Sixth Circuit Lifts Stay on OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard
On Friday evening, the Sixth Circuit lifted the stay on OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The ETS states that any employer with more than 100 employees must require its employees to either show proof of a COVID vaccination or submit to weekly testing and mask at all times when indoors. … Continue
New GKH Office in Harrisburg
GKH has opened an office in Harrisburg! The office is at 320 Market Street, Suite 473B Office A. The firm is excited by the ways in which this new location will facilitate attorney-client interactions while extending the full range of GKH’s legal services – eighteen attorneys and various practice areas… Continue
New GKH Office Location in Ardmore
The GKH office in Ardmore, Pennsylvania has moved! It is now located at 7 E Lancaster Avenue, Suite 210. Under the direction of GKH partner Peter Kraybill, this office will continue to extend the full range of GKH’s services – eighteen attorneys and various practice areas – to the Ardmore… Continue
Businesses See an Increase in Unemployment Fraud: Business Update Part 10
Pennsylvania Unemployment Office Issues Updated Fraud Warning and Response Guide We have received many calls over the past months from concerned employers who have received notices from the Unemployment Compensation Service Center that an employee who is still employed, an individual who has never been an employee, and, even in… Continue
Pennsylvania Adopts CDC Removal of Mask Requirements for Fully Vaccinated Individuals: Business Update Part 9
On May 13, 2021, the CDC announced new guidelines rolling back the vast majority of its masking requirements for fully vaccinated individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. With few exceptions, the fully vaccinated no longer need to wear masks indoors or outdoors. In March 2021, Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam… Continue
FEMA Program to Reimburse Funeral Expenses for COVID Related Deaths
Effective April 12, 2021, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) began accepting applications for its COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program (“Program”). The Program provides critical financial relief to qualifying individuals who paid for funeral expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, reimbursing Applicants up to $9,000 per qualifying funeral. Additionally, the Program… Continue
COVID-19 and Employment Law Seminar
Employment law practice group attorneys Jeff Worley and Ian Brinkman presented “COVID-19 and Employment Law: A Review of the Past Year and What to Expect Going Forward” on April 8. The two presenters discussed current topics including, the American Rescue Plan Act, OSHA enforcement under the new Biden Administration, and… Continue
Choice-of-Entity Guidelines for Starting a New Business
“Americans are starting new businesses at the fastest rate in more than a decade,” according to the Wall Street Journal and other sources (e.g., 1, 2, 3). This is attributed in large degree to the COVID pandemic, which, despite causing extensive job losses, has also created new business opportunities in… Continue
GKH Welcomes Attorney Thomas M. Gish, Sr.
GKH is pleased to announce that Thomas M. Gish, Sr. has joined the firm as a member of the GKH Corporate Practice Group working in the areas of business succession planning, corporate and commercial law, intellectual property and nonprofit organizations. He also practices in the areas of real estate and… Continue
GKH Welcomes Attorney Ryan M. Burroughs
GKH is pleased to announce that Ryan M. Burroughs has joined the firm as an Associate attorney practicing in the areas of elder law, estate planning and estate administration. Ryan holds a bachelor’s degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Florida and an M.B.A. degree from… Continue