Compliance Blog Posts
February 7, 2019
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
October 10, 2018
Following the Supreme Court’s Sept. 18th decision to lift the stay on the Crew v. FEC ruling, the Federal Election Commission has issued guidance for organizations and individuals making independent expenditures in this election cycle….More
October 17, 2017
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
March 1, 2017
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
January 24, 2017
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