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Wolf Administration: Pennsylvania Businesses, Events, Venues Return to 100% Capacity on Memorial Day; Masking Order Remains Until 70% of Adults Fully Vaccinated or June 28

• The current order requiring masks for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated individuals will remain in place until June 28 or when 70 percent of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older get their second dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, whichever comes first. Additionally, individuals are still being required to wear a mask on planes, buses, trains, and other forms of public transportation traveling into, within, or out of the United States, and in U.
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For your information, the PA Department of Health has issued the following travel related restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic.  Employers should inform staff of these current limitations with instructions to work from home or use other PTO to cover the additional days away from work.  

 

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Despite the uncertainty that has accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic and that still lies ahead, one thing remains certain: Most businesses will eventually reopen.

On April 16, 2020, President Trump set forth guidelines for the reopening of businesses in the United States. Additionally, governors from various states continue to roll back statewide stay-home orders in the hopes of restarting economies that have been crippled by this pandemic.Business owners navigating this new landscape must figure out how to restart their operations while keeping their staff and customers as healthy as possible. Specific plans of action must be put in place for the safe and effective reopening of businesses.
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Allegheny County has Requested Certain Non-Essential Businesses Close Temporarily

The request is to close places for the next 14 days to limit the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act). The SECURE Act, which is effective January 1, 2020.

 

The Act is the most impactful legislation affecting retirement accounts in decades. The SECURE Act has several positive changes: It increases the required beginning date (RBD) for required minimum distributions (RMDs) from your individual retirement accounts from 70 ½ to 72 years of age, and it eliminates the age restriction for contributions to qualified retirement accounts. However, perhaps the most significant change will affect the beneficiaries of your retirement accounts: The SECURE Act requires most designated beneficiaries to withdraw the entire balance of an inherited retirement account within ten years of the account owner’s death.
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Creenan & Baczkowski, PC proudly announces the addition of esteemed attorney Charles R. Conway to the firm's personal and business planning practices.  

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Creenan & Baczkowski, PC proudly sponsored the 2018 "Party at the Palace" - the primary fundraising event for the Palace Theater in Greebsburg, Pennsylvania.  

The Palace Theatre has been a major force in Westmoreland County’s cultural scene for generations. Opened September 2, 1926, as the Manos Theatre, The Palace Theatre today hosts the widest variety of live entertainment in the area in a beautifully renovated 1369-seat facility, located across from the county courthouse at 21 West Otterman Street in downtown Greensburg, PA.

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Jim Creenan and Molly Creenan, as board members of the Murrysville Business and Professional Association MBPA), participated in selecting and awarding scholarships to four Franklin Regional High School seniors who intend to further their education in a business-related field.

Creenan & Baczkowski, PC recently sponsored the Pre-Party for the 9th Annual Hollywood Party at the Palace in Greensburg.  WQED's Rick Sebak served a special guest for the event, hosted by the Wesmoreland Cultural Trust.