Lancaster Law Blog

Pennsylvania is a strong at will employment  state, but what does that really mean? Employment at will is only a contract term. It creates a rebuttable presumption that all employment contracts can be...

There are psychological tests and assessment tools that are predictive of violent behavior, but there are significant legal restrictions on their use. Assessments that are not "medical tests" may be used on a...

Although the Personnel Files Act limits inspection rights to "any person currently employed", it does not prohibit an individual from obtaining access when the individual makes a request contemporaneously with...

Many employers rely on the decision in Statler  v. U.C.B.R, 728 A.2d 1029 (Pa. Cmwlth 1999) as a blanket justification for mandating that all employees submit to direct deposit.  In Statler, a union employee refused...

As a follow up to the previous posting, Dr. Ira Wolfe offers his thoughts on Psychopathy in the Workplace based in part on his experience with personality assessments conducted through his business Success Performance...