Author Archive for: "Rachel D. Felton"

Last year, the federal government passed the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP for Nursing Mothers) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) to strengthen [...]

It is important for all companies to have a well-written and up-to-date employee handbook. Employee handbooks inform employees of workplace policies, set expectations between employees and the [...]

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a new “Know Your Rights” poster as of October 2022, replacing the now outdated “Equal Opportunity is the Law” poster.  Employers [...]

Last week, The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 went into law. The Act amends the Federal Arbitration Act and allows employees who are subject to [...]

Allegheny County’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance has taken effect. The Ordinance, which was passed on September 15, 2021, requires employers with 26 or more employees (including part-time and [...]

The newest development in the litigation over OSHA’s vaccination-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) occurred last Friday when the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved [...]

Last month, Allegheny County Council unanimously passed a new Ordinance requiring employers with 26 or more part-time and full-time employees to provide paid sick leave to their workers. The [...]

President Joe Biden has announced strict vaccine rules for large employers as part of the administration’s new six-part plan to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Labor’s Occupational [...]

Last Friday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued updated Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace. In the Guidance, OSHA adopted [...]

Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued updated COVID-19 guidance for all industries outside of the healthcare sector. The new guidance differentiates between [...]