Employment Blog Posts
November 1, 2016
Can an employer require its Pennsylvania employees to receive their wages by way of a payroll debit card? The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently answered this question finding that such a requirement violated the Pennsylvania Wage…More
September 29, 2016
Medical marijuana is now legal in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Health will have temporary regulations implementing the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (the “Act”) in place this year. Employers in Pennsylvania will soon have employees…More
July 20, 2016
Governor Tom Wolf recently signed the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act legalizing the use of medical marijuana for therapeutic purposes in the state of Pennsylvania. The new law took effect on May 17, 2016. This law established…More
April 5, 2016
The EEOC recently filed two lawsuits in federal court alleging gender discrimination against employers who allegedly discriminated against employees based on sexual orientation — one in a federal court in Pennsylvania. The filing of these…More
February 9, 2016
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently reminded employers that an employee agreement containing a non-compete clause is only enforceable if the employee receives valuable consideration in exchange for signing the agreement. In addition the court found that…More