The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) is a United States labor law intended to protect workers against unfair pay practices and work regulations. It es...

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) is a federal law prohibiting employment practices that discriminate on the basis of race, color, nati...

Those who have suffered from loss of employment as a result of the Coronavirus may be eligible to collect unemployment compensation benefits in Pennsylvania....

The spread of and response to COVID-19, known as the Coronavirus, has caused an absolutely unprecedented onslaught of claims for unemployment compensation be...

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is charged with enforcing and regulating the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRA is a federal law passed ...

Medical marijuana became legalized in Pennsylvania in 2016 and in February of 2018 medical marijuana became available to patients at dispensaries across the ...

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) of 1994 was passed to protect the civilian employment of military personnel in the Uni...

Are you an at-will employee? How do you find out? Generally, at-will employment is the default type of employment. In Pennsylvania, this means absent a statu...

When you apply for leave through the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), your employer may request that you submit a medical certification. Some employers...

The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) is a federal program intended to help employees who are in need of an extended period of time off from work for a m...

As of March 2020, Pennsylvania allows employers to take a tip credit towards the wages of an employee. Wage is any compensation due to any employee which is ...

Originally passed in 2015, The Paid Sick Days Act for Pittsburgh made its way in front of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court after being challenged by several bu...

The experience of extreme stress, anxiety, and depression can impact many facets of life – including employment. In order to be a productive and well-rounded...

Pregnancy is an exciting time for soon-to-be moms and dads, but it can also be very stressful when it comes to planning for time off from work during a new b...

Protected leave from work is offered to qualifying employees through the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 – but what does protected leave really mean? Ma...

The Family and Medical Leave Act, which was passed by Congress in 1993, allows workers in the United States to take unpaid leave from their employment for th...

The Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, commonly referred to as the UCBR, is the final level of appellate review available under the umbrella of the O...

The amount of unemployment compensation payment that you will receive after you have been found eligible for benefits is determined though you Weekly Benefit...

When you receive unemployment compensation benefits, it is possible to receive funds for which you are not entitled – meaning the check you received is for m...

Your eligibility to receive payments through the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Program is determined shortly after you apply to receive benefits dur...