As an employment attorney, I am often called upon to speak on evaluation dos and don’ts, and I always stress the importance of common sense in the process. While laws may evolve over time, there are some simple tips that remain always true. These can help you help your employees to be more successful on the job. Evaluations should be conducted with the goal of helping employees, rather than … [Read more...] about Five Steps To Better Employment Evaluations
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The EEOC Brings Suit against a Pennsylvania Employer for Sexual Orientation Discrimination: Will Sexual Orientation Discrimination Be Recognized as a Viable Federal Cause of Action in Pennsylvania?
While many municipalities, including, locally, the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton, have had sexual orientation discrimination ordinances in place for years, federal law has yet to officially expand to include sexual orientation as a protected classification, for purposes of employment discrimination laws. The Western District Court of Pennsylvania may have to decide whether sexual … [Read more...] about The EEOC Brings Suit against a Pennsylvania Employer for Sexual Orientation Discrimination: Will Sexual Orientation Discrimination Be Recognized as a Viable Federal Cause of Action in Pennsylvania?
Analysis Of Job Status and Type Of Claims Driving Jurisdiction Determination In Digital Businesses
In a recent opinion, our Federal courts provided a framework for evaluating the enforcement of non-solicitation agreements in this age of increasing growth of digital or electronic based companies that have a broader geographical presence than their traditional brick and mortar predecessors. The Court’s announced analysis begins with the fundamental concept that court jurisdiction over a … [Read more...] about Analysis Of Job Status and Type Of Claims Driving Jurisdiction Determination In Digital Businesses
Your Employee Has a Legal Medical Marijuana Prescription: What’s A Pennsylvania Employer To Do?
A reported 1,670 New Jersey residents are legal medical marijuana patients, and a reported 123,650 New Jersey residents commute to work in Pennsylvania. What should you, as a Pennsylvania employer, do if one of those medical marijuana patients is your employee? Because there is no definitive agency or judicial guidance, this scenario raises more questions than answers, but here are some points to … [Read more...] about Your Employee Has a Legal Medical Marijuana Prescription: What’s A Pennsylvania Employer To Do?
With More Public Attention to Paternity Leave, Review Your Company’s Policy and Practices to Make Sure it Complies With the Law
In recent months, there has been increased attention to paternity leave with several high profile male CEO’s taking such leave. In addition, more and more new fathers are seeking and taking paternity leave than have in the past. With this increase in public attention to this issue, and changing family dynamics that has led to more men requesting paternity leave, companies need to ensure that their … [Read more...] about With More Public Attention to Paternity Leave, Review Your Company’s Policy and Practices to Make Sure it Complies With the Law
Proposed EEOC Guidance Takes Aggressive Stance Against Retaliation: Documentation Still Best Protection in Discrimination Claims
Be forewarned that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has proposed guidance that would take a more aggressive stance against retaliation. As you may know, and by the EEOC’s own reckoning, retaliation is the most frequent type of alleged discrimination with which the EEOC deals. While this is only proposed guidance at this point, it shows where the EEOC would like to go with all … [Read more...] about Proposed EEOC Guidance Takes Aggressive Stance Against Retaliation: Documentation Still Best Protection in Discrimination Claims
