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The local and national news outlets were buzzing yesterday about a family toting around a five-foot reptile in Philadelphia’s Love Park last week.
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Philadelphia and OSHA issued new mask instructions last week. One has 💪 while the other is just kinda 😐
Spoiler alert: The place with hecka-cheesesteaks was flexing. Continue reading
The COVID-19 Conundrum: Can you suspend employees for attending big Thanksgiving dinners?
Luigi Crespo from Frederick, MD, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
That would make things interesting, wouldn’t it?
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In Philadelphia, just about everyone is eligible now for COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave
You get emergency paid sick leave! You get emergency paid sick leave! You get emergency paid sick leave! Continue reading
Philly employers cannot ask applicants about salary history, rules federal appellate court
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Back in 2017, the City of Philadelphia became the first city in the country to pass a law forbidding local employers from asking individuals about their salary history. The purpose of the law was to help close the wage gap between men and women. Continue reading
72 police officers in trouble over offensive Facebook posts is your wake-up call to reeducate employees about responsible social media.
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I’m typing this post in Las Vegas at the 2019 SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition. Several years ago, the intersection employee use of social media and HR compliance spawned several sessions on the topic. I should know; I delivered many of them.
In 2019 however, that topic seems played out.
But, make no mistake about it, employee abuse of social media is still a big problem for many workplaces in the United States. Continue reading
In plain English: How will Philadelphia’s Fair Workweek law impact your local business?
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In a 14-3 vote last week, Philadelphia City Council approved sweeping changes to the ways local employers can schedule work, hire new employees, and pay their workers.
It’s kind of a big deal.
And with Mayor Kenney chomping at the bit to sign the legislation, here’s what employers need to know about Philadelphia’s New Fair Workweek rules. Continue reading
I’m gonna throw a little employment law at this Matt Patricia – Detroit Lions Sexual Assault saga
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By Governor Tom Wolf from Harrisburg, PA [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Maybe, Lions ownership missed Super Bowl LII and the 41 points that the Philadelphia Eagles dropped on Mr. Patricia’s garbage Patriots defense.
Oh, sorry.
The Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LII victory over the New England Patriots, which gave the Eagles one more Super Bowl win (1) than the Dallas Cowboys have total playoff wins in the last 20 years (0), is not the point of this post.
The point is that, on Wednesday, Robert Snell of the Detroit News reported (here) that Mr. Patricia was indicted for aggravated sexual assault in 1996, something missed in the Lions background check.
And the real question is… Continue reading
A federal judge put the kibosh on Philly’s salary-history ban. Well, not really.
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Last year, Philadelphia passed a law that banned local employers from asking individuals about their salary history. The purpose of the law was to help close the wage gap between men and women.
Then the local Chamber of Commerce went to federal court to attempt to block the law. Their first attempt was unsuccessful. But, they came back with even more business groups to take a second bite at the apple.
And, yesterday, Judge Mitchell Goldberg ruled on the matter. Continue reading