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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a new opinion letter providing a more limited interpretation of its authority to bring pattern or practice cases against employers than it did in...more
9/11/2020
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Judicial Authority ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Opinion Letter ,
Retaliation ,
Title VII
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On September 8, 2020, a federal judge in New York struck down significant portions of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) joint employer rule, which had narrowed the situations in which businesses can be held...more
On July 2, 2020, OSHA published a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) addressing topics related to COVID-19. The FAQs provide links to a number of employer and employee resources related to workplace safety and health...more
On June 10, 2020, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) issued guidance to help employers navigate workplace face coverings....more
On April 15, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf announced that Dr. Rachel Levine, under her authority as Pennsylvania Secretary of the Department of Health, signed an Order directing that additional protections be put in place for...more
Who is covered by WARN?
An entity is covered by WARN if it employs 100 or more employees, excluding employees who have worked less than six of the last 12 months and employees who work an average of fewer than 20 hours per...more
On April 22, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued safety guidance aimed at reducing construction workers’ risk of exposure to COVID-19. The guidance is available in both English and Spanish...more
On April 14, 2020, Governor Murphy signed into law a package of bills introduced in the New Jersey State Senate on April 9, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. ...more
Last week, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an employee who was fired after revealing that he used medical marijuana outside of work to treat his cancer has a basis to sue for disability discrimination under the New...more
3/18/2020
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Appeals ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Off-Duty Employees
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently designated Coronavirus (COVID-19) as a global pandemic. Leaders in the international health community are taking action to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and contain the outbreak....more
3/13/2020
/ Attendance ,
Best Practices ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Business Travel ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Leave ,
Military Leave ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Preventive Health Care ,
Public Health ,
Quarantine ,
Risk Management ,
Sick Leave ,
Traveling Employee ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
With the number of coronavirus, or COVID-19, cases on the rise, employers are preparing to address a host of workplace issues, ranging from exposure risks to absenteeism to disability or national origin discrimination. Now is...more
3/9/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Best Practices ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
General Duty Clause ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Sick Leave ,
Telecommuting ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
In advance of their first official meeting of 2020, members of Philadelphia City Council outlined their legislative priorities, and several say they intend to introduce legislation to increase protections for employees....more
1/23/2020
/ City Councils ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Employees ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Health Insurance ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pregnancy ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Retirement Plan ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
The Department of Labor (DOL) published a notice seeking comment on proposed revisions to its Wage and Hour Division’s optional-use forms that employers often use to implement the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)....more
Philadelphia’s journey toward a $15-an-hour minimum wage began last week, part of an increasingly common trend in major U.S. cities. Minimum wage in the City of Philadelphia is $13.25 an hour as of July 1. Additionally,...more
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (W&H Division) recently issued a new Opinion Letter on an issue that has long-plagued employers under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)—namely, whether an employer...more
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed two bills last week that provide affected employees in the city with more scheduling certainty and higher wages....more
Philadelphia City Council voted 14-3 today to pass the "Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance," instituting scheduling and predictability pay requirements for employers in the retail, food services, and hospitality...more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on August 23, 2018, released for public comment a series of electronic draft materials and guidance as a follow-up to the State's sexual harassment law passed in April 2018. The public comment...more
8/28/2018
/ #MeToo ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Internal Investigations ,
Internal Reporting ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday jointly issued guidance to human resource professionals and others involved in hiring and compensation decisions. This...more
Pennsylvania became the latest state to legalize medical marijuana when Governor Tom Wolf signed the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act into law last week. The statute, which had bipartisan support, establishes a medical...more
We know that many of you are aware of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association. The Court held that the U.S. Department of Labor was not required to follow notice and comment procedures in...more
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), signed by President Obama in 2010 in response to the financial crisis, includes a provision intended to remedy racial and gender discrepancies at...more
1/28/2015
/ Diversity ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Gender Discrimination ,
OCC ,
OMWI ,
Public Employers ,
Race Discrimination ,
Regulatory Agencies
I recently participated in a panel presentation at the MBA Strategic Markets and Diversity Summit in Washington, D.C. Stuart Ishimaru, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Office of Minority and Women...more
On June 26, 2014, I participated in a panel presentation at the MBA Strategic Markets and Diversity Summit, in Washington, D.C. Stuart Ishimaru, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Office of Minority and...more
6/30/2014
/ Banks ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Diversity ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
FDIC ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NCUA ,
OCC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a proposed rule raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour for employees staffing any of four categories of federal contracts. The proposed rule implements an executive...more