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Most employers in Pennsylvania and around the country are required to follow the provisions of federal labor laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act. Other laws that place restrictions on employers include the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1990 Americans with...
The federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects workers who are 40 years of age or older against discrimination based on their age, but courts have been inconsistent in how the law should be applied when older workers have been disproportionately affected by...
Pennsylvania employees are subjected to workplace harassment for many different reasons. If they are harassed at work for being a member of a protected category, they could have a cause of action against their employer for unlawful discrimination. The Equal Employment...
Workplace discrimination in Pennsylvania often happens to people in minority or historically disadvantaged groups. There are also valid claims of workplace discrimination by people in majority groups. On Dec. 15, 2016, a court in California found that there was enough...
Workplace sexual harassment is against the law in Pennsylvania, but it unfortunately still occurs. Employers are required to keep their workplaces free from discrimination and harassment and protect workers who are victims of either. While most employees are aware...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
