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What Are the Rules on Retaliation – Can I Discipline an Employee Who Has Previously Complained About Discrimination? | High Swartz Law Firm Blog

What Are the Rules on Retaliation – Can I Discipline an Employee Who Has Previously Complained About Discrimination?

Being an employer requires multiple hats. Aside from day-to-day business operations and long-range planning, employers...

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What is a Municipal Authority?

If you live in Pennsylvania, odds are that you’re within the service area of at...

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Stolen Employee Data: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision Breaks New Ground

In late 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided that employees may sue employers for the...

Is crowdfunding taxed? | blog by Mary LaSota of High Swartz LLP

Is Crowdfunding Taxed?

An elderly man beaten with a brick on July 4th in Los Angeles is in...

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Teen driver safety in Pennsylvania

As a personal injury lawyer who recently represented a teen driver who had received a...

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Starting or Relocating a Business: Watch Out for Local Requirements!

Anyone who starts or relocates a business goes through exciting and challenging times.  It is...

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Small business owners: Beware these recent developments in PA law!

For small business owners, the growth of a startup business can cause you to overlook...

Limited Tort! = Limited Recovery?

Pennsylvania drivers, when presented with car insurance coverage choices, are given the “Limited Tort Option”...

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Don’t Forget! 2019 Tax Appeal Deadlines Are Approaching

New assessment notices and tax bills have been arriving in property owners’ mailboxes throughout the...

You Must be a Current Employee to Review your Personnel File!

July 18, 2018 By Thomas D. Rees, Esquire Last year, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held...