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). …

Update! EEO-1 Filing Deadline Has Been Extended to June 1, 2018

The filing deadline for the 2017 EEO-1 Survey has been extended to Friday, June 1, 2018.

The Employer Information Report EEO-1, otherwise known as the EEO-1 Report is required to be filed with the U.S.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s EEO-1 …

Does Title VII Mean Protection From Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation?

2nd Circuit Finds Title VII Covers Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Issue Presented: Whether or not the protection against discrimination “on the basis of sex” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 should be interpreted to include protection for …

Do You Have Comprehensive Anti-Harassment Policies and Procedures In Place?

84,254 Nationwide Workplace Discrimination Charges Filed with EEOC in 2017 and $398 Million Paid to Discrimination Victims

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released comprehensive enforcement and litigation statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2017. Pennsylvania ranked fourth among …

Employers Are Required To Submit EEO-1 Survey by March 31, 2018

The EEOC has mailed the 2017 EEO-1 Survey Notification Letters to all private sector employers.

All private employers with 100 or more employees and federal government contractors, or first-tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a contract/subcontract of $50,000 …

New Test for Interns Announced By U.S. Dept. of Labor

“Primary Beneficiary” Test Adopted as New Test For Interns

On January 5, 2018, the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced in a press release that a new test would be used to determine whether interns and students working in …

The ADA is an Anti-discrimination Statute – Not a Medical Entitlement!

At the end of 2017, the United States Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit decided that a worker who exhausted his FMLA entitlement (12 weeks) was not entitled to a multi-month leave of absence beyond the scope of reasonable accommodations under …