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Pennsylvania

Head in the sand never works! Always respond to lawsuit documents

04/06/2017
An oblivious business owner has learned the hard way that ignoring a lawsuit comes at a price: An almost instant order to pay up—without any chance to offer a defense.

The best way to stop age bias claims: Prove employee was terminated for cause

04/06/2017
Employers should always document exactly why they terminated an older employee, even if he or she was replaced by a much younger worker.

Penn State graduate assistants file to unionize

04/06/2017
The Coalition of Graduate Employees has teamed with the Pennsylvania Education Association to seek representation for an estimated 3,724 graduate student employees in the Penn State system.

Harassment victims get new lawsuit option

04/06/2017
Employees who miss the deadline for filing EEOC complaints may get a second chance following a 3rd Circuit decision in a case involving sexual harassment in Pennsylvania.

Conflict: OK to hold boss to higher standard

04/06/2017
When a supervisor and subordinate don’t get along, most of the onus for resolving the conflict falls on the supervisor. If he or she doesn’t rise to the occasion, the appropriate course of action might be to fire the boss.

Mental health accommodations addressed in EEOC guidance

03/03/2017
The ADA only covers mental health conditions if they constitute disabilities, meaning they substantially limit a major life activity.

State legislature may kill Philly’s pay ordinance

03/03/2017
Legislative action in Harrisburg could moot the new law banning employers from asking potential hires about their salary histories.

Engineer sues Amtrak, claiming derailment resulted from attack

03/03/2017
The engineer of the passenger train that derailed in Philadelphia in May 2015, killing eight people, has sued Amtrak, claiming it failed to provide a safe work environment.

No EPA claim if the jobs weren’t actually equal

03/03/2017
To win an Equal Pay Act claim, an employee must show that a similarly situated employee of the opposite sex was paid more. It’s not enough to merely claim that one sex generally earned more.

The one time it’s good for your handbook to be a contract

03/03/2017
An employer has won the right to pursue a contract counterclaim against a former employee based on a provision in the employee handbook.