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
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
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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
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
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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 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
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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