Lancaster Law Blog

Now that summer is here, many employers will be hiring teenagers to fill temporary jobs. There are state and federal limitations on the maximum hours of work, types of work, and work authorization documentation for...

Employers who obtain credit information in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act must be aware of the limitations on its use created by the Bankruptcy Act. Section 575 of the Bankruptcy Act protects...

The Central Penn Business Journal’s Morning Roundup featured an Associated Press article entitled "Small Business Owners shouldn’t use interns as substitute employees". This is the same issue...

The Human Resource Blog has a great post on the benefits of hiring a summer intern. At the risk of throwing the legal wet blanket on internship programs, employers need to be cautious when it comes to unpaid interns. The...

On May 29, 2007, the United States Supreme Court ruled that employees may not bring suit for sex discrimination in an employer’s pay practices under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, unless they have filed a...