By Leonard Sciolla, LLP | Published August 22, 2018 | Posted in employment law, news | Tagged Tags: discrimination, EEOC, employment law, gender discrimination, gender identity, LGBT, PHRC, sexual orientation | Comments Off on PHRC Increases LGBT Protections
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PHRC Increases LGBT Protections
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) will now accept complaints from those who feel that they were discriminated against as a result of their sexual orientation and gender identity. The PHRC is a state organization that investigates discrimination complaints in housing, education, and employment. Previously, the PHRC would not investigate discrimination complaints relating to sexual Read More
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New Jersey Enacts Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
New Jersey businesses have six months to implement paid sick leave into employment policies. Governor Phil Murphy signed the bill into law last week. The law requires employers in the state to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, for up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year. Read More
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Observing Confidentiality in the Workplace
Employers should proceed with caution when trying to give employees notice about sensitive matters, including government agency investigations. Late last year, in a case settled out of court, an employer agreed to certain injunctive relief and to pay monetary damages after it was sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). This came about after Read More
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NY Appeals Court Rules that Civil Rights Act Protects Gay Employees
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation. It became the second appeals court to rule that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which outlaws discrimination on the on basis of “race, color, Read More
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Workplace Harrassment
In the midst of the trending #MeToo movement, LegalZoom conducted a study on employers’ approaches to addressing harassment in the workplace. According to the study, fewer than half of employees believe their employer can handle issues which arise on the job. Only 27% of employees who had a problem with work raised their concerns with management. Read More
Read MoreWorkplace Harassment
Employers know that racial, gender or ethnic slurs can be the basis for an employee’s claim of a hostile work environment, discrimination and/or harassment. However, they may not realize that political, religious, or social commentary can also be the basis for workplace harassment. An employer’s liability for such workplace harassment can depend on the status Read More
Read MoreThe Interactive Process
Employees in Pennsylvania are protected from disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA), but it can be difficult to determine specific rights you have as a disabled person. Suppose you are applying for a job and are worried about telling your prospective employer that you are disabled. Read More
Read MoreABA Adopts Rule Explicitly Forbidding Harassment and Discrimination
The American Bar Association has recently amended Model Rule of Professional Misconduct 8.4 to explicitly forbid knowing harassment or discrimination on the basis of basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or socioeconomic status. Approximately half of states had previously adopted such a rule, but the Read More
Read MoreAge-Based Workplace Discrimination
Have you been discriminated against in the workplace due to your age? In order to have a potential age discrimination claim under federal law, you must be at least 40 years old. A different age range can bring about a claims in New Jersey under the state’s Law against Discrimination (LAD). It protects employees from Read More
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