EEOC Summary of 2018 Discrimination Charges

Pennsylvania Ranks Fourth Among All States In Number of Charges Filed

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released comprehensive enforcement and litigation statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2018. Statistics show that the EEOC resolved 90,558 charges of discrimination and …

Marijuana at Work In Pennsylvania

Frank Botta joined with Kathy Strain of Drug Free Workplace PA to present an informative program for members of the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association detailing the impact of Act 16, the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act, on PA employers.…

Active Shooter and Workplace Violence

Frank Botta was joined by a distinguished panel of professionals as The Lynch Law Group, along with Simpson and McCrady Insurance, hosted the seminar, Active Shooter and Workplace Violence, on June 19th at Range Resources in Southpointe. Representatives from more …

Crisis Considerations For Your Business

Is Your Business Ready For A Crisis?

Crisis situations often have unforeseen results that could jeopardize the critical assets, reputation and financial standing of a business enterprise. Crisis management is defined as a series of steps performed by an organization …

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 …