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Third Circuit Adopts “Predominant Benefit Test” to Determine Compensability of Meal Breaks
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Pennsylvania, recently evaluated the appropriate test to...
Learn MoreThird Circuit Holds That Jury Must Decide If Temporary Workers Are Employees Under Anti-Discrimination Laws
Last week, the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment to retailer ...
Learn MoreFinal Rule Amending Overtime Requirements Not Expected Until Late 2016
On June 30, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) published its proposed rule amending the minimum salary requirement for overt...
Learn MoreNLRB Revisits Joint Employer Standard
On August 27th, in the case of Browning-Ferris Industries, the National Labor Relations Board “refined” its tests fo...
Learn MorePittsburgh City Council Passes “Paid Sick Days Act”
On Monday August 3, 2015, Pittsburgh City Council approved an ordinance titled “Paid Sick Days Act” requiring employers t...
Learn MoreEEOC Confirms that Sexual Orientation Discrimination is “Sex Discrimination”
On July 15, 2015, the EEOC issued an official decision that sexual orientation discrimination is sex discrimination under Tit...
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DOL Proposes to Raise Minimum Salary for White Collar Exemptions
The Department of Labor announced today a proposed rule that would raise the minimum salary for the white collar exemptions u...
Learn MoreSystem Glitch Leads To Freeze On US Travel Visas
Since June 9th a computer glitch has stalled visa processing at U.S. embassies all over the world. The hardware malfunction h...
Learn MoreGovernor Wolf Announces Fee Waivers for Volunteers Seeking Background Checks
Beginning July 1, 2015 volunteers are required to obtain background checks, including the Child Abuse History Clearance, issu...
Learn MoreOSHA and Transgender Employees
On June 1, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its new Best Practices: A Guide to Restro...
Learn MoreMcDonald’s Mandatory Use of Payroll Cards Violates Pennsylvania’s Wage Payment and Collection Law
Over 2,300 current and former employees of 16 McDonald’s franchisee locations in Pennsylvania claim that requiring the use ...
Learn MoreU.S. Supreme Court Sides with EEOC in Abercrombie & Fitch Religious Accommodation Case
In an 8-1 decision issued today, the United States Supreme Court found that Abercrombie & Fitch violated Title VII of the...
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