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Employers may face severe penalties for violating the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a 2015 lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission indicates that they could also face claims of retaliation if they reveal the details...
Gay federal employees in Pennsylvania can now officially take family medical leave to take care of their spouses when their spouses are ill. The change occurred on April 8 when the Office of Personnel Management published the final rule for the law, updating the...
The Family and Medical Leave Act generally requires companies in Pennsylvania and across the country with 50 or more employees to provide up to 12 weeks of job-protected time off each year to workers when they or a family member are diagnosed with a serious health...
As long as certain conditions are met, Pennsylvania employees may take time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act to care for family members. In one case, a federal appeals court ruled that when a woman was terminated after taking FMLA leave, the human resources...
Some Pennsylvania residents have likely heard about a new law in North Carolina that some say limits the rights of transgender people. In March, the governor of North Carolina signed a bill that will require students at universities and public schools to use bathrooms...
Sexual harassment in a Pennsylvania workplace can interfere with an employee's ability to perform his or her job and can create a hostile working environment. According to a poll taken in March 2016, roughly 60 percent of women said that they have experienced unwanted...
Pennsylvania employees will have more chances to receive overtime pay if proposed regulations from the U.S. Department of Labor are enacted. Under those regulations, the salary threshold for exempt employees will be significantly increased. Exempt employees are those...
LGBT Pennsylvanians who are struggling with prejudice in the workplace may be interested in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent actions. The federal agency is currently taking an adamant stance stating that discrimination on the basis of sexual...
Pennsylvania residents may have seen the open letter from a Yelp employee posted online regarding the company's pay, training and other practices that was followed by the employee's termination. It is not entirely clear whether the employee's actions are protected or...
For anyone who doubts that workplace discrimination is still a problem in the United States, the proof is in the data. During fiscal year 2015, some 89,385 complaints were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The number of discrimination claims is...
