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Charles Hadad Instructs Estate Administration Program

April 8, 2019
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Charles Hadad, Chair of The Lynch Law Group’s Estates and Trusts practice, has been selected to instruct the National Business Institute seminar, Estate Administration From A to Z, on April 30, 2019, at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center. Mr. Hadad is a …

Posted in Continuing Legal Education Seminars, Estates and Trusts, Events

European Council Passes Significant Changes to EU Copyright Laws

April 1, 2019
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After roughly two years, the European Union Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, the subject of significant public interest and lobbying efforts, has been passed by the European Council. The European Parliament is set to ratify on April …

Posted in Legal Watch, Regulatory

California Pursues Sales Tax from Third-Party Sellers

March 26, 2019
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CDTFA Pursues Back Taxes and Future Sales Tax From Third-Party Sellers Online retailers and third-party sellers who use large platform marketplaces like Amazon and eBay must pay close attention as government officials, industry players, and various interest groups clash over …

Posted in Legal Watch, Regulatory

Crisis Management and Communication Strategies for Your Business

March 18, 2019
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The Lynch Law Group will Host a Crisis Management Seminar Featuring Bruce Hennes, Managing Partner of Hennes Communications Learn How to Keep Your Company Off the Front Page Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube are now the places where a …

Posted in Events, Legal Watch

Will Pennsylvania Be Next To Mandate Sexual Harassment Training For Restaurant Employees?

March 13, 2019
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In the wake of the #MeToo movement, Pennsylvania could soon join the growing number of states to propose laws requiring sexual harassment prevention training for restaurant employees. Illinois is the most recent state to propose mandatory sexual harassment training for …

Posted in Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

OSHA Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

February 26, 2019
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OSHA issued a final rule which became effective February 25, 2019, removing the end-of-year requirement for companies with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Logs of Work-Related Injuries and Illness) and Form 301 (Injuries …

Posted in Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

Outcome of Arbitration Strategies to Avoid Class Action Claims

February 25, 2019
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Companies are now challenged to give greater consideration to the complications that class action waivers may cause when taken to the extreme. The Supreme Court has allowed companies to side step class actions by inserting “class action waivers” in their …

Posted in Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

EEO-1 Deadline Extension – May 31, 2019

February 20, 2019
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The filing deadline for the 2018 EEO-1 Survey has been extended to May 31, 2019. Due to the EEOC closure during the federal government shutdown (December 22, 2018 – January 25, 2019) the 2018 EEO-1 Survey was postponed. The opening …

Posted in Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

OSHA Penalties Increasing in 2019

February 20, 2019
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The U.S. Department of Labor released a final rule on January 23, 2019 which increases the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) civil monetary penalties accessed or enforced by the Department against employers for health and safety violations. The penalty …

Posted in Labor and Employment, Legal Watch, Regulatory

Frank Botta Featured Speaker at TLA Chicago Regional Seminar

February 1, 2019
Frank C. Botta, Esq.

Frank Botta, Chair of The Lynch Law Group Transportation Practice, joined a distinguished panel of speakers from across the country to address a variety of topics of interest to transportation attorneys at the  Alternative Dispute Resolution Boot Camp, offered by the …

Posted in Legal Watch, Transportation