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Philadelphia City Council Focuses on Employee Rights with Fair Workweek Bill

February 7, 2019

City of Philadelphia, Compliance, Employment

Over the last four years City Council has introduced legislation aimed at protecting the rights of employees in the city of Philadelphia with varying levels of success.  City Council is, once again, pressing forward with…More

Mayor Kenney Signs the Philadelphia Wage Equity Bill Into Law

January 24, 2017

Compliance, Employment, Workplace

Despite strong resistance from local Philadelphia businesses, the Chamber of Commerce and Comcast, Mayor Kenney signed the Philadelphia Wage Equity Bill into law on January 23, 2017.  Mayor Kenney initially delayed the signing of the…More

Overtime Rules Stay the Same as New Regulations are Held up on Appeal

January 24, 2017

Employment, Workplace

Our previous alert on the topic of overtime focused on the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) new regulations concerning employee eligibility for overtime pay. In 2016, the DOL changed the regulations for overtime pay by increasing…More

Resistance to Philadelphia Wage Equity Bill Delays Signing into Law

January 13, 2017

Employment, Workplace

The future of the Philadelphia Wage Equity Bill is uncertain after heavily publicized resistance has surfaced from Comcast and other local Philadelphia businesses. As covered in our recent blog, the Philadelphia Wage Equity Bill (the…More

Philadelphia City Council Passes Bill Aimed at Lessening Wage Gaps

January 6, 2017

Compliance, Employment, Workplace

The Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance (“FPO”) prohibits employers in Philadelphia from discriminating against job applicants and employees on the basis of race, religion, national origin, color, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status…More