Will Pennsylvania Be Next To Mandate Sexual Harassment Training For Restaurant Employees?

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, Pennsylvania could soon join the growing number of states to propose laws requiring sexual harassment prevention training for restaurant employees.

Illinois is the most recent state to propose mandatory sexual harassment training for …

OSHA Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

OSHA issued a final rule which became effective February 25, 2019, removing the end-of-year requirement for companies with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Logs of Work-Related Injuries and Illness) and Form 301 (Injuries …

Outcome of Arbitration Strategies to Avoid Class Action Claims

Companies are now challenged to give greater consideration to the complications that class action waivers may cause when taken to the extreme.

The Supreme Court has allowed companies to side step class actions by inserting “class action waivers” in their …

EEO-1 Deadline Extension – May 31, 2019

The filing deadline for the 2018 EEO-1 Survey has been extended to May 31, 2019

Due to the EEOC closure during the federal government shutdown (December 22, 2018 – January 25, 2019) the 2018 EEO-1 Survey was postponed. The opening …

OSHA Penalties Increasing in 2019

The U.S. Department of Labor released a final rule on January 23, 2019 which increases the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) civil monetary penalties accessed or enforced by the Department against employers for health and safety violations.

The penalty …

Supreme Court Limits Use Of Arbitration In Transportation Industry

Court’s Ruling Is Disappointing Blow For Transportation Companies

On Tuesday, January 15, 2019, the Supreme Court unanimously decided a significant case which will have tremendous impact on transportation companies that attempt to utilize arbitration agreements with their independent contractors. In …

Workplace Claims On The Rise

470 Labor and Employment Lawsuits Filed In One Week

The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. reported that approximately 470 labor and employment lawsuits were filed in federal courts accusing employers of workplace violations between November 11, 2018 and November 17, …

#Me Too Claims Escalate

Companies Must Institute Best Practices In Addressing Workplace Harassment

We are in a period of heightened awareness. With the news about sexual harassment over the past several months, people are thinking twice about who is present when they speak within …

U.S. Supreme Court Finds Waivers In Arbitration Agreements Are Lawful

Employers scored a win on May 21, 2018, when the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in a trio of cases which challenged whether an employer can enforce an arbitration agreement which contains a class-action waiver. The Court held …

Overtime Pay In Higher Education Institutions

On April 12, 2018, the DOL issued a new Fact Sheet regarding overtime pay in higher education institutions under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fact Sheet provides guidance regarding the common exemptions applicable to Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs). …