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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
Get your damn story straight if you’re going to fire someone who just returned from medical leave.
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I’ve talked a fair amount recently about retaliation claims (here and here), mostly focusing on timing as the possible link between a protected activity (such as a complaint of discrimination) and an adverse employment action (like a firing).
The plaintiffs in those cases were unsuccessful in proving retaliation. And, in the case about which I’m blogging today, the employer almost prevailed on summary judgment too.
Almost. Continue reading
When do (or don’t) Facebook posts create a hostile work environment?
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I can tell you this. It takes more than a few posts from a couple of ‘Wingnuts.’
SCOOP! PA businesses may have to allow employees to use medical marijuana outside of work
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This definitely caught me flat-footed. Continue reading
PA Supreme Court will decide whether two businesses can agree not to poach each other’s employees
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Company A and Company B work together from time to time on certain projects. Both companies have invested a lot of time, money, and other resources into their respective workforces and do not want to risk employees switching companies. So, they enter into a no-hire or no-poach agreement; e.g., a ‘contract’ between two businesses where they agree not to hire the others’ employees during their business relationship and for some time after it ends.
Is that legal? Continue reading