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2023

By Alka Bahal

January 26, 2023

On January 24, 2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced another extension of certain COVID-19-related flexibilities, now through March 23, 2023. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) originally implemented the temporary flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, due to COVID-19 in March 2020. This temporary policy was originally scheduled to last for 60 days, however, due to ongoing pandemic conditions, USCIS extended the policy several times. At this time,…

Pennsylvania Family Law

EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FATTENING CALF

By Mark Ashton

January 16, 2023

In olden days, which is to say about 20 years ago, divorce clients would see their lawyers and discuss the family business as just that, the family business. It could have been an insurance company or a funeral home or a hardware store. It would need to be valued based upon the standards of Revenue Ruling 59-60 using the various income and asset based approaches endorsed by the business valuation community. Back in those…

Pennsylvania Family Law

Paternity by Estoppel Takes on Genetic Testing and Testing Wins, for Now.

By Mark Ashton

January 11, 2023

V.L.-P. v. S.R.D., a published decision by a three-judge panel on January 6 breaks ice that has been forming since genetic testing first became accepted in the mid-1980s. It is a classic case pitting best interests of the child against science. This week, science won the first round but the Superior Court decision is not yet final. 2023 Pa. Supoer. 2 Many practitioners who might read this don’t realize how paternity evidence worked in the…

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Delay, Waiver & Law of the Case Doctrine

By Kory A. Crichton

January 10, 2023

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Deadlines are commonplace in Marital Settlement Agreements negotiated incident to a divorce. In fact, most Orders from the Court contain time-sensitive obligations. But, what happens when someone misses that date or otherwise foregoes that date? The Appellate Division took up the task of answering that question in an unreported decision on January 9, 2023, Martin-Cattie v. Cattie regarding the timeframe in which the Wife was entitled to pursue, receive and review information regarding the Husband’s…

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The New Year’s Resolution Divorce – 2023 Edition

By Eric S. Solotoff

December 28, 2022

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For many divorce attorneys, the busy season starts after the first of the year. Since practically the inception of this blog, I have posted on the phenomenon of the New Year’s Resolution Divorce. For whatever reason, this post has struck a chord and has been well received, cited by other bloggers and caused me to be interviewed to discuss the phenomenon. As such, given that the new year is near, I thought I would share…

Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights

The FLSA Working Time Issue Of The Times-The Compensability (Or Not) Of Pre-Shift Covid-Testing At The Workplace

By Mark Tabakman

December 23, 2022

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I have blogged about working time issues involving COVID testing and screening many times and there seems to be no shortage of these cases coming down the pike. On that note, I just read an interesting post in the Seyfarth Shaw blog by Noah Finkel and Ethan Goemann on this very issue. To maintain the safety of their workplaces, as is their obligation under OSHA rules, many companies have been (and will continue to do…

NJ Family Legal Blog

Coming Your Way: New COVID-19 Prevention Regulations for the Workplace

By Jeffrey S. Horton Thomas

December 19, 2022

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New COVID-19 prevention regulations for California workplaces will become effective no later than January 14, 2023. The new COVID-19 Non-Emergency Prevention Standards contain significant changes as compared to the current Emergency Temporary Standards, some of which will ease the burden of compliance on employers. Important features of the new regulatory scheme include the following: 1. The New Regulations Will Remain in Effect for Two Years. From 2020 until now, Cal/OSHA issued a series of temporary…

Pennsylvania Family Law

The Pension Fund Crisis is Starting to Boil

By Mark Ashton

December 8, 2022

Early this morning the White House announced that $36 billion was being allocated from the American Rescue Plan (i.e., the 2021 Coronavirus relief package) to shore up the Teamster’s Central States Pension Plan. The reason offered was that failure to do so would jeopardize the plan and its 350,000 participants. The estimates offered said that without the rescue, benefits would have to be cut by an average of 60%. The Chicago Tribune reported that the…

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USCIS extends immigration related due dates and temporary flexibility for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, for the FINAL time through 03/23/2023

EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FATTENING CALF

Paternity by Estoppel Takes on Genetic Testing and Testing Wins, for Now.

Delay, Waiver & Law of the Case Doctrine

The New Year’s Resolution Divorce – 2023 Edition

The FLSA Working Time Issue Of The Times-The Compensability (Or Not) Of Pre-Shift Covid-Testing At The Workplace

Top 10 Posts Read in 2022 – JD Supra style

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Coming Your Way: New COVID-19 Prevention Regulations for the Workplace

The Pension Fund Crisis is Starting to Boil

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