Pennsylvania Labor And Employment Blog

Commentary on human resources topics from a legal perspective for businesses in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. Posts are written to promote a practical understanding of legal compliance related to labor and employment matters for human resource professionals, business owners, and in-house counsel.

Author: McNees Wallace & Nurick attorneys in Harrisburg and Lancaster, Pa., post here, including partner Stephen R. Kern, of counsel Michael Moore and associates Maryfrances T. Cooper and Marcy L. McCullough.

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Recent Posts from Pennsylvania Labor and Employment Blog

Pennsylvania Based Employees May Be Entitled to Overtime for work in Foreign Countries
Recently, the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania delivered some potentially bad news to Pennsylvania employers. In Truman v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc., the Court held that an employee may be entitled to…
Third Circuit Distinguishes "Sexual Stereotyping" from "Sexual Orientation" Discrimination
In Prowel v. Wise Business Forms, Inc., the Third Circuit reversed a district court's granting of summary judgment in favor of an employer on a claim of gender stereotyping discrimination. The claim was brought by…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules that Small Employers may not be Liable for Employment Discrimination
In Weaver v. Harpster, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that small employers (three or fewer employees) may not liable for acts of employment discrimination. Under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA), employers with four or more…
PA Department of Insurance Provides Mini-COBRA Guidance
Pennsylvania's Mini-COBRA law became effective July 10, 2009. The law provides COBRA-like medical insurance continuation to employees who work for smaller business not covered by the federal law. The Department of Insurance clarified some of the coverage…
President Obama focuses on Immigration Compliance and Enforcement
The President and Vice President met with a bipartisan group of Congressional leaders in late June to discuss one of today's most contentious issues – immigration – and how to go about reforming the broken…
Prohibition on Excessive Overtime in Health Care Act effective July 1, 2009
The Prohibition on Excessive Overtime in Health Care Act (Act 102) became effective on July 1, 2009. Health care facilities covered by the law include hospitals, ASCs, hospices, long-term care facilities and other inpatient facilities,…
Supreme Court Rejects choice of Lawsuits Defense
A governmental employer cannot throw out a employment promotion test because it thinks that the test results have a disparate impact against a minority group unless there is a "strong basis in evidence" to believe…
Pennsylvania Enacts "Mini-COBRA" requiring Insurers to offer Continuation of Health Coverage Options for Employees of Small Businesses
Effective July 10, 2009, medical insurers covering small employers in Pennsylvania will be required to offer COBRA-like continuation coverage to qualified employees and their eligible dependents. The new law covers small employers who have between two…
Supreme Court Age Discrimination Decision in "Mixed-Motive" Cases Invites Legislative Reversal
The United States Supreme Court decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. creates a rift between the treatment of so called "mixed-motive" cases under the ADEA and Title VII. Under Title VII, an employee may…
Employers should Protect Registered Trademarks and Company Names from Appropriation on Facebook
On June 9, Facebook, the social networking website, publicly announced that beginning Saturday, June 13 at 12:01 a.m. U.S. EDT, it will allow users to adopt personalized username URLs (e.g., facebook.com/yourname). Trademark owners who want…