Sid Steinberg

May 04, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Selecting among candidates for promotion can often be the most discriminatorily fraught of workplace decisions.

By Sid Steinberg

6 minute read

April 06, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Part of creating a working climate of gender equity is the need for employers to welcome new mothers back into the workplace with lactation rooms for pumping breast milk.

By Sid Steinberg

6 minute read

January 12, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Even where rating employees subjectively, employers need to be sure to also rate them and co-workers consistently.

By Sid Steinberg

6 minute read

December 09, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

How does an employee who admits that she should have been fired state a claim for wrongful discharge under Pennsylvania law? The answer, as discussed in the recent decision, Capriotti v. Rockwell, No. 19-3136, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 216416 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 19, 2020) goes back to a consistent theme of this column—the timing of an employee's termination is often as important as the basis for the termination.

By Sid Steinberg

6 minute read

November 10, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

When terminating an employee, defining goals and selecting the individual's replacement is often the difference between the termination being considered discriminatory or not.

By Sid Steinberg

6 minute read

October 06, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

When an employee seeks leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, or when she seeks a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the critical component for success is the same: communication.

By Sid Steinberg

6 minute read

August 12, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

In today's workplace, managers are well-advised not to treat Bill O'Reilly as a household deity. One would think this goes without saying, but…

By Sid Steinberg and Daniel F. Thornton

5 minute read

June 09, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

The standard under Pennsylvania law for an employee (or likely former employee) to state a claim for Intentional Infliction of emotional distress is high. Just how high was discussed in the recent case of Schaffhouser v. Transedge Truck Center.

By Sid Steinberg

6 minute read

May 06, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sex discrimination is broader than many realize, extending even to the interplay between an employee's appearance and gender stereotypes.

By Sid Steinberg and Daniel F. Thornton

7 minute read

March 11, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Without evidence, even the most compelling argument cannot carry the day. This and other themes were recently addressed in Harrell v. Solebury Township.

By Sid Steinberg and Daniel F. Thornton

6 minute read