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Bankruptcy Client Alert
September 1, 2010
Friendly Foreclosure Sales and Other Alternatives to Traditional Chapter 11 Restructurings


Labor Relations Posting Requirement
June 16, 2010
Federal Contractors, Subcontractors Must Tell Employees About Collective Bargaining Rights


2010 Newsletter
April 1, 2010
PWC NEPA Newsletter


Mechanics Lien Law Changes
October 7, 2009
Discusses recent changes to PA Mechanics Lien Laws
For the second time in three years, Pennsylvania's Mechanics Lien Law of 1963 (the "Lien Law") is about to be amended. These new amendments will become effective on October 11, 2009, and the people that will be affected most by these amendments are subcontractors and suppliers working on large residential construction projects.


PA Contractor Law Changes
January 1, 2009
Discusses recent changes to PA Contractor Laws
On October 17, 2008, Governor Rendell signed into law the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act (the "Act"), effective July 1, 2009, providing statewide registration of contractors, disclosure and contractual benefits to homeowners, criminal penalties for home improvement fraud and economic remedies for violations of the Act.


Pennsylvania Sales Tax Rules
February 6, 2008
PA Sales Tax Rules for Construction Projects for Governments, Schools and Purely Public Charities
Generally, a construction contractor will pay Sales Tax on the purchase price of all property, including materials, equipment, components, and supplies, which it purchases and installs in the performance of its construction contract. However, different rules apply to construction contracts with a government agency or a purely public charity holding a Sales Tax exemption.


Tax Alert
January 8, 2008
PA Supreme Court Decision Subjects More Businesses to Local Gross Receipts Taxes
On December 27, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision which authorizes local jurisdictions to subject a greater number of businesses to local gross receipts taxes. Localities that did not have such taxes (known as business privilege and/or mercantile taxes) as of Nov. 30, 1988 are statutorily barred from enacting the tax.


OSHA Published Final Rule
November 15, 2007
Rule Published Requiring Employers to Pay For Personal Protective Equipment
On November 15, 2007, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") published a final rule that requires employers to pay for most employee personal protective equipment ("PPE").

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