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House Passes Emergency “Families First Coronavirus Response Act”
An emergency bill targeted to help families during the coronavirus outbreak is expected to pass the U.S. Senate this week. Wi...
Learn MoreCoronavirus and an Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Plan
(Note: This is Part 3 in a series of alerts for employers concerning the coronavirus that focuses on being prepared in the wo...
Learn MoreCoronavirus Risk Assessment, the ADA and FMLA (Part 2 of 3)
(Note: This is Part 2 in a series of alerts for employers concerning the coronavirus focusing on being prepared in the workpl...
Learn MoreHow Governments Could Affect Your Business During Coronavirus Outbreak
Now that coronavirus has officially made its appearance in Pennsylvania, the potential that the government may mandate c...
Learn MoreCoronavirus and Workplace Preparedness
(Note: This is Part 1 in a series of alerts for employers concerning the coronavirus focusing on being prepared in the w...
Learn MoreDon’t Confuse New Joint Employer Rules
Is that worker an “employee” of that company? Or of another company? Or both? This joint employer question implicates two...
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Are CBD Products Permitted for DOT Drivers?
Based on a recent compliance notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration it appears employers of truck drivers and othe...
Learn MorePlanning for Coronavirus: A Necessary Business Exercise
Here Martin R. Siegel, an attorney in our Environment & Energy Industry Group and former lawyer with the Centers for Dise...
Learn MorePhiladelphia Employers, Beware: Don’t Ask About Salary History
A three-year court battle concerning a controversial Philadelphia ordinance related to a prospective employee’s salary hist...
Learn MoreOSHA Raises Fines for 2020
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has raised its civil penalties for the fifth year in a row. The increase th...
Learn MorePennsylvania One Step Closer to its Own Overtime Salary Threshold
Minimum salary thresholds for overtime pay have been a lightning rod for controversy both nationally and in Pennsylvania for ...
Learn MoreCharges Fall, Settlements Rise in 2019 EEOC Sexual Harassment Cases
Despite a slight drop in workplace sexual harassment cases in Fiscal Year 2019, the amount of the settlements in those cases ...
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