the “canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing for shipment or distribution of” certain food products. Drivers Read More
Read MoreChanges to Business Entities Code
On April 1, 2017, all Pennsylvania limited partnerships and limited liability companies must follow new procedural requirements when winding down the company. The changes to the Business Entities Code were signed into law in November 2016. The most important amendment is to the dissolution procedure for both LLCs and LPs. Companies are required to file Read More
Read MoreSEPTA Strike Explored in March Column
Partner Keith Leonard takes a look back at the November 2016 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) strike, and the connection it has to feelings of political frustration around the country, in his March ACtion Magazine column: https://bit.ly/2o1tuOt Learn more about Mr. Leonard’s law practice on his profile. Published March 20, 2017
Read MoreEmployer Obiligations Under OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the main federal agency charged with making sure employers provide their workers with a safe workplace. In keeping with that obligation, OSHA requires employers to post a particular form on-site which summarizes job-related injuries and illnesses at the company which were logged during the preceding year. Employers are required Read More
Read MoreDangers of Daylight Saving Time
Those tired, sluggish feelings experienced when bodies adjust to daylight saving time also comes with increases in two things: motor vehicle accidents and workplace injuries. University of Colorado at Boulder researchers studied the period after daylight saving over a 10 year span and found that there is a 6.3% increase in fatal crashes in the week following Read More
Read MoreTax Amnesty Program
If you failed to pay real estate taxes, corporate taxes, or inheritance and estate taxes prior to December 31, 2015, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (“PA DOR”) is giving you the chance to do so under its Tax Amnesty Program. The Amnesty programs runs between April 21, 2017 and June 19, 2017. During that time, Read More
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