In the past month, Pennsylvania and its two largest cities, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, enacted legislation that will affect employers across the Commonwealth. Pennsylvania adopted legislation to protect against...more
12/12/2025
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Disparate Impact ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Pennsylvania ,
Protected Class ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State and Local Government
The Lehigh County Human Relations Ordinance was enacted February 26, 2024, establishing county-specific non-discrimination requirements for employment, housing, education, health care and public accommodations. The ordinance...more
5/2/2024
/ Criminal Records ,
Deadlines ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Pennsylvania ,
Race Discrimination ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Pennsylvania and Philadelphia recently enacted changes that impact employer criminal background screening. ...more
1/5/2024
/ Background Checks ,
Ban the Box ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Pennsylvania ,
State Labor Laws