Please see our Labor and Employment Counseling page as well.
Employers today must manage employees within a complex and ever-changing labyrinth of laws and regulations. We help guide our clients through this precarious legal landscape, and work closely with our clients on proactive approaches to employment and labor relations that resolve workplace issues before they become problems. We measure our success not only by the large battles we fight and win, but by the battles we have helped clients avoid with positive results.
The Labor and Employment Practices Group provides support to employers in the area of traditional union-management labor relations as well as human resource counseling and employment litigation services. Our representation is nationwide and cross-border, and is for a clientele drawn from most industry groups, including the transportation, health care and biotech, manufacturing, chemical, environmental services, automotive, consumer products, retail, computer technology, financial services, nonprofit and insurance industries. Our attorneys often serve as outside general labor and employment counsel to both domestic and foreign-based business organizations. Our clients include Fortune 50 companies, well known regional businesses, and emerging local companies.
Matters for which we routinely represent our clients arise in almost every subject area, including:
Employment Litigation, Arbitration and Administrative Proceedings
- Judicial, arbitration, and administrative claims made under federal labor and employment laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (discrimination and harassment), the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Equal Pay Act (EPA), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), individual and collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA), and federal prevailing rate laws, such as “Davis-Bacon”;
- Class and collective actions, including hybrid federal/state actions, under minimum wage and overtime laws, antidiscrimination laws, common law and statutory privacy requirements and other employment laws and regulations;
- Claims made under various state labor and employment laws, including state antidiscrimination laws, state whistleblower protection laws, and state wage payment and wage & hour laws – including prevailing wage laws and workers’ compensation retaliation claims;
- Common law wrongful discharge claims, defamation and privacy-based actions, negligent hiring, retention and training, and other types of employment related-lawsuits, both on an individual and class-action basis;
- Claims before various federal and state administrative agencies, such as OSHA, Department of Labor (DOL), and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); and
- Antitrust and RICO actions arising out of labor and other workplace-related disputes.
Employer-Employee Relations
- Negotiating and drafting executive employment contracts, severance agreements and retirement incentive plans;
- Drafting and implementing plans for reductions in force (RIFs), relocations and closings, including guidance under federal and state employee and community notification laws, such as the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN);
- ERISA drafting, planning and counseling;
- Harassment and other discipline/discharge training to minimize litigation exposure;
- Strategies and training to remain non union;
- OFCCP, federal and state affirmative action compliance and audits;
- Supervisory/management training;
- Counseling on human resources issues, including the development of strategies, planning and organization, employee attitude surveys, hiring and selection systems, workplace/human resources audits, and the development of employee handbook, drug testing, and other internal employment policy documents; and,
- Immigration counseling and assistance relating to employment of foreign nationals.
Union-Management Labor Relations, Union Labor Practices
- National Labor Relations Board and court representation related to unfair labor practice charges and election proceedings;
- Picketing, lockouts, demonstrations, handbilling and strikes;
- Merger, acquisition, plant relocation and layoff issues in a unionized environment;
- Union organizational attempts and campaigns;
- Collective bargaining, negotiation, contract administration, grievances and arbitration;
- Government compliance and affirmative action; and
- Multi-employer pension plans and litigation arising out of such plans, including defending trustees against fiduciary obligation litigation.
Employer Protection Strategies, Unfair Competition
- Drafting and enforcing employment agreements, non-compete and trade secret agreements;
- Litigating and securing injunctions caused by breach of non-compete, trade secret and employment agreements;
- Developing and implementing strategies to protect employers against corporate raiding, protection of trade secrets, and unfair competition employment practices; and
- Technology policies, electronic surveillance, and privacy issues.
