Publications

DOL Provides Employer-Friendly Telework Guidance on Time Reporting. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has just issued guidance on employers’ obligations to track teleworking employees’ hours of work that may help employers avoid unintended overtime pay obligations. Recognizing that the number of teleworking employees has surged with COVID-19 restrictions, and that tracking hours worked from […]

Labor and Employment Alert – Protecting Your Workforce and Your Business Against COVID-19  As employers and individuals grapple with the emerging global pandemic of COVID-19, it is helpful to consider seven key questions to protect both the health and the bottom line of employers and employees: 1. Where do I start in dealing with this

WARNing! NJ Mandates Severance Pay for Mass Layoffs. New Jersey continues to enact new laws to protect employees and restrict employers in the state, most recently passing legislation this month requiring employers of 100 or more employees to (1) provide 90 days’ notice (up from 60 days) and (2) pay one week of severance per

      EEOC Charges, Part Deux.  A recent decision in federal court in Philadelphia, Salvato v. City of Philadelphia, provides a helpful tutorial in the law relating to when an employee must file a new EEOC charge in relation to alleged retaliation and adverse actions that happen after the original charge filing. In a nutshell, if

‘Bad Attitude’ = Risky Reason for Firing. Megan Milo appears to have had a lot of challenges in her life and probably was not the easiest employee to manage at Cybercore Technologies and Northrop Grumman Corporation in Maryland. She announced shortly after being hired at the federal contractor that she was undergoing a gender transition

?  This is not a marijuana question. The U.S. Department of Labor this month released a new, business-friendlier “final rule” to update and revise its regulations interpreting joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Labor law uses the term “joint employer” to describe a situation where it is alleged that more than

The city of Philadelphia has taken an unprecedented step toward regulating the private employment of domestic workers, with the Philadelphia City Council’s_ _unanimous passage of the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, which is expected to be signed into law by Mayor Jim Kenney. The bill, which is scheduled to take effect in May 2020, provides

Department of Labor Issues “Final Rule” to Raise Exempt Salary Rate 50% to $35,568/Year Employers will need to work fast this fall to prepare for the “Final Rule” on overtime pay, raising the minimum salary required to meet exemptions for overtime pay under federal law. The hike in the minimum salary from $455 per week

Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite – Complaint Supports Wrongful Termination Claim. Pennsylvania has an “extremely strong” presumption that employment is at will and can be terminated for any reason, but Pennsylvania courts have recognized a “very limited exception” for firings that threaten a “clear mandate of Pennsylvania public policy.” A federal court in Philadelphia

No Bra, No Job at Canadian Golf Club. 2018 brought us not-so-uplifting news out of Canada about a waitress in British Columbia who lost her job at the Osoyoos Golf Club for refusing to wear a bra at work. Members of the club reportedly complained about Christina Schell’s liberated appearance, in which she wore the