May 13, 2024 Express Update

Nearly two months have passed since Governor Shapiro announced his first major energy policy since taking office. The next step in this policy consideration was for actual legislation to be introduced into the Pennsylvania General Assembly which happened last week. Governor Shapiro’s energy policy has two main components: Pennsylvania Climate Emission Reduction (PACER) Introduced as […]

Multiple developments played out in the State Capitol last week that are of interest to the PPA and its member companies. Senate Passes SB 1017 With Concerning LIHEAP Provision Nearly twenty years ago, a law was implemented that is designed to regulate the processes by which public utilities handle billing and other financial dealings with […]

After the VISA/MasterCard case was filed over 18 years ago, and over 5 years since the court approved the September 18, 2018 Class Settlement Agreement, the Class Administrator of the $5.5 billion payment card interchange fee settlement fund has mailed out claim forms to retailers/marketers who may be eligible for a share of the Settlement […]

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to ban noncompetes nationwide. The new rule, which will take effect in 120 days, essentially bans non-competes for all workers, finding them “an unfair method of competition – and therefore a violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act.” Multiple legal challenges are […]