Real Estate and Municipal Law Posts

October 22, 2019

Amendments to Local Tax Collection Law

Pennsylvania recently adopted Act 164 of 2014 to amend the Local Tax Collection Law effective as to the appointment of a Deputy...

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October 22, 2019

Municipal Authority Liability Under Tort Claims Act

In Falor v. Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority, No. 90 C.D. 2014 (October 9, 2014), a Commonwealth Court panel recently affirmed a trial court...

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October 22, 2019

Due Process and Right-to-Know Requests

The recent Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court decision in Pennsylvania State Educ. Ass’n v. Commonwealth, 2015 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 72 (Feb. 17, 2015) significantly impacts the process...

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October 22, 2019

Act 43 of 2017 Article XXIV Fireworks

Pennsylvania has now changed its fireworks law to clarify categories of what are commonly considered fireworks—namely “display fireworks”, “consumer fireworks”, and “novelty”...

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October 22, 2019

Should Volunteer Fire Companies Be Considered Employers Under the Fair Labor Standards Act?

The U.S. Department of Labor recently published a letter (January 2018, letter number FLSA2018-16) addressing whether volunteer fire companies should be considered...

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October 22, 2019

U.S. DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Program Changes

The U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) recently published several changes to its drug and alcohol testing program.  The DOT published this final...

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