Employment and Labor

This post is written by Rachel Felton. Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued updated COVID-19 guidance for all industries outside of the healthcare sector. [...]

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated its December 16th guidance regarding COVID-19 vaccinations. The EEOC’s new guidance seeks to clarify and reiterate some of the [...]

On April 29, 2021, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Pittsburgh Logistics Systems, Inc. v. Beemac Trucking LLC, et al. (“PLS”). In PLS, the High Court considered [...]

For the last nine months, most employers with fewer than 500 employees have been required to provide employees with emergency paid sick leave and emergency family and medical leave under the [...]

The City of Pittsburgh now requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide COVID-19 related paid sick leave to certain employees who work within the City of Pittsburgh. Paid sick leave [...]

With the fall surge upon us, state and local governments are issuing new orders to curb the rising number of COVID-19 cases. The Secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of Health recently issued [...]

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has issued an Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings. Under that Order, employees are required to wear a face covering when they are in the same [...]

We’ve previously written about the changes to paid leave law brought about by the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) and how the new law impacts employers as they reopen. As [...]

Yesterday, in a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) prohibits discrimination against employees on the basis of their [...]

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a temporary rule providing additional information on the paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA went [...]