Cross-Border/International Employment Law Services
- Providing assistance and consultation to domestic and foreign-based multinational business organizations in recognizing and complying with employment, labor and data protection law requirements of nations in which they do or seek to do business;
- Preparation of employment agreements for inbound executives and outbound expatriates;
- Counseling on employment law aspects of mergers and acquisitions that cross borders;
- Counseling on compliance with the European Union Data Protection Directive, including development of contracts, internal policies and procedures, training and other materials required to remain compliant; and
- Coordination and development of global employment policies and project management on the implementation of those policies.
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- UPDATE: New York State Amends Its Pay Transparency Law
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- New York State’s Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect September 17, 2023
- Employment Law Updates for 2023
- UPDATE: New York City Delays Enforcement of Law Restricting Employer Use of Automated Employment Tools to April 15, 2023
- Schnader receives rankings in the 2023 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”
- NYC Employers Take Note: November 4th Public Hearing Set for Rules on NYC Law Restricting Automated Employment Tools
- NYC Salary Disclosure Law Takes Effect November 1st
- Benchmark Litigation Recommends Schnader
- Schnader Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America
- NY Employers Who Conduct Electronic Monitoring of Employees Must Provide Written Notice to New Hires Starting May 7
- The Impact on Employers of the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act”
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Hotline and Other Employee Protections Take Hold in New York State
- PAY TRANSPARENCY LAW: May Day! Salaries For All To See In NYC Starting In May
- Federal Covid-19 Updates: OSHA Withdraws Vaccination-or-Testing Requirement After Supreme Court Defeat, CMS Vaccine Mandate Stands, and Federal Contractor Mandate Halted
- Schnader Welcomes Top Litigator Christine Wechsler
- Update on New York State HERO Act: Mask Mandate Lifted and New Model Template Issued for Airborne Infectious Disease Prevention Control
- Hall v. Millersville University: Third Circuit Clarifies Title IX Liability for Third Party Conduct
- UPDATE: Will the Supreme Court Uphold OSHA’s Vaccination or Testing Requirement for Large Employers and Vaccine Mandate for Certain Health Care Providers?
- Several New Covid-19 Vaccine and Mask Mandates for NYC Employers, Schools, Public Spaces and More
- Schnader a Tier One Firm in “Best Law Firms” Rankings
- New York State HERO Act: November Updates
- Will OSHA’s Mandatory Vaccination/Weekly Testing Rule for Large Employers Survive Court Challenges?
- EEOC Clarifies Religious Exemptions to Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates
- Karen Baillie, Jonathan Skowron and Keith Whitson Certified as “Ally-Ready” by Pittsburgh Legal Diversity & Inclusion Coalition
- Benchmark Litigation Recommends Schnader
- New York Super Lawyers Named
- Update on NY HERO Act: Covered Employers Must Activate Plans Now
- Gaming’s ‘Bro Culture’ Faces Crackdown From California Regulator
- Schnader Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America
- Judge Theodore McKee Taking Senior Status, Giving Biden His First Vacancy on 3rd Circuit
- NY HERO Act: Employers Need to Act by August 5th
- Pennsylvania Wage and Hour Updates: (1) New Overtime Pay Regulation No Longer in Effect and (2) Mandatory Security Checks Are Compensable as Hours Worked
- Above the Fray: Changing the Stakes of Supreme Court Selection and Enhancing Legitimacy
- To Mandate or Not to Mandate? Legal Considerations for Private Employers Contemplating a Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccine Program
- Timothy Lewis Quoted in Article by Pittsburgh Public Radio WESA
- Environmental, health and safety due diligence when buying or selling a business: Beyond a Phase I
- Pa. High Court Points Way To Valid Employer No-Poach Deals
- Website Compliance with the ADA: Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores and a Web of Confusion for Businesses and Nonprofits
- Re-Opening After Covid-19: What Nonprofits Need to Know about Reasonable Accommodation of Employees with Disabilities
- Is a Neutral Party-Appointed Arbitrator an Oxymoron?
