Dear Littler: We are a retail store with locations across the country. We are open seven days a week, and our sales staff have rotating shifts to provide coverage throughout the week. A number of employees in several of...more
On August 13, 2021, the Philadelphia Department of Health published a regulation amending its August 11, 2021 order that requires individuals to wear a face mask (with certain exceptions) in indoor settings and at certain...more
On August 11, 2021, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole issued an Order effective immediately that requires individuals to wear a face mask (with certain exceptions) in any indoor...more
8/16/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Local Ordinance ,
Masks ,
New Guidance ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
The Philadelphia Protection of Displaced Contract Workers Ordinance offers job protections to workers providing security, janitorial, building maintenance, food and beverage, hotel service, or health care services who are...more
Philadelphia has imposed significant new recall and retention obligations on hotel, airport hospitality, and event center businesses as they struggle to recover in this uncertain COVID-19 economy....more
Citing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania with significantly higher daily case counts than in the spring and rising hospitalizations, Commonwealth Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced additional...more
11/20/2020
/ Colleges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Masks ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Quarantine ,
Risk Mitigation ,
State and Local Government ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Universities ,
Workplace Safety
On July 2, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Rizo v. Yovino. The federal Equal Pay Act (EPA) requires “equal pay for equal work regardless of sex,” subject to four exceptions. ...more
7/10/2020
/ Appeals ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Deceased ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
En Banc Review ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Judge Reinhardt ,
Judicial Review ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Yovino v Rizo
Effective May 1, 2020, Philadelphia became the tenth jurisdiction to enact employment legislation to protect domestic workers. The Philadelphia Domestic Worker Bill of Rights (DWBR) requires companies and individuals who...more
6/10/2020
/ Covered Employees ,
Domestic Workers ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Contract ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
State and Local Government ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Wage and Hour
On May 8, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf moved 24 counties from the “red” to “yellow” phase under his Process to Reopen Pennsylvania. Those counties are: Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton,...more
On May 1, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that, effective May 8, 2020, 24 Pennsylvania counties will be moved from the “red” to “yellow” phase under the governor’s Process to Reopen Pennsylvania....more
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D. issued an Order on April 15 aimed at preventing further spread of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth. The Order was immediately effective, but it will not be enforced until 8:00...more
There were several developments in Pennsylvania this week regarding orders dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Tom Wolf extended his “stay at home” order to all counties in the Commonwealth. The governor also...more
On March 22, 2020, the mayor of Philadelphia issued an Emergency Order temporarily prohibiting operation of non-essential businesses and congregation of persons to prevent the spread of Covid-19, updating and extending his...more
On March 23, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Rachel Levine, M.D. issued two stay at home Orders mandating that residents in seven counties—Allegheny (Pittsburgh),...more
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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that his administration will not begin enforcement actions against non-life-sustaining businesses in Pennsylvania that do not close their physical...more
In an afternoon press conference on March 16, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf declared that certain non-essential businesses across Pennsylvania “are to close” for at least 14 days to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. ...more
3/18/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Business Interruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Health Care Providers ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Retail Market ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
The United States Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit has issued its decision upholding the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance, one of the so-called “salary history ban” laws....more
2/20/2020
/ Covered Employer ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Salaried Employees ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
On Friday, November 29, 2019, the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Labor postponed the effective date of the Philadelphia Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance from January 1, 2020 to April 1, 2020. The Ordinance imposes...more
12/5/2019
/ Advance Notice ,
Covered Employees ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Workweek ,
Good Faith ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Notice Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
On December 6, 2018, the Philadelphia City Council passed the Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance, to become effective on January 1, 2020....more
2/22/2019
/ Covered Employees ,
Fair Workweek ,
Food Service Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retail Market ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
On July 5, 2018, Governor David Y. Ige signed Senate Bill 2351 into law, adding Hawaii to the list of jurisdictions generally prohibiting employers from asking applicants about their prior compensation history....more
7/6/2018
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations has adopted regulations interpreting portions of a City ordinance, which if upheld, would prohibit employers from seeking applicants’ wage and benefits history. ...more
The City of Philadelphia has agreed to stay the enforcement of the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance, which was to take effect on May 23, 2017, and be codified in the Philadelphia Code at Sections 9-1103((1)(i) and 9-1131. ...more
Mayor Jim Kenney signed the Philadelphia Wage Equity Bill into law on Monday, January 23, 2017. It will take effect on May 23, 2017, and be codified in the Philadelphia Code at Sections 9-1103((1)(i) and 9-1131. Under the...more
On December 8, 2016, the Philadelphia City Council passed a Wage Equity Bill that prohibits employers from asking about a prospective employee’s wage and fringe benefits history. The Bill has been publicly supported by...more
A divided U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez that an unaccepted settlement offer or offer of judgment is a legal nullity that cannot moot a case. However, the Court left open the possibility...more
2/4/2016
/ Campbell Ewald v Gomez ,
Class Action ,
Class Representatives ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
FRCP 23 ,
Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk ,
Mootness ,
Relief Measures ,
Rule 68 ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement Offer