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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Social Media and the Workplace
It is becoming increasingly rare to find someone who is not involved with or affected by social media on a daily basis. Often, people will post without thinking about the consequences. This could result in a loss of employment if someone posts negatively about their employer. Businesses themselves can run into legal problems if an 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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Gun Control: No Easy Answer
Gun control, always a hotly debated issue across the country, returned to the top of the list following February’s deadly shooting at a Florida high school. One of the debates specifically centered on whether or not it would improve school safety if teachers carried firearms at work. In his April column in ACtion Magazine, partner 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
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Importance of Employee Classification
Businesses often classify their workers with insufficient regard of governmental and court standards. The distinction between a worker being classified as an employee or as an independent contractor can substantially change what benefits the worker is eligible to receive (such as overtime and unemployment). Misclassification of employees could result in lawsuits filed against a Read More
Read MoreAny Changes to DOL Overtime Regulations Remain Up in the Air
The Department of Labor battled it out in federal court over overtime pay regulations that were supposed to go into effect in December 2016. Attorney Keith Leonard explains how the regulations were stalled nationwide before they took effect after a ruling in Texas federal court in his ACtion Magazine column. The full column, including the steps Read More
Read MoreUnderstanding Non-Compete Agreements
As part of an employment contract, employers commonly require employees to sign non-compete agreements, which prohibit them from working for a competitor, and non-solicitation agreements, which prohibit them from soliciting the employer’s customers, when the employee leaves his/her job. But are employees still bound by those prohibitions once the employment contract expires and the employee Read More
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