by ScolieriLaw | Aug 8, 2012 | Business Articles, Corporate Law
As the housing market takes its first tentative steps toward recovery, home builders and subcontractors should take time to review their contract terms in light of their experiences during the recession. A little extra planning now can go a long way to ensure...
by ScolieriLaw | Aug 6, 2012 | Business Articles, Corporate Law
Owning a business has many rewards. With those rewards come risks. One of the more common risks is the chance that a customer could be injured somehow at your place of business. As a precaution, most business carry liability insurance. Liability insurance...
by ScolieriLaw | Aug 3, 2012 | Business Articles
In June, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed Senate Bill 1310 to implement a comprehensive unemployment compensation (UC) law reform. The law is intended to solve two state problems — (1) eliminate nearly $4 billion in debt owed to the federal government...
by ScolieriLaw | Aug 1, 2012 | Business Articles
Pennsylvania law requires all employers to carry adequate workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ comp is an employer-financed, no-fault insurance that compensates employees who have been disabled due to a work-related injury or disease. Employers may secure...
by ScolieriLaw | Jul 27, 2012 | Business Articles, Corporate Law
A common question among employers is whether they must pay overtime rates to all of their employees, and if not, which employees are exempt? While there are exceptions, the general rule is that employees whose primary duties relate to management of the general...
