The Office of Management and Budget issued a vaguely worded memorandum on Jan. 27, 2025, ordering a blanket freeze (with very limited exceptions) in all federal grants, federal loans, and other forms of federal financial...more
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In the first days of his presidency, President Donald J. Trump made significant changes to the makeup and priorities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). On the second day of his administration, President...more
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Philadelphia’s Wage Equity Ordinance, which was enacted in 2017, will finally start being enforced by the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (PCHR) on September 1, 2020. Following an unsuccessful judicial challenge,...more
Philadelphia was the first city to pass a law to ban employers from asking about the wage history of job applicants in 2018. Now that a federal court’s injunction has been lifted, the law is in effect.
With a stated goal...more
Anticipating layoffs, reductions in hours and absences resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance to states on March 12 addressing the eligibility of affected workers to...more
The City of Philadelphia’s effort to ban employers from asking about the wage history of job applicants is one step closer to reality now that a federal appeals court has rejected a First Amendment challenge to the...more
Delaware is the latest state to prohibit employers from inquiring about the salary history of job applicants.
The new Delaware law makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer or an employer’s agent to screen...more
An Outback Steakhouse employee who was fired for distributing drugs to a co-worker despite her status as a licensed medical marijuana caregiver has lost her suit alleging the termination was the result of age...more
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Philadelphia will become the first city to ban employers from asking about the wage history of job applicants, an action with a goal of advancing wage equity.
The...more