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Especially when the weather becomes unpredictable, and more often, when employees are working from home, we get a lot of questions about how to develop and implement work from home policies for maximum legal defensibility. Employee pay issues differ depending on whether the employee is exempt/salaried or non-exempt/hourly. Because exempt employees must, generally speaking, be paid their full … [Read more...] about FAQ: Develop and Implement Effective Work from Home Policies

In Pittsburgh Logistics Systems, Inc. v. BeeMack Trucking, LLC, Pittsburgh Logistics Company sought a preliminary injunction to enforce a contractual no-hire provision it had with BeeMack Trucking. The no-hire provision prevented BeeMack, during the term of the contract and for two years after its termination, from hiring or soliciting for employment or inducing or attempting to induce any … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania Superior Court Follows National Trend of Promoting Employees’ Ability to Change Jobs

The economic atmosphere of an increasingly project based and entrepreneurial workforce largely depends on agency support to loosen the grip of employment law.  To that end, 2019 has started off with a bang for businesses leveraging the gig economy. On January 25, 2019, in the SuperShuttle DFW, Inc. case, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced its return to a traditional common-law … [Read more...] about NLRB Bolsters the “Gig Economy” in 2019

Flexible contract work has reportedly increased by about 56 percent over the past ten years, with more than 16 percent of American workers performing flexible contract work as their primary source of income. Going into 2019, the workers’ flexibility in this "gig economy" is only expected to increase.  How should you, as business leader, prepare yourself for the continued rise of an independent … [Read more...] about How Your Business Can Prepare for the Rise of the “Gig Economy”

Employers now have a duty to protect employees’ electronically held personal and financial information. Until recently, it was unsettled whether an employer could be held liable for the disclosure of employees’ electronically held personal and financial information.  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in its recent decision captioned as Dittman v. UPMC, held that an employer has an affirmative duty … [Read more...] about Employers Beware: Duty of Care Recognized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) started off the New Year by rescinding its regulations for employers’ wellness plans.  What does this mean for you, as an employer? Here is some relevant background on wellness regulations. The EEOC’s wellness regulations applied only to employers that either offer or plan to offer a “wellness program,” which refers to health and disease … [Read more...] about EEOC Rescinds Wellness Regulations Without Replacement