
Phil Miles
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Business and Employment Law: McQuaide Blasko (Shareholder Attorney), Penn State (Adjunct Faculty), and Lawffice Space (Blogger). Fun: Coffee Roaster ☕️
State College, PA
Joined April 2009
"Treasury, IRS issue guidance listing occupations where workers customarily and regularly receive tips under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill" -
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IR-2025-92, Sept. 19, 2025 — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today provided guidance on “no tax on tips” provision. The One, Big, Beautiful Bill proposed regulations...
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The Third Circuit held "for the first time" that breach of workplace computer-use policies does not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: https://t.co/l3I3Qu4GTS
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A labor and employment law blog covering federal and Pennsylvania law.
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One of the most predictable SCOTUS outcomes in recent memory - but, now it's official:
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SCOTUS holds that "reverse discrimination" claims are not subject to a heightened standard.
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I have been increasingly impressed with ChatGPT, and often run issues through *both* ChatGPT and Lexis+ AI (seemingly now branded as "Protege"). But, both still require a heavy dose of skepticism and real-person due diligence.
My column for this month is why legal professionals are using OpenAI's ChatGPT for work more often than generative artificial intelligence tools from #legaltech vendors: https://t.co/M2xKB3MJhP
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Time spent by Home Health Aides (HHAs) traveling between client sites is compensable time under the FLSA and therefore must be paid time. This remains true even if the HHA has some off-duty time immediately before or after the travel. Third Circuit opinion here:
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Earlier this week, President Trump signed a new executive order, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity. One major piece of this order is that it rescinds Executive Order 11246 (1965, since amended). EO 11246 generally required federal contractors to
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DOL: Employers Cannot Mandate PTO Use with State/Local Paid Leave Benefits During FMLA https://t.co/RbiXkxOT0a
#Work #Government #Laws @alexnpress @robertiafolla
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New Supreme Court Decision! Yesterday, the Supreme Court held that employers looking to prove an employee is exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the FLSA must do so by a "preponderance of the evidence." This is, of course, the standard burden of proof in
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Did you know that Pennsylvania has a new law that restricts the use of noncompetes with health care practitioners? You can read more about it here: https://t.co/4IDgV2r6T8
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New Pennsylvania law limits use of noncompetes with health care practitioners.
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Some Penn State history in this coaching matchup: Matt Rhule - State High and Penn State grad, began career with brief stint as assistant Coach at PSU. Bill O’Brien - former Penn State head coach.
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The Department of Labor is proposing to phase out certificates that currently allow some employees with disabilities to be paid subminimum wages "where such certificates are necessary to prevent the curtailment of opportunities for employment": https://t.co/vWgvSkN5JP
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U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Phase Out of Subminimum Wages for Some Employees with Disabilities
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More big news! A federal court struck down the Biden administration's overtime rule (yes, even the part that already went into effect in July). This means we're back to a minimum salary threshold of $684/week for the FLSA white collar exemptions: https://t.co/M2Pcx5PHQb
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Court vacates entire FLSA overtime rule.
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Just in from the NLRB: Captive-Audience Meetings Unlawful (overruling precedent from 1948): https://t.co/9k69bSQEJy
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AI Hiring Poses Discrimination Risk; A Cautionary Tale
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Fifth Circuit upholds *a* salary threshold, but does not address *the* salary threshold: https://t.co/5Q4TfQcKRA
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Latest issue of the PBA Civil Litigation Update - Includes "When Wrongful Discharge Is Not Necessarily Wrongful" by Cliff Rieders: https://t.co/pR6fv4YMMH
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Third Circuit in Tik Tok Section 230 case: TikTok, Inc., via its algorithm, recommended and promoted videos posted by third parties to ten-year-old Nylah Anderson on her uniquely curated “For You Page.” One video depicted the “Blackout Challenge,” which encourages viewers to
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