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A recent government survey revealed that 8.2 percent of full-time workers admit illegal drug use during the preceding month. Use rates are even higher for some industries: restaurant workers, 17.4 percent, and...
The Art of Employment Releases
July 17, 2007
Obtaining a release from an employee that waives the myriad of federal and state employment law claims is an art and not a science. It requires balancing contradictory government regulations, harmonizing competing...
Pennsylvania and Federal Minimum wage posters may be downloaded at the website locations listed below. Posters must be placed in a conspicuous place in the work site where they can be seen by employees at all work site...
Public Employee’s Claims that a Union Breached its Duty of Fair Representation must be Made in Court not at the PLRB
July 11, 2007
In Case v. Hazelton Area Educational, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held that "[i]ndividual claims by employees against the union that allege a breach of the duty of fair representation do not qualify as...
The immigration reform battle on Capital Hill turned into a skirmish over the EEOC’s enforcement of to English-Only rules in the workplace. By a narrow 15-14 margin, a Senate Appropriations Committee voted June 28 to...