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Where There’s Smoke, You Can’t Always Fire

October 17, 2017

Compliance, Employment, Workplace

Massachusetts’ highest court has recently determined that employees who lawfully use marijuana under a state’s medical marijuana law may have claims when they are terminated by their employer for testing positive for marijuana. In Barbuto…More

Employers – Do your Contracts Comply with the Defend Trade Secrets Act?

March 1, 2017

Business, Compliance, Employment, Workplace

Employers were provided with another weapon to protect their confidential trade secrets when the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) became federal law on May 11, 2016.  The DTSA created a federal civil cause of action…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

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

Texas Court Blocks Overtime Eligibility

November 29, 2016

Business, Compliance, Employment, Workplace

A Texas federal judge entered a nationwide injunction last week, preventing the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from implementing new regulations that would have expanded overtime eligibility for an estimated 4 million workers. The regulations,…More