Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Fabiana Cohen | December 8, 2017
In a federal lawsuit filed in November, advocacy groups contend that the Trump administration illegally halted pay data collection intended to address the growing disparities in the wage gap. The National Women's Law Center and the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement sued the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, among others, for their decision to block an Obama-era measure that would have required companies with 100 or more workers to report earnings data for employees by sex, race, ethnicity and job category.
By Marcia Coyle | December 7, 2017
By reversing the federal government's long-held position that "fair share" fees paid to public employee unions by nonmembers are lawful, the U.S. Justice Department sent an early holiday present to Justice Samuel Alito Jr., who has led recent attacks on the constitutionality of the fees. But maybe, in a long shot for unions, the late Justice Antonin Scalia will have the final word.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Maureen "Morty" Cassidy | December 7, 2017
In September 2013, the WCAIS (workers' compensation automation and integration system) went live in Pennsylvania implementing EDI (electronic data interchange) transactions between companies and the commonwealth. The idea was to permit the exchange of large volumes of accident and injury information from companies to the state in an expedited and more efficient form than on paper.
By Erin Mulvaney | December 6, 2017
Barbara Brickmeier, vice president for human resources and business development at IBM, said overlapping state and local paid leave mandates provide stress and compliance headaches for companies.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | December 6, 2017
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to decide whether the city of Pittsburgh has the authority to force employers to offer paid sick leave and building owners to ramp up emergency response training.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Michael T. Landen and Mayda Z. Nahhas | December 6, 2017
Recent headline events may have some wondering about how far First Amendment rights extend into the workplace. Jerry Jones, owner of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, declared he would bench any player who protested during the national anthem.
By Ben Hancock | December 5, 2017
A judge in San Francisco dismissed a class action against Google alleging that the search giant placed women in lower-ranking jobs and paid them less than their male counterparts. But it's not the end of the suit.
By Erin Mulvaney | December 5, 2017
Peter Robb's guidance will be crucial in outlining the board's priorities moving forward.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | December 5, 2017
The firm has hired four lawyers, including two name partners, from Houston boutique Alaniz Schraeder Linker Farris Mayes.
By Charles Toutant | December 4, 2017
Abandoning its long-held position on a maritime worker compensation issue, the Third Circuit has ruled that judges may not alter terms of a seafarer's labor contract without evidence that negotiations were unfair.
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