Labor and Employment

The Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act – Just In Time For The Coronavirus

Mar 17 2020

The Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act mandates the payment of sick time for city employees. If you are an employer in the City of Pittsburgh, you will need to review your policies and make necessary updates to ensure that you … →

Posted in COVID-19 Updates, Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

City of Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act Takes Effect March 15

Mar 12 2020

Pittsburgh Companies Required to Provide Paid Sick Time to Employees The City of Pittsburgh ordinance requiring that employers provide paid sick days to their workers takes effect March 15, 2020. Companies within the city limit are given 90 days to … →

Posted in Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

Preparing For New “White Collar” Overtime Exemption

Nov 19 2019

New Minimum Salary Requirements Take Effect January 1, 2020 Recently the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Final Rule changing the minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act. It is estimated that an additional 1.3 million workers will … →

Posted in Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

EEOC Summary of 2018 Discrimination Charges

Sep 19 2019

Pennsylvania Ranks Fourth Among All States In Number of  Discrimination Charges Filed The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released comprehensive data on 2018 discrimination charges filed across the nation. Statistics show that the EEOC resolved 90,558 charges of discrimination … →

Posted in Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

Marijuana at Work In Pennsylvania

Sep 09 2019

Members Of Restaurant and Lodging Association Seek To Understand PA Medical Marijuana Act 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 … →

Posted in Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

Active Shooter and Workplace Violence

Jul 02 2019

The Lynch Law Group and Simpson & McCrady Host Active Shooter Seminar Attorney Frank Botta was joined by a distinguished panel of professionals on June 19, 2019 at Range Resources in Southpointe for a seminar focused on addressing violence in … →

Posted in Events, Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

Crisis Considerations For Your Business

Apr 25 2019

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 … →

Posted in Corporate, Labor and Employment, Legal Watch, Litigation, Oil and Gas, Transportation

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

Mar 13 2019

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 … →

Posted in Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

OSHA Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

Feb 26 2019

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 … →

Posted in Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

Outcome of Arbitration Strategies to Avoid Class Action Claims

Feb 25 2019

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 … →

Posted in Labor and Employment, Legal Watch