Recently, in Pittsburgh Logistics Systems, Inc. v. Beemac Trucking, LLC, No. 31 WAP 2019, — A.3d –, 2021 WL 1676399 (Apr. 29, 2021), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found that a no-hire provision that was ancillary to a...more
5/11/2021
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Employee Mobility ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
No-Hire/No-Solicitation Agreements ,
No-Poaching ,
Objective Unreasonableness Standard ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Restraint of Trade ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State and Local Government
On September 17, 2020, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed the Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL) bill. The PHEL amends Chapter 9-4100 of the Philadelphia Code to create additional sick leave protections for Philadelphia...more
In early February 2020, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decided that a Philadelphia ordinance passed years ago could go into effect and that Philadelphia employers will no longer be able to ask job applicants about their...more
2/20/2020
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
First Amendment ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Wage and Hour
As we have previously discussed, there is an ongoing trend of states prohibiting the use of non-compete agreements in certain situations, including with lower-wage workers. Maine and New Hampshire are the most recent...more