Blog and Updates

The Bill: HB300 Title: The PA Fairness Act What Does it Mean:  It proposes amendments to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on

The following bill passed the House Labor & Industry committee along party lines, 14-12 on June 16, 2025 The Bill: HB1540 (Rep.Siegel-D) Title: Buy America, Buy Union Grant Program  What Does it

The following Bill passed the House 102-101  The Bill: HB1549 Title: Minimum Wage Act Amendment What Does it Mean: A tiered minimum wage system based on county classification. Starting

The following bills have passed in the Senate Labor & Industry committee along party lines, 27-23, 27-23 The Bill: SB333 (Senator Dawn Keefer) Title: Regulations from the Executive in

By Tracey Wakeen After four years inside Pennsylvania’s state government, I’ve seen firsthand how the legislative process in Harrisburg often fails the very people it’s

The following Bill passed the Senate Labor&Industry Committee,11-0 The Bill: SB72 Title: Improvements to Misclassification of Construction Workers What Does it Mean: further providing for definitions, for improper classification of employees

This Bill passed the Health Committee on May 5, 2025 Then….it passed the House on May 6,2025 The Bill: HB1200 Title: Cannabis Health and Safety Act What

The Bill: HB846 Title: Prohibiting Split Rates & Providing for Custom Fabrication on Public Works Projects What Does it Mean: The Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act requires the

The Bill: HB997 Title: Protecting Pennsylvanians Personal Information What Does it Mean: This bill mandates that companies handling personal information secure it from hacking and compensate consumers

The following bills passed the Finance Committee April 24 ,2025. The Bill: HB242 Title: Updating the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program What Does it Mean: This exist already but

The following bill passed in Labor & Industry April 9, 2025. The Bill: HB721 Title: Strengthening the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act What Does it Mean: further providing for definitions,

FinCEN Removes Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons, Sets New Deadlines for Foreign Companies What it Means: Domestic Companies are no

The Bill: HB569 Title: State Death Benefits for Coroners (former HB 422) What Does it Mean: Personnel Death Benefits Act, further providing for title of act; and adding