- Schnader Welcomes Partner Lisa Brauner to the Firm
- A Sign Of Things To Come? D.C. Bans Employee Non-Competes That Apply To Current Employees And To Post-Employment Activity
- Diversifying Appellate World Means Starting at the Beginning
- California’s New Pay Equity Data Reports Due March 31
- Biden Chooses Boston Mayor to Become Labor Secretary, Sending Strong Signal of Intent to Pursue Ambitious Pro-Union Agenda Announced in “Biden Plan”
- U.S. DOL Publishes Final Rule Redefining Independent Contractor Standards Under FLSA
- Scott Wenner Quoted in Article by Society for Human Resource Management
- U.S. Supreme Court Hears Argument on When Employee Misuse of Work Computers May Constitute Criminal Conduct
- California Ruling Shows Limits Of Arbitration Pacts With Minors
- Employment Update: Another Pennsylvania Court Says A Medical Marijuana User Is Not Disabled Under State Disability Law
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- Schnader a Tier One Firm in 2021 “Best Law Firms” Rankings
- New Jersey Executive Order Sets Health and Safety Standards for Employers
- Hairstyle Discrimination Banned in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
- Schnader Sponsors the Virtual Fall Event of CeaseFirePA
- Benchmark Litigation Recommends Schnader
- New Pennsylvania Overtime Pay Regulation Now in Effect
- Timothy Lewis Reflects on the Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- The Complete Appellate Advocate: Beyond Brief Writing
- Can Employees Be Convicted of a Crime for Unauthorized Use of Work Computers?
- Schnader Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America
- Don’t Get Stuck in the Weeds: 11 Tips for Small Colleges in Pennsylvania to Comply with the New Title IX Regulations
- Jurisdictional Issues that Can Cost Your Businesses: What In-house Counsel Need to Know
- Timothy Lewis Receives Two Appointments – The Council on Criminal Justice and The Appellate Project
- A Pair of New DOL Guidance Documents Address Additional Unemployment Compensation Programs Under the CARES Act
- Document, Document, Document – The Employer’s Guide to Documenting Paid Sick and Family Leave in Uncertain Times
- Pennsylvania’s Shared Work Program May Provide Options for Employers Looking to Avoid Layoffs
- COVID-19: The Department of Labor Issues FFCRA Regulations
- Timothy K. Lewis Helps Develop Clause to Ensure Diversity in Alternative Dispute Resolution
- U.S. DOL Releases Initial Guidance For Employers on Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- Pennsylvania Delays (Until March 23) Enforcement of Order Closing Non-Life-Sustaining Businesses
- New Jersey Executive Order for Residents to Stay at Home and Closing Non-Essential Retail Businesses
- U.S. and New York Legislation Gives Workers Covid-19 Paid Sick Leave, with Other States Considering Related Bills
- Handling Contractual Disputes Linked to COVID-19
- COVID-19 and Employment Considerations for Businesses
- Timothy K. Lewis Interviewed for Law360 Article on Roger Stone Sentencing
- New Overtime Pay Regulation in Pennsylvania May Create Obligations for Employers Beyond Federal Requirements
- Employers Take Notice: Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act Goes Into Effect March 15
- Timothy Lewis appeared on NBC10 @ Issue
- Samuel Silver elected president of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project board of directors
- An Important Endeavor for Justice
- Schnader a Tier One Firm in 2020 “Best Law Firms” Rankings
- Risky Business: Compliance with Independent Contractor Classification Rules Just Got Even More Complicated in California and Beyond
- State Supreme Court to Hear No-Poach Employment Case, First in Pennsylvania
- Schnader Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2020
- PA Supreme Court Upholds Pittsburgh Paid Sick Day Act
- Supreme Court: Employers Must Timely Raise Affirmative Defenses Involving Administrative Exhaustion Under Title VII
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- Megan Harmon Marks 30 Years of Giving Scholarships to Students at Woodland Hills High School
- Sports Betting and the Impact on Colleges and Universities
- Employers Must Submit 2017 and 2018 Pay Data to EEOC by September 30
- Is Your Business One of the 3,500 Scheduled by DOL for an Affirmative Action Program Audit in 2019?
