On or about September 11, 2020, The Department of Labor issued a revised rule clarifying certain aspects of the Family First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA). These changes were generated in response to a New York District Court ruling challenging the language and application of the initial rule. Here, we have provided a summary of those changes. In...
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September 15, 2020
COVID-19: Department of Labor Issues a Revised Rule to Clarify FFCRA
September 09, 2020
COVID-19: We Interrupt Your Business (Insurance)!
Keep an eye out in early October for this upcoming episode in the Cipriani & Werner, P.C. podcast series An Ounce of Prevention . Attorneys Patricia Holden and Matt Mitchell, partners in our...
September 02, 2020
Attorney Bryan Secures Dismissal on Summary Judgment in Staffing...
In a workplace accident case where plaintiff suffered seven figure injuries to her hand when it became entrapped in a commercial conveyor system, summary judgment was obtained for the workplace...
September 01, 2020
PODCAST: Employer COVID-19 Policies
Employment Lawyers Jim Devine and Ryan Murphy review the challenges that COVID-19 present for employers, and why the need for a pro-active plan is crucial. They discuss some of the unique exposure...
August 27, 2020
PA Governor Wolf’s New COVID-19 Restrictions Impact Gyms and...
On July 16, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf executed a new set of restrictions to combat the resurgence of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania. The new restrictions placed additional limitations on bars and...
August 26, 2020
PODCAST: COVID-19 Back to School
Employment Lawyers Jim Devine and Ryan Murphy address the current efforts of school districts to restart school this year. While these efforts vary from a full physical return of students, to...
August 21, 2020
PODCAST: COVID-19 State Travel Restrictions and Vacation
Employment Lawyers Jim Devine and Ryan Murphy discuss the newly imposed out-of-state travel and quarantine restrictions imposed in various states due to the increasing COVID-19 test positivity...
August 18, 2020
PODCAST - The Impact of COVID-19 on Trucking Casualty Litigation
In this episode of Cipriani & Werner, P.C.’s podcast series “An Ounce of Prevention,” Transportation Law Practice Group Co-Leaders Bill Pentecost & Matt Mitchell discuss how the COVID-19...
August 05, 2020
NJ Appellate Court Finds UM/UIM Stepped Down Limits Language...
Melvin Reid and Marylynn Reid v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company , 2020 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 411 (Opinion Date: February 27, 2020). In this appeal from a trial court decision, the...
July 22, 2020
COVID-19: Protecting Pennsylvania's At-Risk Population in...
Throughout Pennsylvania, there are 697 nursing homes, 1,143 personal care homes, and 58 assisted living facilities. According to the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA), approximately 123...
July 21, 2020
The COVID-19 PA Hazard Pay Grant Program
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development is operating a new program designed to assist front-line employees working in vital sectors, and to help employers retain those...
July 16, 2020
Medical Marijuana Card is a Firearm Prohibitor Regardless of State Law
Although, Pennsylvania statute allows for a citizen of the Commonwealth to hold a validly issued Medical Marijuana Card, possess approved forms of medical marijuana and have a valid license to...
July 02, 2020
COVID-19: PA Secretary of Health Orders Expansion to Use of Face...
As the scientific community coalesces around a consensus regarding the beneficial use of face masks, while at the same time, the divisive nature of this topic continues to grab political headlines...
June 30, 2020
CAT Subro Claims Against Utilities: Attorney Davolos Demonstrates...
Not all property damage losses associated with natural disasters, such as hurricanes or other catastrophes, are attributable to an “act of God.” Rather, many so-called “CAT” property damage claims...
June 19, 2020
COVID-19: We Never "Closed"...We are Still Here
FROM: CEO and BOARD TO: C&W Team and Clients As CIPRIANI & WERNER attorneys and staff begin the process of returning to their offices, several important factors come to mind. First, we...
June 16, 2020
COVID-19: Georgia Supreme Court Extends Judicial Emergency Order...
On June 12, 2020, the Supreme Court of Georgia extended its Judicial Emergency Order a third time through and including July 12, 2020. However, the latest Emergency Order contains significant...
June 15, 2020
COVID-19: The Passage of HR 836 of 2020 and Uncertainty
On June 9, 2020, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a resolution titled HR 836 of 2020 , which seeks to end Governor Wolf’s emergency declaration and state shutdown relative to the COVID-19...
May 30, 2020
COVID-19: FMCSA Extends Expanded Emergency Declaration through...
On May 13, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) declared that a national emergency continued to exist, warranting a further extension of Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002...
May 29, 2020
Attorney Richard Bryan Prevails in Appeal of Wrongful Death Claim
In a highly contested “who done it” wrongful death claim, the Appellate Division recently affirmed the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant in the case of Kavanaugh v. Van Arsdale ,...
May 28, 2020
COVID-19: New Jersey Business Re-Opening Guidance
New Jersey issued a Stay-At-Home order on March 21, 2020 which closed non-essential business. The order currently remains in place, but New Jersey has provided a plan for the re-opening of the...
May 28, 2020
COVID-19: Maryland's Roadmap to Recovery
On April 24, 2020, Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland issued a state-wide recovery plan titled “Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery”. The plan lays out a three-phase process the state will take to...