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Workplace Wellness at GKH
Healthier employees are happier employees. The GKH partners believe that when staff and attorneys make regular, vigorous activity part of their lifestyle, the result is healthier employees, fewer sick days, and a higher level of job satisfaction and productivity. They not only believe this, they actively participate themselves and provide… Continue
ABLE Accounts – A New Special Needs Planning Option
Individuals with disabilities and their families gained a significant new planning tool with passage of the federal Achieving a Better Life Experience (“ABLE”) Act in December 2014. Pennsylvania’s own ABLE Act, signed into law April 2016, authorized creation of a Pennsylvania ABLE Savings Program, which should be up and running… Continue
2017 Seminar Series
February 7, 2017 · 7:30-9:00 a.m. … Continue
Child-on-Child Abuse: Recognizing, Reporting, Preventing
Date: Thursday, October 5, 2017 Time: 8:00 to 11:40 a.m. Location: Eden Resort & Suites, Crystal Ballroom Cost: $25.00, payable at the door (checks made out to GKH) 30 to 50 percent of sexually abused children… Continue
Employment Law and the Food Service Industry
Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Time: 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. Location: The offices of Gibbel Kraybill & Hess LLP, 2933 Lititz Pike What happens in the kitchen often does not stay in the kitchen. Employers need to understand the complicated employment… Continue
Safety and Freedom: Students’ Rights in the Public School Setting
Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Time: 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Location: The offices of Gibbel Kraybill & Hess LLP, 2933 Lititz Pike Teachers and school administrators have difficult jobs. Education can only occur in a safe environment, and establishing that environment… Continue
Judge Halts Implementation of FLSA Overtime Rule
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction that will temporarily block implementation of the FLSA overtime rule. A lawsuit challenging the overtime rule was filed by 21 states and a variety of employer groups. In granting the temporary injunction, U.S. District Court Judge Amos Mazzant, an Obama appointee, stated… Continue
Application of New FLSA Overtime Rule to Nonprofits
Important changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime rules will go into effect on December 1, 2016. Under current law, full-time salaried workers who earn less than $23,660 per year are entitled to overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours during a workweek. The new rule… Continue
Estate Planning after Divorce
Despite best efforts to provide reasonable solutions to the problems that arise when divorce interferes with an estate plan, the Pennsylvania statutes do leave room for interpretation. Nuanced issues not addressed by statute have been resolved by the courts, though not always in the manner one might expect. Therefore, the best practice, other than simply surviving the divorce, is to make your intentions clear by updating your estate plan immediately after a decree of divorce has been entered or, better yet, as soon as grounds for divorce have been established.
Pocono Community Theater: Standing Ovation or Rotten Tomatoes?
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently issued a decision that adds to the patchwork of law pertaining to purely public charities. The case involved the Pocono Community Theater in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, which was organized to present “independent and art films offering a unique cinematic experience” and to promote “local… Continue