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What Are the Rules on Retaliation – Can I Discipline an Employee Who Has Previously Complained About Discrimination? | High Swartz Law Firm Blog

What Are the Rules on Retaliation – Can I Discipline an Employee Who Has Previously Complained About Discrimination?

Being an employer requires multiple hats. Aside from day-to-day business operations and long-range planning, employers...

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Stolen Employee Data: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision Breaks New Ground

In late 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided that employees may sue employers for the...

You Must be a Current Employee to Review your Personnel File!

July 18, 2018 By Thomas D. Rees, Esquire Last year, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held...

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Update on the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance

The Ordinance On January 23, 2017, the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance (“Ordinance”) was signed by...

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Pay Me Now... or Pay Me (Much More) Later!

When an employment relationship ends – whether by termination or resignation – employers must be...

Protests and Discipline in the Private Workplace: It’s More Complicated than a Tweet

October 17, 2017 By James B. Shrimp On September 23, 2017, at a purported campaign...

It is a Violation of Federal Law for an Employer to Require an Employee to take a Polygraph…No Lie!

It is a Violation of Federal Law for an Employer to Require an Employee to...

Hey Boss, Give Me the Tips I Earned! Not So Fast.

August 8, 2017 By James B. Shrimp There is a common misconception that an employee...

Child Care Workers’ Challenge to Firing for Reporting Abuse

July 25, 2017 By Thomas D. Rees, Esq. On May 23, 2017, the Pennsylvania Superior...

Can a Potential Employer ask about Salary History?

July 11, 2017 Searching for a job is often a stressful and exhausting process. Applicants...