By Hazel Millard The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for workers who are pregnant, post-partum, or experiencing related medical conditions. This federal anti-discrimination law applies to all public sector employers and private sector ...
NLRB’s Fair Choice-Employee Voice Rule Restores Policies To Foster Employees’ Free Choice of Representatives
At the end of July, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a Final Rule called the Fair Choice-Employee Voice Rule to overturn three Trump-era policies that had encouraged employer interference and delay in employee organizing and destabilized bargaining relationships in the construction ...
The Supreme Court Weighs in on Starbucks Union Organizing Dispute
By: Rotimi Adeoye and Lauren Hoye In a recent landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed a crucial question: How should federal courts evaluate requests for injunctions in union-related cases under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)? The case, Starbucks v. McKinney, arose from a ...
Attorneys Ryan Hancock, Jordan Konell, and Samuel Datlof File Suit on Behalf of Union Employees of University of the Arts in Wake of School’s Sudden Closure
The University of the Arts recently announced its closure, giving its employees and students only one week’s notice before the school shut down on June 7, 2024. University president Kerry Walk cited declining enrollment and unanticipated expenses in an announcement made on May 31. Former employees ...
Joseph Richardson Discusses NLRB’s New Remedy in Response to Thryv Layoffs
In 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that software company Thryv violated federal labor law by laying off six unionized workers. Consequently, the board instituted a new remedy requiring employers to compensate workers for "direct or foreseeable" harms of labor law ...
OSHA Announces Final Worker Walkaround Rule
By Joseph Richardson and Samuel H. Datlof The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency authorized to physically inspect worksites for hazards that put workers at risk. On April 1, 2024, OSHA announced the final version of its Worker Walkaround Rule, which ...
Navigating Parenthood: the Complex Intersection of IVF, Relationships, and Legal Battles in Pennsylvania
By Thomas R. Smith, Jr. In-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technologies are a blessing to couples struggling to conceive or unable to conceive children naturally. Many couples in Pennsylvania have had the opportunity to experience the joys of parenthood through these ...
Department of Health and Human Services Proposes Federal Minimum Staffing Standards for Nursing Homes
By Jordan Konell On Friday, September 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposed rule, seeking to establish minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes in the United States. The proposal builds on a breadth of initiatives that the Biden ...
Supervised Custody Pilot Program Begins in Philadelphia
By Elizabeth Deegan In Pennsylvania and New Jersey, family courts have the ability to enter a court order mandating that a person’s custody time with their children be supervised. In Pennsylvania, that would be called supervised physical custody and in New Jersey, supervised parenting time. A ...
New Rule Restores Faster, Simpler Election Procedures at NLRB
Workers and unions petitioning the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a union election soon will have a faster and smoother road to those elections. In August, the NLRB adopted a Final Rule to streamline election procedures and shorten timelines so workers can cast their ballots sooner. The ...