On December 12, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Final Rule on representational elections under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). The so-called “ambush” rule significantly shortens Read More …
On December 11, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) decided Purple Communications, 361 NLRB No. 126 (December 11, 2014), a case with potentially far-reaching consequences. Purple Communications overturned Read More …
On December 9, 2014, the United States Supreme Court held in Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk, No. 13-433 (December 9, 2014), that employees do not have to be Read More …
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced on November 10, 2014 that it had settled a discrimination case it had filed against three related California seed and fertilizer providers Read More …
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently issued guidance regarding protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT”) employees. While Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Read More …
On November 7, 2014, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court handed down Owens v. Lehigh Valley Hospital, No. 472 CD 2014 (Nov. 7, 2014), expanding the reach of wrongful discharge claims. Read More …
The EEOC announced on September 3, 2014 that it completed the mailing of the 2014 EEO-1 survey notification letters. All private employers with at least 100 employees, as well Read More …
FMLA Notices The Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued two important decisions under the Family and Medical Leave Act in August. On August 5, 2014, the court decided Lupyan Read More …
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires employers to pay minimum wage, and to pay overtime to non-exempt employees who work more than 40 hours in a workweek. In Read More …
In Verderame v. RadioShack Corp., Civil Action No. 2:13-2539 (E.D. Pa. July 10, 2014), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held that employers in Read More …
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