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As part of return-to-work from COVID-19, sadly, some employees are not going to return to work. Continue reading
Articles Posted in Pennsylvania
Bookmark This! PA and NJ have plans to reopen non-essential businesses. And a Friday FB live!
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About a week ago, I blogged here about the White House’s three-step plan to reopen America. Slowly, the states are following suit by unveiling their own phased programs. Continue reading
The types of COVID-19 lawsuits that employers can expect. Part Two: FFCRA
The paint has barely dried on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and we already have our first lawsuit.
And it’s right in my backyard. Continue reading
Yes, you can have your cake and eat it too.
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Just wash your hands first and stay away from my cake.
Dibs on the cherry eyes!
Oh, it’s back on in Pennsylvania as new salary-level test hikes are approved.
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The wage-and-hour pendulum has once again shifted in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Nerdiest. Pendulum. Ever.
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Yes, if you get fired (or not hired) for holding a PA medical marijuana card, you can sue.
With a big ‘ol tip of the cap to Phil Miles, Esq. over at Lawffice Space (here) and Daniel Cummins at Tort Talk (here), we’ve got some news that should interest Pennsylvania employers. Continue reading
MAJOR wage and hour news in PA! Minimum wage going ☝️; Proposed salary-level test going 👇, and more!
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Where do we even begin? Continue reading
This great federal court decision I read offers seven keys to a proper severance agreement
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A lawyer claimed that his employer had discriminated against him based on his race, color, gender, and age, when it terminated his employment and filled a position nearly identical to that which he held prior to his termination with a younger, African-American woman. So he sued.
Oh, I forgot one important fact. By the time he sued, the lawyer-plaintiff had already signed a severance agreement and release (the “Release”). Continue reading
Pennsylvania, yes Pennsylvania, announces new overtime rules that are more generous than federal law
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About a year or so ago, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced a plan to direct the Department of Labor & Industry (PA’s version of the DOL) to change the overtime rules in PA: Continue reading