The City of Philadelphia recently enacted an ordinance providing workplace protections for employees who refuse to work in unsafe conditions if they reasonably believe that their employer is violating a COVID-19 public health...more
With the process of allowing non-essential businesses to reopen beginning, businesses are being confronted with numerous complex and inter-related questions on how to best proceed with restarting operations. This process will...more
What does the Act require of employers?
The Act requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide emergency paid sick leave to certain workers who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Act also expands...more
3/20/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Exemptions ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Full-Time Employees ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Plant Closures ,
Public Health ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Tax Credits
Federal law and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act prohibit employment discrimination based on certain “protected classes,” including race, religion, disability and sex (among others). Neither sexual orientation, nor gender...more