Family And Medical Leave 101
The federal Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993 established the right for certain employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period due to…
Employment / Personal Injury / Business
Pitfalls Of The Disability Benefits Application Process: Part I – Still Employed
I have blogged previously about the pitfalls of filling out applications for disability benefits without seeking the advice of an attorney. Simply stating you have a disabling medical condition and…
EEOC Weighs In On Obesity A Second Time
A recent ABA Law Journal article reported that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has taken up the case of a New Orleans woman fired from her job with a national non-profit…
Kraft Foods Tragedy Highlights Need For Employer Vigilance
The tragic shooting deaths of two employees at the Kraft Foods plant in Philadelphia is a stark reminder that violence can happen anytime in any workplace, large or small. The…
When Public Officials Err, Lawyers Win
This has been a good year for lawyers. We have the Lower Merion laptop fiasco still ongoing. The school district’s use of spycam technology without an established policy generated a…
Taxpayers Subsidize Phila. Sexual Harassment
In the latest example of powerful public officials abusing their offices, we have Carl R. Greene, executive director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Greene is accused of groping Elizabeth Helm, an…
Supreme Court Expands Employer Review of Employee Communications
In a 9 – 0 vote, the Supreme Court recently reversed a decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and held that an employee does not have a reasonable…
Pennsylvania Mini-COBRA Reminder
Pennsylvania’s “Mini-COBRA” law has now been in effect for almost a year. The Mini-COBRA legislation signed by Governor Rendell back in June 2009 extends to small employers not covered by…