Publications

By Michael HomansMay 2026 Philadelphia has approved an ordinance that will prohibit discrimination on the basis of menstruation, perimenopause, and menopause, effective January 1, 2027. The new law also requires Philadelphia employers to provide reasonable accommodations for workers experiencing these conditions. Employers must provide accommodations if symptoms “substantially interfere” with an employee’s ability to perform […]

By Michael HomansMarch, 2026 The American Bar Association selected Michael Homans to speak at the annual Employment Rights and Responsibilities national conference in March, held in Nashville. Homans joined Judge Lynne Ingram of Tennessee, Megan K. Mechak of McGillivary Steele Elkin LLP in Washington, DC, and Jeremy Monteiro of Zipin, Amster & Greenberg, LLC, Silver

By Michael HomansFebruary, 2026 “The court is most troubled by Mr. Rajan’s demand that Mr. Bunce appear in Philadelphia for a deposition, only to unilaterally cancel Mr. Bunce’s deposition after he already traveled to Philadelphia,” the judge said. A federal judge in Pennsylvania awarded nearly $79,000 in attorney fees to a plaintiff and his counsel

By Michael Homans December 2024 This time of year, like an angel, we come bearing tidings of comfort and joy to our friends and clients who may feel overwhelmed or past-due on holiday chores. Rejoice, dear readers, the courts have confirmed that procrastination[1] can be a very wise thing! Why do we say that? Because

By Michael Homans May 2024 James Madison’s butler might be proud. The Garden State has adopted the New Jersey “Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights” to give such workers – who are often exempted from generally applicable employment laws – more protections. Most importantly the new law, which takes effect in July, provides that domestic workers

By Michael Homans May 2024 Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again none like this CEO. In Coffman v. Grand View Health Foundation, LLC, decided last month in federal court in Philadelphia, the former Chief Financial Officer of this hospital system claimed as follows: she warned the CEO about the raunchy material of a comedian

By Michael Homans May 2024 By now, most employers and employees should have received the news that the U.S. Department of Labor has published its Final Rule to increase the base salary level for white-collar jobs to be exempt from overtime pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In a nutshell, the minimum