- No-poach employment provisions – are they still acceptable?
- Tim Lewis Receives CPR’s 2019 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity in ADR
- Steves and Sons vs. Jeld-Wen: The First Private Antitrust Divestiture Suit
- New Anti-Hazing Law Requires PA Colleges & Universities to Post Semi-Annual Reports, with Initial Reports Due Jan. 15, 2019
- Timothy Lewis Featured in a Video by the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution
- Department of Education Requests Comments on Proposed Title IX Regulations
- Schnader a Tier One Firm in 2019 “Best Law Firms” Rankings
- Benchmark Litigation Recommends Schnader
- Final New York State Sexual Harassment Guidance and Forms Issued Days Before Effective Date
- Ninth Circuit Panel Reverses Denial of Uber’s Motion to Compel Arbitration of Misclassification Claims and Upholds Class Action Waiver
- New York State and City Move Aggressively Against Sexual Harassment
- Timothy Lewis Was Interviewed for the Online Podcast of the Project on Government Oversight
- Schnader Attorneys Named to NY Super Lawyers
- Timothy Lewis Addresses Concerns About the Supreme Court Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh
- PHRC Clarifies That It Will Accept Allegations of Sex-based Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Transgender Identity, Gender Transition, Gender Identity and/or Gender Expression
- MA Law to Tightly Regulate Post-Employment Covenants Not to Compete; Uniform Trade Secret Act is Adopted
- Schnader Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2019
- Tim Lewis Published “Promoting Diversity in Mediation” as the Cover Story in CPR’s Alternatives Newsletter
- 3rd Circuit Provides Guidance on Transgender Bathroom Policy
- Scott Wenner Published “No Clear Answers for Employers in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case”
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- SCOTUS Holds that Class Action Waivers in Employment Contracts Must be Enforced
- SCOTUS Holds that Class Action Waivers in Employment Contracts Must be Enforced
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- NJ Set to Pass Sick Leave Law
- San Francisco Law Would Expand the Bar on Background Checks
- Hon. Timothy K. Lewis Spoke at Two Major CPR Events
- Hon. Timothy Lewis Writes the Cover Story for The Pennsylvania Lawyer
- Sixth Circuit Decision: Title VII Protects Transgender Workers
- PA Supreme Court to Decide Overtime Formula for Nonexempt Salaried Employees with Flexible Workweeks
- 2nd Cir Rules Sexual Orientation Discrimination Covered Under Title VII
- 3d Circuit Clarifies Standard in FCA Retaliation Cases
- Schnader Advises Valley Pool Sales Regarding Acquisition by Large National Pool Retailer
- Schnader Advises Waste Management Regarding Acquisition of Saratoga Landfill
- New Tax Law Quashes Deduction for Some Sexual Harassment Settlements
- SCOTUS Declines to Hear Sexual Orientation Discrimination Case
- Common Mistakes Employers Make in Handling Complaints of Sexual Harassment
- 7 Tips for Conducting Sexual Harassment Investigations in the Workplace
- When should a business consider terminating an employee accused of sexual harassment?
