On May 7, 2013, a three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit vacated the NLRB's Notice Posting Rule, originally issued by the Board in August 2011. The Rule required that virtually all private-sector...more
5/9/2013
- First Amendment NLRA NLRB Posting Requirements
In 2011, the Third Circuit held that a pre-certification offer of judgment made by a defendant-employer to an individual plaintiff would not require dismissal of the plaintiff's entire FLSA collective action, even if the...more
4/22/2013
- Collective Actions FLSA Mootness SCOTUS Settlement Wages
With spring upon us and warmer temperatures hopefully just over the horizon, many employers are beginning to recruit high school students for after-school and summer employment. When doing so, employers must be aware of...more
3/21/2013
- Child Labor FLSA Minors Permits Recordkeeping Requirements
Earlier this month, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled that the protections of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (“PHRA” or “Act”) do not extend to employees who neither live nor work in Pennsylvania. The PHRA is...more
12/29/2012
- Age Discrimination Discrimination PHRA Sex Discrimination
With the re-election of President Obama in November, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. "healthcare reform" or "Obamacare") survived its second major challenge in 2012. Many employers had been awaiting the...more
12/7/2012
- Affordable Care Act DOL HHS IRS
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), otherwise known as Health Care Reform, is now 2 ½ years old. It narrowly survived its first major legal challenge with the Supreme Court’s decision in July. PPACA...more
11/14/2012
