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Does Title VII Prohibit Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation? The Supreme Court Might Decide…

June 6, 2017

Employment, Workplace

Last month a federal appeals court became the first federal appellate court in the country to rule that Title VII, the federal workplace antidiscrimination law, expressly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation. In Hively v….More

Social Media and the Workplace – How to Protect Your Business’ Interests

May 11, 2017

Business, Employment, Social Media

Employers use a variety of restrictive covenants to protect their client and employee relationships, competitive interests and confidential information.  These include non-compete agreements, non-solicit agreements and confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements.  The proliferation of social media use in…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

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