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INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  01.10.2023

FTC proposes rule abolishing non-compete agreements

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has unveiled a proposed rule that would prohibit employers from entering into non-compete agreements with their workers and require employers to rescind non-competes with all...

INSIGHTS  |  ARTICLE  |  10.18.2022

Proposed DOL rule targets independent contractor status

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a proposed rule that would significantly alter an employer-friendly, Trump-era test for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee....

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  10.13.2022

More language could be banned in NJ discrimination lawsuit settlement agreements

No matter what the word is, New Jersey lawmakers have made clear their intent when it comes to disclosure language in the employer/employee settlement agreements for sexual harassment, discrimination, and...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  09.19.2022

NLRB reverses course, proposes new definition for “joint employer”

An important, barely two-year-old rule from the National Labor Relations Board could already be on the way out. The NLRB announced this month that it has proposed new criteria defining...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  06.15.2021

OSHA issues new COVID-19 safety rules for health care sector employers

The below information is current as of the publication date listed. Because COVID-19 response measures on all fronts are continually evolving, clients should stay alert to new developments and consult...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  11.25.2020

Governor Wolf’s latest order imposes additional restrictions on Pennsylvania businesses

The below information is current as of the publication date listed. Because COVID-19 response measures on all fronts are continually evolving, clients should stay alert to new developments and consult...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  10.07.2020

Pennsylvania updates overtime rules to expand eligibility to more than 100,000 additional employees

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently announced updates to the Commonwealth’s overtime regulations that will dramatically expand the number of employees eligible for overtime over the next...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  06.24.2020

Certain employee retaliation claims may be filed under PA whistleblower law, bypassing agency filing requirements

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled in a 6-1 decision in Harrison v. Health Network Laboratories, that employees covered under Pennsylvania’s Whistleblower Law (PWL) and alleging adverse employment action for...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  12.02.2019

PA Supreme Court to decide whether employee retaliation claims could be filed under both whistleblower and human relations laws

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to decide whether employees covered under Pennsylvania’s Whistleblower Law (PWL) and alleging adverse employment action for reporting discriminatory conduct by an employer may also...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  05.07.2019

Supreme Court to Decide Whether Title VII Civil Rights Protections Should Extend to LGBT Employees

The Supreme Court announced recently that it will hear three cases during its October 2019 Term in an attempt to resolve a split between lower courts as to whether lawsuits...