- Schnader Welcomes Five Associates to its New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Offices
- Tip-Pooling Expansion on the Horizon
- PA Bill Would Ban Nondisclosure Agreements for Sexual Misconduct
- Schnader a Tier One Firm in 2018 “Best Law Firms” Rankings
- Uber Driver Compensation Claims Survive Summary Judgment in EDPA
- Crucial Labor and Employment Issues on the Line in Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Case
- Schnader Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers 2017
- Another Court Finds That Accessibility Rules Apply to Retail Websites
- 7th Circuit Says Beauty School Student Not An Employee
- BREAKING: Pay Data Rules Placed on Hold for EEO-1 Form
- Think Accessibility When Designing Your Webpage and Apps
- New Jersey Appellate Court Tosses Employee Arbitration Agreement
- DOL Requests Feedback on Overtime Rule
- 3rd Circuit Clarifies Standard in Workplace Harassment Cases
- Notice of Rights of Victims of Domestic Violence Now Required for New Hires in California
- Jo Bennett Named Labor and Employment Group Co-Chair
- Seventh Circuit Holds that Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- Schnader Names Scott Wenner New York Managing Partner
- A Look at the EEOC’s Latest Guidance on National Origin
- Scott Wenner Discusses Overtime Rule
- Schnader a Tier One Firm in 2017 “Best Law Firms” Rankings
- PA Superior Court Clarifies that Employers May Not Mandate Payroll Cards
- Employers Beware – The Third Circuit Strictly Construes the FLSA Regulations to Prevent Taking Credit to Offset Overtime Obligations with Amounts Paid Voluntarily for Bona Fide Meal Periods
- Many Schnader Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers 2016
- Jo Bennett Receives Diversity Award
- EEOC Settles First Sexual Orientation Discrimination Suit
- Medical Marijuana is Coming to PA: Are you Ready?
- OFCCP Issues Revised Sex Discrimination Rules
- Employers Cannot Shorten Time Frame to Bring Claims Under N.J. LAD
- Hon. Timothy K. Lewis is Featured in the Spring 2016 Issue of the ABA’s Dispute Resolution Journal
- Wenner Quoted in “With Domino’s Lawsuit, New York AG Goes for Joint Employer Liability”
- The FLSA Overtime Regulations Are Changing December 1, 2016: Colleges and Universities Will be Ready
- The DOL’s Final Overtime Rule: Survival Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations
- Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Pay – Substantially Raising Minimum Salary Threshold to Qualify for Overtime Exemption
- Defend Trade Secrets Act is Enacted
- Private Equity Funds May Be Liable for the Pension Related Liabilities of Portfolio Companies
- New York City Commission on Human Rights Publishes Legal Enforcement Guidance on Discrimination on the Basis of Pregnancy
- IRS Hires Enforcement Agents to Support Worker Misclassification Initiatives
- Overtime Exemption Changes Expected Next Week
- Hon. Timothy K. Lewis Co-Authors Op-Ed in Notable Death Penalty Case
- Both Statewide Paid Family Leave and the $15 Minimum Wage for Most of the NYC Metro Area Became Law in New York April 4th
- New York Appeals Court Imposes Individual Employee Liability for Interfering with FMLA Leave and Retaliation
- Wolf Signs Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Orders
- Sam Silver Inducted into International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- California On Its Way to $15.00 Minimum Wage
- Supreme Court Hands Labor Unions a Reprieve
- Significant Changes to Employer Obligations in California Effective April 1st
- Philadelphia’s “Ban the Box” Ordinance Now Applies to All Private Employers
- EEOC Files its First Sexual Orientation Suits Under Title VII
- Privacy Shield Takes Another Step Forward
- Amended Regulations for NYC Earned Sick Time Act Imposing New Recordkeeping and Policy Mandates Become Effective March 4
- 16 Labor & Employment Resolutions for 2016
- Year of Mergers and Leadership Changes in Midsize Firm Market
- Non-Competes Must Be Supported By Consideration in Pennsylvania: No Exception Based On Employee’s Agreement To Be Legally Bound
