Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is the 5th most populous US state with close to 13 million residents. It sits in the 3rd Federal Circuit Court of Appeals with a capital city at Harrisburg. Philadelphia is the largest city, but the state is also home to Pittsburgh, Erie, and Scranton-Wilkes-Barre.

In 2016, Pennsylvania’s economy was ranked 6th in the country, with a gross state product of nearly $720 billion. The state has several manufacturing centers and prominent financial and insurance industries. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are home to several Fortune 500 companies including PPG Industries, H.J Heinz, U.S Steel, Rite Aid, Comcast, and Hershey. Gambling was legalized in 2004, and the state has at least 10 casinos.

Current political party strength lies with the Democratic Party. However, in the 2016 election the state gave its 20 electoral votes to a Republican Presidential candidate for the first time since the 1988 elections.

Pennsylvania is one of the original 13 colonies, and it became a US territory in 1681 under the land grant to William Penn. It was the second state admitted into the Union on December 12, 1787. Philadelphia is home to Independence Hall, where the US Constitution was ratified and the Declaration of Independence was drafted. Pennsylvania has 140 miles of shoreline running across Lake Erie and the Delaware Estuary.

Pennsylvania is home to some of the best universities in the U.S., including University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Pennsylvania State University, the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and Villanova University.

The state's top tourism attractions include the Liberty Bell, Hershey's Chocolate World, Gettysburg, the Pocono Mountains, and the  Carnegie Museums. The cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are frequently visited by tourists for their historical and cultural offerings. Philadelphia is home to the Eagles NFL team, the 76ers NBA team, the Flyers NHL team, and the Phillies MLB team. Pittsburgh is home to the Steelers NFL team, the Penguins NHL team, and the Pirates MLB team. 

Pennsylvania and the Third Circuit Court are often faced with legal issues involving labor and employment issues, data breach and security litigation, insurance, and taxes, and food and pharmaceuticals.

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Mar
28
2018
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Affirms $1.6M Award of Non-economic Damages in Whistleblower Retaliation Case Zuckerman Law
Mar
21
2018
Self-Driving Uber Kills Arizona Woman in First Fatal Crash Involving a Pedestrian Clifford Law Offices
Mar
12
2018
Opposing Views and Uncertain Future for the Philadelphia Soda Tax Keller and Heckman LLP
Mar
2
2018
Tincher Returns to Blow Away Some of Its Own Smoke Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Mar
2
2018
Pennsylvania Supreme Court: If You Want to Search a Cell Phone, Get a Warrant! Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
1
2018
Reinsurance Newsletter March 2018 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
28
2018
Businesses Should Re-examine Consumer Contracts After Pennsylvania Supreme Court Allows Unfair Trade Practices Claim By Out-of-State Plaintiff Faegre Drinker
Feb
20
2018
Employed Or Self-Employed Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Feb
14
2018
Pennsylvania Sales Tax Collection, Reporting ‘Deadline’ for Online Retailers, Others Looms Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
12
2018
No More Secrets: States Introduce Legislation to Preclude Confidentiality Provisions in Settlement Agreements Involving Harassment Allegations Faegre Drinker
Feb
12
2018
The PennEast Pipeline: What Happens Next? Stark & Stark
Feb
9
2018
Which States Are Likely to Enact Laws Restricting Non-Compete Agreements in 2018? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
7
2018
The Bubbler – February 2018 Mintz
Feb
5
2018
Is Cryptocurrency The Cat’s Pajamas? Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Feb
2
2018
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Is Asked to Hear Employer Appeal in State Minimum Wage Act Case Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
29
2018
Zoning Concerns from Listing Your Property on Airbnb Stark & Stark
Jan
23
2018
Pennsylvania to Update Overtime Salary Threshold and Duties Tests Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
23
2018
Beyond the Weinstein Effect: It’s More Than Just Training Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
23
2018
Pennsylvania Governor Seeks to Expand Overtime Pay to Currently Exempt Employees Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
19
2018
Review your Pay Practices for Pennsylvania Employees After Recent Court Decision Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
19
2018
Pennsylvania Plans New Overtime Rules Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
12
2018
ICE Announces Enforcement Priorities, Raids Nearly 100 7-Eleven Stores Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
12
2018
PA Superior Court: For Some Employees, PA Law Requires More Overtime Compensation Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
11
2018
New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Vermont May Restrict Use of Non-Compete Agreements in Employment Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
11
2018
The Trend Continues: New Non-Compete Bills Introduced In Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Vermont Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
9
2018
PA Superior Court Answers Question of Whether Fair Share Act Applies to Strict Liability Asbestos Claims Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jan
9
2018
PA Requires Oil and Gas Lessees to Withhold State Income Taxes from Nonresident Lessors Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jan
5
2018
Pennsylvania Court Rejects FLSA Method of Overtime Calculation Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
5
2018
Pennsylvania Adds Licensing Requirements for Mortgage Servicers Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
2
2018
Soda Tax Battles Continue into 2018 Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
8
2017
Employee or Independent Contractor? Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Dec
5
2017
Pennsylvania DEP Issues New Permits Aimed to Further Regulate Methane Emissions from the Natural Gas Industry Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Nov
27
2017
Reconsidering Limits on Confidentiality Provisions Where Sexual Misconduct is Involved Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
22
2017
Philadelphia Adopts New Regulations Clarifying Salary History Law Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
13
2017
Don’t Throw Snowballs (or Rocks) at Cars! Stark & Stark
Oct
26
2017
Pennsylvania Superior Court Widens the Net for Negligent Misrepresentation Claims Against Professionals Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Oct
23
2017
Pennsylvania Banking Regulator Reiterates Licensing Guidance for Fintech Companies Ballard Spahr LLP
Oct
18
2017
Philly Sweetened Beverage Tax Under Fire Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
13
2017
New Tactics, Same Result: Local Efforts to Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing Continue to Falter Despite New Approaches to Regulation Bracewell LLP
Oct
3
2017
Court Affirms Denial of Board of Public Education's Summary Judgment Motion in Asbestos Case Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Sep
18
2017
Philadelphia Risperdal Docket Almost Triples in First Half of 2017 Stark & Stark
Sep
14
2017
Lawsuits Over Rescission of DACA Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
10
2017
Federal District Court Orders New Trial in Tort Lawsuit Against Natural Gas Producer Beveridge & Diamond PC
Aug
31
2017
Ineligible Coach On The Field – Assessing Whether Restrictions Are Enforceable In Contracts Mintz
Aug
25
2017
Johnson & Johnson Argues that Pelvic Mesh Cases Belong in New Jersey Stark & Stark
Aug
15
2017
Pennsylvania Employers Take Note: Former Employees Do Not Have Right to Inspect Their Personnel Files Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Aug
8
2017
Pennsylvania Short Circuits Mandatory Payroll Debit Card Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul
28
2017
USDA Awards $4.6 Million in Nanotechnology Research Grants Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Jul
24
2017
Venue Returned to County Where Failure to Communicate Medical Test Results Occurred Stark & Stark
Jul
19
2017
Philly Soda Tax Opponents Appeal To PA Supreme Court Keller and Heckman LLP
 

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