Pennsylvania workers should be aware of being misclassified by their employers. This is a prevalent and harmful act that is done deliberately by employers so that they can reduce costs and shift responsibility. The United States Department of Labor has obtained two...
Month: December 2016
Judge rules employee can continue FMLA retaliation case
Many Pennsylvania workers are covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act, a federal law that provides certain unpaid leave when an employee or family member has a health-related problem. Most employers freely comply with leave requests, but others do not, and in...
Updates regarding FMLA record-keeping practices
Pennsylvania employers may be aware that they have Family and Medical Leave Act record-keeping obligations. Because employers are responsible to abide by these laws, they need to know when they consist of. The FMLA records must consist of basic payroll information,...
Reasonable accommodation for disabled employees at work
Pennsylvania workers may know that it is illegal to discriminate against an employee if that individual is disabled. However, knowing what the employer's legal responsibility is and what rights a disabled employee has is important, so a worker may ensure that his or...
Court cases support employer notification rules for FMLA leave
A pair of recent court decisions have reinforced the need for workers to comply with notification requirements set by employers when they seek time off through the Family and Medical Leave Act. Employees in Pennsylvania that do not observe their employers' rules about...