- Schnader Recognized as Tier One Law Firm in 2016 “Best Law Firms” Rankings
- Pittsburgh Sick Leave Delayed Until At Least March 10, 2016 To Allow Court Challenge
- New Paid Sick Days Act Applies to Pittsburgh Employers
- Pennsylvania Court Allows Class Action Against Employer Who Used Only Payroll Cards; Holds Payroll Cards Are NOT “lawful money of the United States”
- Karen Baillie joins Schnader’s Pittsburgh Office
- U.S. Department of Labor Announces Proposed Revision to Rule on Overtime Exemptions; Exempt Salary Threshold to More than Double; No Immediate Action Needed
- Obamacare Survives Second Supreme Court Challenge
- Contextual Privacy: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
- Countdown to July 3 for San Francisco Retailers to Modify Flexible Scheduling Practices
- William Brown and Robert Cindrich Recipients of The Legal Intelligencer’s 2015 Lifetime Achievement Awards
- Partners Richard Barkasy and Christine Carty Named to Schnader’s Executive Committee
- U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rules that Courts Have a Narrow Scope to Review Whether the EEOC Complied with Its Statutory Duty to Conciliate Before Filing Suit
- “I Went to Gitmo and All I Got was This Lousy T-Shirt”
- New York City Council Votes to Limit Credit Checks by Employers
- NY Attorney General’s Office Begins Campaign Against Scheduling Practices of Large Retailers
- En Banc 6th Circuit Returns to Practicality, Finding Regular and Predictable Attendance to be Essential Function of Position
- SDNY Judge Refuses to Approve Overbroad Use of Social Media to Notify Members of Opt-in Class of Action
- White House Issues Proposal for FTC-Regulated Data Privacy Protection
- Department of Labor Seeks to Put New FLSA Regulations for Homecare Workers Back on Track
- NJ Supreme Court Backs Employer Defense in Supervisor Harassment Suits
- NJ Supreme Court Advises Courts to Follow NJDOL Test for Determining Employee vs. Independent Contractor Status for Wage Disputes
- Employer Error in Advising Employee of Eligibility for FMLA Leave Can Have Enduring Consequences
- Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP Publishes the Annual “15 Labor & Employment Resolutions For 2015” Alert
- 15 Labor & Employment Resolutions for 2015
- SDNY Judge Permits Use of Social Media to Notify Potential Opt-In Plaintiffs of Conditionally Certified Collective Action by Unpaid Interns
- NLRB Holds Employees May Use Employer Email for Union Organizing and Other Non-Business Purposes
- “The Dismal State of Diversity: Mapping a Chart for Change”
- Schnader Recognized as Tier One Law Firm in 2015 “Best Law Firms” Rankings
- Voters in 4 States Elect to Raise Minimum Wage January 1, 2015
- Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Approved in New Jersey’s Trenton, Montclair
- NYC Dep’t of Consumer Affairs Updates FAQs about Paid Sick Leave Law
- Federal Court Dismisses Complaint Against EEOC for Unauthorized Use of Employer’s E-Mail System
- EEOC Challenge to CVS Severance Agreement Dismissed Due to Agency’s Failure to Engage in Conciliation
- No Right to Jury Trial Under Pennsylvania’s Whistleblower Statute
- Thirty-One Schnader Attorneys Selected for The Best Lawyers in America 2015
- NJ “Ban the Box” Law Restricts Employers from Inquiring about Criminal Records of Prospective Employees During Initial Application Process
- Senate Finance Committee Considering Measure to Largely Repeal IRC Section 530 Safe Harbor for Most Businesses Using Independent Contractors
- Super Lawyers Recognizes Many Schnader Attorneys in 2014
- Supreme Court Deals NLRB and Administration Another Legal Setback
- California Supreme Court Submits to Federal Preemption, Holds Class Action Waivers Enforceable in Employment Cases – But Not in PAGA Claims
- Big Win For Employers: NJ Supreme Court Affirms Limits on Employee Whistleblower Actions
- Four South Jersey Partners Recognized as “Best Attorneys in Business”
- Good News/Bad News/Good News Again for CEOs
- By May 30, NYC Employers Must Provide Notice of Rights to All Employees Under Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- NJ Supreme Court to Decide Whether “Watchdog Employees” are Entitled to Whistleblower Protection
