The Euless, Texas Fair Overtime and Scheduling Standards Ordinance that imposed predictive scheduling obligations on covered employers is no more.
The Unusual Origin of the Ordinance...more
Dear Littler: We are a retail store with locations across the country. We are open seven days a week, and our sales staff have rotating shifts to provide coverage throughout the week. A number of employees in several of...more
Effective May 1, 2020, Philadelphia became the tenth jurisdiction to enact employment legislation to protect domestic workers. The Philadelphia Domestic Worker Bill of Rights (DWBR) requires companies and individuals who...more
6/10/2020
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Domestic Workers ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Contract ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
State and Local Government ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Wage and Hour
In an afternoon press conference on March 16, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf declared that certain non-essential businesses across Pennsylvania “are to close” for at least 14 days to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. ...more
3/18/2020
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Business Interruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Health Care Providers ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Retail Market ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
The United States Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit has issued its decision upholding the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance, one of the so-called “salary history ban” laws....more
2/20/2020
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Salaried Employees ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
On Friday, November 29, 2019, the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Labor postponed the effective date of the Philadelphia Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance from January 1, 2020 to April 1, 2020. The Ordinance imposes...more
12/5/2019
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Covered Employees ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Workweek ,
Good Faith ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Notice Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
On December 6, 2018, the Philadelphia City Council passed the Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance, to become effective on January 1, 2020....more
2/22/2019
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Fair Workweek ,
Food Service Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retail Market ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
On July 5, 2018, Governor David Y. Ige signed Senate Bill 2351 into law, adding Hawaii to the list of jurisdictions generally prohibiting employers from asking applicants about their prior compensation history....more
7/6/2018
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Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations has adopted regulations interpreting portions of a City ordinance, which if upheld, would prohibit employers from seeking applicants’ wage and benefits history. ...more
The City of Philadelphia has agreed to stay the enforcement of the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance, which was to take effect on May 23, 2017, and be codified in the Philadelphia Code at Sections 9-1103((1)(i) and 9-1131. ...more
Mayor Jim Kenney signed the Philadelphia Wage Equity Bill into law on Monday, January 23, 2017. It will take effect on May 23, 2017, and be codified in the Philadelphia Code at Sections 9-1103((1)(i) and 9-1131. Under the...more
On December 8, 2016, the Philadelphia City Council passed a Wage Equity Bill that prohibits employers from asking about a prospective employee’s wage and fringe benefits history. The Bill has been publicly supported by...more
Are drivers of a motor carrier who rarely or never drive the carrier's interstate routes covered by the motor carrier exemption of the Fair Labor Standards Act? Yes, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third...more