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Pennsylvania

Satanic hand scanner costs company half a million dollars

01/04/2016
A mining company’s refusal to accommodate an employee’s religious belief has cost it $586,860. A federal jury in Pittsburgh decided that Consol Energy violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act when it refused an employee’s request to use an alternative method for tracking his hours.

Former Highmark exec sues insurer for $32M

01/04/2016
Kenneth Milani, former chief executive officer of Pennsylvania’s largest health insurer Highmark, is suing the company in the wake of his 2012 firing for lying about his relationship with a married Highmark employee.

Pennsylvania’s state revenue boss gets probation for harassment

01/04/2016
Albert Forlizzi II has fallen a long way. Now unemployed, the former supervisor at the State Department of Revenue and former mayor of Pen­­brook has been sentenced to four years probation after pleading no contest to charges of indecent assault and official oppression.

Are there any occasions when it would be appropriate to ask about applicant’s religion?

12/01/2015
Q. When, if ever, can our company legally ask an applicant about his or her religious affiliation?

Is it OK to impose a salary cap?

12/01/2015
Q. Many of our employees have reached the top of the current pay scale. We just instituted a salary cap. The only employees affected are those with many years of service and are well into their 50s and beyond. Some of the affected employees are angry and say this is age discrimination.

Dauphin County bans the box

12/01/2015
Dauphin County has announced plans to join the ranks of municipalities that will no longer ask applicants about their criminal histories on job applications.

Pennsylvania bill would allow paying staff via debit cards

12/01/2015
A proposal by Pennsylvania State Sen. Don White, chairman of the Banking and Insurance Committee, would allow employers to pay employees with debit cards rather than paychecks. The legislation would require granting employees free access to all of their wages.

Proof required to support discrimination claim

12/01/2015
Just because a fired worker and his boss are of different races doesn’t mean discrimination has occurred.

Petty annoyances aren’t reason enough to sue

12/01/2015
Some employees seem to believe they are owed a perfect workplace, free of all stress. They’re wrong.

Act fast to address employee’s request for ADA disability accommodation

12/01/2015
Never indefinitely delay addressing a disability accommodation request. In fact, you should make a decision as quickly as possible so the employee can’t accuse you of failure to accommodate through inaction.