- Refusing to Defer to Business Judgment that Workplace Attendance was Essential to Job, Sixth Circuit Panel Defers to EEOC Over Telecommuting as a Reasonable Accommodation
- NLRB Zeroes In on Rules Forbidding Personal Use of Company Email
- Twelve Schnader Attorneys Honored as 2007 ‘Pennsylvania Rising Stars’
- Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of EEOC Challenge to Credit Checks
- Connecticut Wins Race to Raise Minimum Wage to $10.10 Per Hour
- White House kicks off new campaign against overtime exemptions
- NYC Earned Sick Leave Law expanded just before April 1 effective date
- “DRI Legislative Update: New Laws for 2014 (Federal Section)”
- Protecting Your US Business From Unfair Competition by Former Employees Requires Timely and Prudent Action
- Philadelphia ordinance requires reasonable accommodation for pregnancy and childbirth
- Duquesne University School of Law Honors Prominent Alumni Including Schnader Counsel Honorable Timothy K. Lewis
- NLRB Revives “Election Reform” Rulemaking
- New NJ Law Bars Pregnancy Discrimination
- U.S. Government to SCOTUS: Severance Pay Subject to FICA Taxes
- NJ Employers Must Post and Distribute Gender Equity Notice Beginning January 6, 2014
- First Circuit Affirms $105,000 Attorneys’ Fee Award in Age Bias Case after Jury Awards only $7,650 in Damages
- Fourteen States to Hike Minimum Wage in 2014
- New York Becomes 16th State to Join DOL Misclassification Initiative
- EEOC Asserts Right to Blast E-Mail Entire Workforce at Work and at Home
- CA Supreme Court Narrowly Construes SCOTUS Concepcion Ruling Limiting Authority to Void Mandatory Arbitration Agreements as Unconscionable
- Schnader Recognized as a Tier One Law Firm in the 2014 “Best Law Firms” Rankings
- Amendment to Philadelphia Ordinance Would Expand Protection of Pregnant Employees
- Schnader and Yang & Co. Formalize Representation Arrangement for Indonesia Related Legal Matters
- Schnader Attorneys Achieve Victory for Electrical Transmission Company
- New Jersey’s New Leave Law – SAFE Act – Takes Effect October 1. Is Your Company Ready?
- PA Right to Work Update: Senate Proposes Freedom of Employment Act
- Employers Should Proceed with Caution in Using Payroll Cards
- Department of Labor Publishes Benefits Guidance on Definitions of Spouse and Marriage
- Bring Your Own Device Policies: 10 Practical Steps to Minimize Risk
- Super Lawyers Recognizes Many Schnader Attorneys in 2013
- Employers Who Text Driving Employees May Be Liable for Resulting Accident
- FAQ: Making Wage Deductions to Recover Inadvertent Overpayment of Wages and Repayment of Advances to Employees
- EEOC Position on Criminal Background Checks Rejected Again
- Thirty-One Schnader Attorneys Selected for The Best Lawyers in America 2014
- Connecticut Toughens Law Granting Access to Personnel Files
- Rhode Island Joins the ‘Ban the Box’ Movement
- DC Circuit Finds DOL’s Unilateral Reversal of Prior Published Enforcement Position Exceeded its Authority; Public Notice and Comment was Required
- EEOC Begins Enforcing 2012 Criminal Background Check Guidance
- NYC Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Law Enacted Over Bloomberg Veto
- NLRB Notice Posting Rule Invalidated by Fourth Circuit
- PA Supreme Court Finds Non-Compete Ancillary to Commencement of Employment is Enforceable Even Though Not Mentioned in Offer Letter
- NYC Mayor Vetoes Paid Sick Leave Law
- Schnader Attorneys Recognized as Members of the 2012 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
- Supreme Court to Decide if DOL Review Board Properly Expanded SOX Whistleblower Protection to Public Company Contractor Employees
- Mandatory Paid Sick Leave is Coming to NYC
- NYC Council Overwhelmingly Passes Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Law
- “Whistleblower Guidance from NJ Appellate Court May Help Employers Keep More CEPA Claims from Reaching a Jury”
- Small Business Owners: Can a Fellow Owner Sue Your Business Claiming Employment Discrimination?
