It is always unpleasant for a healthcare entity or medical practice to have to sever ties with an employed physician, but it is sometimes necessary. Perhaps the physician has committed serious policy violations or lost an...more
11/6/2017
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Documentation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Records ,
Notification Requirements ,
Physicians ,
Poor Job Performance ,
Severance Pay ,
Termination ,
Workplace Communication
School officials often receive requests from students with disabilities to bring “service animals” and “assistance animals” on campus as an accommodation. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the...more
9/5/2017
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Assistive Animals ,
Colleges ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Public Schools ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Section 504 ,
Service Animals ,
Students ,
Title III ,
Universities
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. June 2017 was no different, with...more
7/7/2017
/ Administrative Interpretation ,
Advocate Health Care v Stapleton ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Church Plans ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Discrimination ,
Electronic Records ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Joint Employers ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Microsoft v Baker ,
Minimum Salary ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB ,
Opinion Letter ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Popular ,
Public Accommodation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Title III ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump v Hawaii ,
Trump v International Refugee Assistance Project ,
Uber ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Website Accessibility ,
White-Collar Exemptions
The City of Philadelphia will now have the authority to shut down a business within the city for an undefined “period of time” if the business severely or repeatedly violates Philadelphia’s anti-discrimination laws, under a...more
The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a law (Act 161) in November that amends the Pennsylvania Banking Code to permit the use of payroll debit cards, with certain conditions...more
A version of this article originally appeared in the March 2, 2017 edition of the Philadelphia Business Journal. -
The Philadelphia Police Department is now enforcing its first-ever tattoo policy forbidding on-duty...more
As is its usual custom, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will kick off its 2016 term on the first Monday of October. While recent years have seen highly anticipated and equally controversial workplace law matters decided by...more
A Review Of The 2015-2016 Supreme Court Term -
Justice Antonin Scalia’s death created a 4-4 split among liberal and conservative-leaning Justices, rendering tidy scorecards and trends regarding this past Supreme Court...more
8/8/2016
/ Campbell Ewald v Gomez ,
Corporate Counsel ,
DirecTV v Imburgia ,
EEOC v CRST Van Expedited ,
Friedrichs v CA Teachers Association ,
Heffernan v City of Paterson ,
Justice Scalia ,
Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
SCOTUS ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Zubik v Burwell
While employers with a fixed worksite can observe and interact directly with their employees to promote safety and reduce risk, employers with workers who operate motor vehicles as part of their job have fewer options....more