We are thrilled to bring back our Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar in Philadelphia, featuring interactive discussions led by our skilled attorneys on critical topics impacting your business. This year, our Labor &...more
8/28/2024
/ Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Events ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Workplace Investigations
On July 23, 2024, a federal judge in Pennsylvania declined to grant a temporary injunction against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) forthcoming ban on employment noncompete agreements. District Judge Kelley Brisbon Hodge...more
In April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent shockwaves across the nation when it issued an administrative rule that will essentially ban all noncompete agreements when it goes into effect on September 4, 2024....more
In a seismic decision on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-to-2 to ban noncompete agreements for all workers, with a narrow exception for senior executives. This new rule, set forth in a 570-page...more
On February 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter stating that employees may use the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to reduce their work hours indefinitely. The DOL issued its letter in...more
Effective April 18, 2022, employers in New Jersey may not track vehicles driven by employees without first providing written notice. This statute applies to both vehicles provided by the employer and employee-owned vehicles...more
On November 6, 2021, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a stay of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which requires COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing for companies with 100 or more...more
Earlier today, as directed by the Biden administration, OSHA announced an emergency rule requiring vaccination or weekly testing for companies with 100 or more employees. There are multiple aspects of OSHA’s emergency rule...more
As COVID-19 restrictions lift across the country, employers are increasingly calling workers back to the office, some for the first time since March 2020. But before rushing back to their pre-pandemic operations, employers...more
7/7/2021
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Health and Safety ,
Labor Regulations ,
Leave of Absence ,
Marijuana ,
Misclassification ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Vaccinations ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Safety
In this webinar, Jonathan Landesman and Anthony Bottenfield discuss two timely topics that construction-industry employers must be aware of and provide practical tips for employers for closing out the year without...more
12/9/2019
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Best Practices ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Workers ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
General Contractors ,
Holiday Parties ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII
In this webinar, Jonathan Landesman and Anthony Bottenfield will discuss two timely topics that construction-industry employers must be aware of and provide practical tips for employers for closing out the year without...more
11/6/2019
/ Best Practices ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Workers ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
General Contractors ,
Holiday Parties ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Webinars
On August 12, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed new legislation (Senate Bill S6577, A8421) making it significantly easier for employees to file sexual harassment lawsuits in New York....more
On January 23, 2017, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed into law a wage equity ordinance that makes it unlawful for an employer in the city of Philadelphia to ask about the wage history of a prospective employee at any...more