Courts Start to Interpret the Newest Exception to Governmental Immunity – the Sexual Abuse Exception by Michael J. Salek, Esquire

In November 2019, Governor Wolf signed into legislation the ninth exception to governmental immunity, titled the Sexual Abuse exception, which imposes liability on local agencies for the following sexual crimes against victims under age 18: trafficking individuals, sexual involuntary servitude, rape, statutory sexual assaults, involuntary deviate sexual assault, institutional sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, and…

Robert T. Sing

The “Economic Reality” of What Constitutes “Public Work” Under the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act By Robert T. Sing, Esquire

Where a public body essentially acts as a pass-through of funds used on a construction project, the “economic reality” of the transaction is that the work is not “public work” under the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act. In Ursinus College v. Prevailing Wage Appeals Bd., Ursinus challenged a Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Appeals Board’s decision that a…

Christopher P. Gerber Presents Three-Part Online Learning Series on Police Department Management for Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs

Siana Law attorney Christopher P. Gerber is proud to partner with PSAB to present the following online learning series that covers three essential areas of police department management. View the description (originally published on the PSAB website) below:  1.  Municipal Police Department Supervision Tuesday, June 7, 2022 – 10-11:30 am Part One will be an overview…