Author Archive for: "Rachel D. Felton"

President Trump has signed emergency legislation that expands the Family and Medical Leave Act to cover coronavirus related leave and provides for emergency paid sick leave. The legislation, [...]

Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced that employees who are out of work due to COVID-19 may be eligible for unemployment compensation benefits under the [...]

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 Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled that the fluctuating workweek method of calculating overtime pay violates the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA). While the use of the fluctuating [...]

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a 2015 City of Pittsburgh Ordinance requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to employees within the City of Pittsburgh. The Ordinance provides [...]

Roofing companies grappling with a shortage of workers may turn to temporary staffing agencies for workers. Companies should make sure that the contract between their company and the staffing [...]

Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, seeking to narrow the circumstances under which two or more separate employers may be joint-employers [...]

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) maintains Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms, including a notice of rights and responsibilities, a doctor’s certification, and a [...]

The fall of 2017 brought much attention to sexual harassment in the workplace. As legal counsel to small, medium and large employers, we saw an increase in the number of employees filing sexual [...]

Beginning on January 22, 2017, employers must use the new version of the Form I-9, marked 11/14/2016. Employers can face monetary penalties if they do not use the new Form I-9.  The Form I-9 can [...]