HR Specialist: Pennsylvania Employment Law

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from July 2015
Last Number: March 2019

Business Management Daily, a division of Capitol Information Group
ISSN 1932-2208




Cantidad de documentos en esta fuente: 89

November 01, 2018

  • DOJ argues in favor of transgender discrimination.

  • Bill to limit noncompetes considered in Harrisburg.

  • Bottom-up hiring could perpetuate pay bias.

  • Fired employee sues? Consider counter-claim.

  • Minor workplace changes aren't enough to justify lawsuit alleging bias or retaliation.

  • Document time of performance problems in case employee registers bogus complaints.

  • Merely offering severance package doesn't constitute admission of employer wrongdoing.

  • Per diem payments aren't wages for overtime purposes.

  • Punishment for ending affair creates liability.

  • Discipline and discharge: 2 don'ts and 2 do's to lessen legal liability.

  • Film crew: Mob flick maker stiffed us for $200K.

  • DOL plans to issue new OT rules in March 2019.

  • DOL to issue rule on joint employment in December.

  • Fifth EEOC complaint filed against Bryn Mawr Trust.

  • How to legally limit recording devices in the workplace.

  • Even after a disaster, employers must comply with the FLSA.

  • The Mailbag.

    • December 01, 2018

  • Club wanted 'younger direction,' gets court instead.

  • Tech firms drop arbitration of harassment complaints.

  • Fired after using FMLA leave? Expect lawsuit.

  • No FMLA leave? ADA may be available.

  • Flu shots: Seek accommodations if employee refuses vaccine for religious reasons.

  • Seek confidentiality order if employee wants access to co-workers' disciplinary records.

  • Worker demands back overtime? Investigate and, if warranted, pay up.

  • Contradictory evaluations? That's going to be a problem.

  • Make objective qualifications your focus when hiring.

  • Maintain confidentiality, privacy despite working in a cube.

  • Milton truck wash accused of harassment, discrimination.

  • EEOC touts its FY2018 accomplishments.

  • OSHA proposes fines after finding no peace at KidsPeace.

  • Pennsylvania LGBT employee rights in flux as courts weigh in on bias.

  • I-9 audits on the rise: What employers can expect from ICE inspectors.

  • The Mailbag.

    • January 01, 2019

  • Tree service trimmed OT wages, now must pay up.

  • Politics aside, DOL still takes nursing protections seriously.

  • Jury awards $6 million for anti-American bias.

  • Tell bosses: No comments about health costs.

  • No, Title VII doesn't mention marital status, but it can be the basis of a bias claim.

  • When employee complains about bias, always investigate before taking any adverse action.

  • Track discipline by supervisor--often the most important factor when courts weigh bias cases.

  • Only man on the job? That doesn't prove discrimination.

  • Sometimes, delayed firing won't stop retaliation claim.

  • Start 2019 with comprehensive employee handbook review.

  • Alleged tip skimming prompts DOL lawsuit in Lansdowne.

  • Fed contractor settles, was accused of hiring bias.

  • H-1B visa system would be revamped under DHS rule.

  • What to do when you suspect an employee is stealing from you.

  • New DOL opinion letters address wage-and-hour issues.

  • The Mailbag.

    • February 01, 2019

  • Pittsburgh jury awards $3 million in bias case.