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New Rules and Regulations Issued to Protect Against Foreclosure and Eviction
On March 18, 2020, mortgage buyers, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced that they will suspend mortgage foreclosure and evictions against their...
Employee Sick Leave Protections Expanded Due to the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Employers who have fewer than 50 employees can apply for an exemption from providing family and medical leave and paid sick leave if it “would...
Philly and PIDC Launches a $9 Million Grant Relief Fund for Small Businesses
The fund is a $9 million-plus grant and zero-interest loan program to support businesses located in the City which are financially struggling due to...
The Impact of the COVID-19 Virus on Your Contracts
Many contracts you have contain a so-called force majeure (literally meaning “great force”) clause that excuses performance under certain...
L&I Extends Compliance Deadline For Construction Work Under Governor Wolf’s Shut-Down Order
The City of Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspections (“L&I”) is now extending the deadline for compliance until Friday, March 27, 2020...
All Non-Life Sustaining Businesses Ordered to Shut Down in PA
The governmental order, which will remain in effect until further notice, applies whether or not the business is open to the public, but allows...
What Small Businesses Need to Know About Applying for and Obtaining Loans Under the CARES Act
Paycheck Protection Program PPP, which amends Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, sets aside $350 billion in federal government-backed loans to...
Superior Court Addresses Partition Action In ‘McGoldrick’
In McGoldrick, Megan Murphy and Joseph McGoldrick, a couple engaged to be married at the time, purchased a home together in Royersford, Pennsylvania,...
Superior Court Takes Up Statute Of Frauds And Oral Agreements In ‘Wilson’
In Wilson v. Parker, 2020 Pa. Super. LEXIS 42 (Jan. 24, 2020), the Pennsylvania Superior Court cautioned, however, that, even if an oral agreement to...
Security At Eagles’ Game Questioned In Case Involving Injured Cowboys’ Fan
In a recent decision, the Pennsylvania Superior Court in Pearson v. Philadelphia Eagles, 2019 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1016 (Oct. 11, 2019) addressed whether...