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On May 28, 2021 the EEOC updated its Workplace Guidance to clarify COVID-19 vaccination issues in the workplace.

On May 27, 2021, the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Alison Beam, announced that the Commonwealth’s mask order will be lifted by June 28, 2021.

Bryan G. Baumann, Mark G. Claypool, Neal R. Devlin, Guy C. Fustine and Thomas A. Tupitza, shareholders at Knox Law, have all been selected for inclusion on the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list for 2021. Additionally, four shareholders have been selected for inclusion on the 2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® Rising Stars list: Alexander K. Cox, Julia M. Herzing, Frances A. McCormick and Jeremy T. Toman.

Attorneys Mark Wassell, Julia Herzing and Matthew Lasher will each speak during this year's annual HVA Law Seminar, which will be presented as a webinar on Thursday, May 20, 2021.

Timothy S. Wachter, Shareholder, is included in the inaugural list of The American Lawyer's Northeast Trailblazers.

On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced that the Wolf administration will eliminate all COVID-19 mitigation orders except for masking on Monday, May 31 at 12:01 AM. The current order requiring Pennsylvanians to wear masks will be lifted when 70% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated.

Robert D. Zaruta, Shareholder, will speak to the Manufacturer & Business Association's (MBA) HR Roundtable tomorrow, April 20, 2021. He will address: The Biden Administration: What Can Employers Expect?

Julia Herzing, Shareholder, will conduct a webinar for the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership on April 21, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. The topic is: The Biden Administration: What Can Employers Expect?

Julia M. Herzing and Mark T. Wassell, Shareholders, will speak on April 15, 2021 via webinar to the HR Management Association of North Central Pennsylvania.

On Monday, March 15, 2021, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf relaxed certain COVID restrictions on restaurants, bars, event spaces, and other businesses throughout the Commonwealth.