Category Archives: Labor Law
Should You Sign An Employment Contract In Harrisburg?
Finding a new job can prove challenging and may involve countless hours scanning job openings online, filling out resumes, and going to interviews. Once you are offered a position, there are still some important steps you need to take before starting the job. One of these may involve signing an employment contract. Employment contracts… Read More »
5 Things To Know About Your Rights Under The FLSA
Employees have a wide variety of rights under state and federal labor laws, and it is important to know those rights in order to recognize when they may have been violated. Our experienced Harrisburg Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) lawyers want to say more about employee rights under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act… Read More »
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Most Americans know Dr. King as one of the greatest leaders of the civil rights movement of the 1960’s, however, Dr. King was equally as passionate in his devotion to the Labor Movement – for without economic opportunity, civil rights could not flourish. His commitment to the American worker followed him until the day… Read More »
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Announces New Email Address to Assist Applicants with Unemployment Issues
A common complaint we would receive prior to the Covid-19 pandemic was that the Unemployment Service Centers were extremely hard to reach to resolve UC issues. Applicants would attempt to call the service centers and would remain on hold for hours if they were able to get through at all. Now that the pandemic… Read More »
Worker Protection Bill Against Unjust Firing Being Considered in Philadelphia
We receive calls every day from workers who are unfairly discharged. Unfortunately for most of those workers because Pennsylvania is an “at will” employment state there are very few options when it comes to getting their job back. Most of the time their discharges cannot be challenged even when there was no willful misconduct… Read More »
Governor Wolf Issues Executive Order to Promote Equal Pay
On June 6, 2018 Governor Tom Wolf issued Executive Order 2018-18-03 addressing “Equal Pay for Employees of the Commonwealth.” The Order recognized the problem of pay disparity in the work force which particularly affects women and minorities. It further recognized that a common hiring practice involves Employer’s asking applicants about their salary history during… Read More »
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Most Americans know Dr. King as one of the greatest leaders of the civil rights movement of the 1960’s, however, Dr. King was equally as passionate in his devotion to the Labor Movement – for without economic opportunity, civil rights could not flourish. His commitment to the American worker followed him until the day… Read More »
Senator Lee Introduces Bill to Strip the National Labor Relations Board of its Power to Prosecute Unfair Labor Practices
Under the National Labor Relations Act (the Act), the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) has the power to investigate and prosecute unfair labor practices as defined by the Act. Unfair labor practices include, but are not limited to, such things as illegally interfering with employees’ rights to organize; retaliating against employees for supporting… Read More »
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Issues Ban the Box Policy for State Jobs
In a prior post, we discussed “Ban the Box” legislation and how it can impact workers. On May 5, 2017, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf issued a “Ban the Box” policy, relative to state non-civil service jobs. Described as a “Fair-Chance hiring policy” for state agencies, the legislation will remove the criminal conviction question, otherwise… Read More »
What is “Paycheck Protection” and How Does it Affect My Union
On February 8, 2017 the Pennsylvania Senate passed legislation more commonly known as “Paycheck Protection.” The legislation was comprised of two bills. Senate Bill 166 prohibited “any outside organization from using the Commonwealth, or any of its political subdivisions, as an agent to collect money to be used for political purposes. “ The legislation… Read More »