- Whistleblower Guidance from NJ Appellate Court May Help Employers Keep More CEPA Claims from Reaching a Jury
- New York State Minimum Wage to Increase Beginning in 2014
- Third Circuit Defers to DOL and Adopts ARB’s New and Expansive Definition of Protected Activity under SOX
- “When Blowing the Whistle Loses Protection”
- Supreme Court Closes CAFA Federal Court Evasion Loophole; Employers Likely to Benefit
- New York City Council Passes Law Prohibiting Discrimination Against Unemployed, Overriding Mayor’s Veto
- President Obama Nominates DOJ AAG Perez as Secretary of Labor
- Employers Directed to Use New Form I-9 Verifying Work Eligibility by May 7
- USCIS Directs Employers to Use Updated Work Eligibility I-9 by May 7
- UPS Chief Legal and Compliance Officer Credits Mentor William H. Brown, III
- Proposed Minnesota Legislation to Prohibit Most Non-Compete Covenants
- Third Circuit Applies Employee-Friendly Burden Shifting Test to FRSA Whistleblower Retaliation Claim
- Whistleblowers Recover $122,500 in False Claims Act Settlement of $700,000
- OFCCP Directive Warns Against Blanket Criminal Record Exclusions for Applicants
- Wage and Hour Division Unveils Plans to Survey Workers’ Knowledge of Their Classification as Employees or Independent Contractors; May Signal Plan to Reactivate “Right to Know” Rulemaking
- As Expected, Governor Christie Vetoes The New Jersey’s The Minimum Wage Increase.
- Bill to Further Punish Wage & Hour Violators Introduced in New York Assembly
- NLRB Revises Policy to Allow Board Settlements to Include Front Pay
- 13 Labor & Employment Resolutions for 2013, Part 2
- 13 Labor & Employment Resolutions for 2013, Part 1
- Secretary of Labor Solis Resigns
- NJ Legislature Takes Next Step Toward a Radical Minimum Wage Constitutional Amendment
- Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP Presents Your 13 Labor & Employment Resolutions for 2013
- Requiring Medical Disclosure to Excuse Absence Still a Gray Area for Employers Despite EEOC’s Headline Grabbing Settlement with Retailer
- Ten States Increasing Minimum Wage in 2013
- Who Is A “Supervisor” Under Title VII and Why You Should Care
- Schnader’s Cherry Hill Office Collects Nearly a Half a Ton of Winter Clothes on Behalf of Big Brothers Big Sisters
- A minimum wage hike could be on the horizon in New Jersey
- SchnaderWorks.com – A Labor and Employment Law Blog
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- Employers Must Provide Updated FCRA Notice by January 1, 2013
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- Cleaning Up from Hurricane Sandy: Important Employment Issues
- Schnader Recognized as a Tier One Law Firm in the 2013 “Best Law Firms” Rankings
- Schnader Attorneys Recognized as Members of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania’s Pro Bono Roll of Honor
- Update on New Jersey Gender Inequity Notice
- New York Eases Rules on Deductions from Employee Wages
- Another Mandatory Notice for New Jersey Employers Effective November 21, 2012
- “Asking Specific Reason for Absence Risks ADA Violation”
- Super Lawyers Recognizes Many Schnader Attorneys in 2012
- Megan Harmon Selected as One of the “2012 Most Powerful and Influential Women of Pennsylvania”
- “Department of Labor Targets Oil and Gas Industry on Wage and Hour Violations”
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- Pennsylvania Public Works Contractors and Subcontractors Must Use E-Verify
- Fair Credit Reporting Act Is Applied to Data Broker Selling Personal Information Gleaned from Social Media for Employment Screening
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