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Two important announcements and an ADA lesson “straight out of the school of hard knocks.”
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Here are the important announcements: Continue reading
“California, hold my drink,” said New Jersey. (A post about paid sick leave) – UPDATE
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[UPDATED (12:30 PM Eastern): I made a few mistakes in the original post that I am correcting now. First, the link to the paid sick leave law was to a prior version of the law. I corrected that with an updated link. Second, employees can accrue a maximum of 40 hours of paid sick leave per year, not 72 as mentioned in the original post. I have corrected that as well. I apologize for the mistakes and any confusion they may have created. I also clarified the accrual rules. Fortunately, the new law doesn’t take effect for 180 days. So, there is still time to prepare.]
On the heels of passing the strongest equal pay law in the entire nation, New Jersey has outdone itself.
California, eat your heart out. New Jersey has done it again by passing a new law requiring paid sick leave for employees. Continue reading
If you’re considering forcing your employees to practice the “Onionhead” religion, well, don’t.
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We employment lawyers have stories upon stories.
When it comes to the employer-employee relationship, especially when that relationship hits the skids, we’ve seen it all.
But, every once in a while there comes a story that even raises my eyebrows. Continue reading
A federal judge put the kibosh on Philly’s salary-history ban. Well, not really.
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Last year, Philadelphia passed a law that banned local employers from asking individuals about their salary history. The purpose of the law was to help close the wage gap between men and women.
Then the local Chamber of Commerce went to federal court to attempt to block the law. Their first attempt was unsuccessful. But, they came back with even more business groups to take a second bite at the apple.
And, yesterday, Judge Mitchell Goldberg ruled on the matter. Continue reading
AllThingsERISA is the hero we all need
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I haven’t seen Avengers: Infinity War yet.
So, no spoilers here.
But, I imagine that even if the good guys can combine forces to beat the comic villains, they would still lack the legal acumen to master employee benefits.
For that my friends, you need a real superhero. Continue reading
A new Senate bill would make your non-compete agreements worth less than the paper on which they’re printed.
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From The Readers: The most extraordinary employee excuses for being late to work
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And, don’t get me wrong, there were some good ones in there (e.g., “I was here, but I fell asleep in the parking lot.”), but I had a sneaking suspicion that some of the readers of this blog had heard some better ones.
I was right. Continue reading
“Historic, sweeping equal pay legislation” passes in New Jersey. Is your business ready?
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Well, mark your calendars for July 1, 2018.
That’s when the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act will take effect, after Governor Phil Murphy signed it into law on April 24. Continue reading
Does “I hope this email finds you well” get on anyone else’s nerves? Or is it just me?
Hey, I was going to have a big recap of yesterday’s public hearing on harassment and sexual misconduct in the workplace at which I testified before the Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee. There’s a lot to discuss, maybe too much for a blog post. So, I plan to write a longer article for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
In the meantime, I want to rant quickly on something that has nothing to do with employment law or HR compliance, other than Human Resource professionals and attorneys are just as guilty of this as anyone else. Continue reading