A Pennsylvania company has dropped its challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) noncompete ban after a Pennsylvania federal judge denied the company’s bid to block the rule. The dismissal of the Pennsylvania lawsuit leaves the fate of the ban to potential appeals from two federal court decisions, one in
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Pittsburgh Ordinance Bans Tests for Many Prospective and Current Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana
On September 24, 2024, the Pittsburgh City Council passed a new ordinance prohibiting discrimination against an individual’s status as a medical marijuana patient. Mayor Ed Gainey signed the ordinance the same day, making it effective immediately.
Pittsburgh to Limit Employers’ Ability to Drug-Test Medical Marijuana Patients
The Pittsburgh City Council unanimously passed an ordinance prohibiting discrimination against medical marijuana patients in the workplace and limiting certain types of marijuana drug testing by employers as to these patients. Mayor Ed Gainey is expected to sign the measure and it will take effect immediately after signing.
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Pennsylvania Enacts Law Banning Certain Non-Compete Agreements with Healthcare Providers
On July 23, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the “Act”), which bans certain noncompete covenants, including patient nonsolicitation provisions, between an employer and health care practitioner if the covenant is more than one year or the health care practitioner was “dismissed
Pennsylvania Federal Court Declines to Block FTC’s Non-Compete Rule
On July 23, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in ATS Tree Services, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, declined to block the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule that would cause most non-compete agreements, with few exceptions, to be unenforceable (referred to as the “Non-Compete
Pennsylvania Bans Healthcare Practitioner Noncompete Agreements Longer Than 1 Year
In a major noncompete development for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, beginning January 1, 2025, certain noncompete agreements with doctors, registered nurses, and other healthcare practitioners will no longer be enforceable in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Bans Most Non-Compete Agreements for Healthcare Practitioners
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has signed the “Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act” (House Bill 1633), which restricts the ability of employers and healthcare practitioners to enter into non-compete agreements. The Act goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Jumps on Ban-the-Box Trend With New Human Relations Ordinance
The Board of Commissioners in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, has passed the Lehigh County Human Relations Ordinance to ensure equal opportunities for all individuals concerning employment, housing, education, healthcare, and public accommodations, without regard to actual or perceived protected characteristics. The Ordinance includes restrictions on employers’ use and reliance on an applicant’s background information in making a hiring decision.
Philadelphia Mayor’s Mandate Requiring Return to In-Person Work Prevails in Court of Common Pleas
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s mandate requiring City of Philadelphia remote workers to return to their offices took effect on July 15, 2024, following the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge’s denial of a local union’s request for preliminary and permanent injunction. In her capacity as chief executive of the government of
5 City Ordinances Every Employer With Employees in Philadelphia Should Know
The City of Philadelphia maintains several employment-specific ordinances that enhance preexisting state and federal employee protections or create new employment rights. Some of these apply even if the employer has only one employee in Philadelphia.
School’s Out for the Summer: Ensuring Compliance when Employing Minors in Pennsylvania
There are restrictions and prohibitions related to employing minors in Pennsylvania, including impermissible occupations and establishments for which minors cannot work, and limitations on hours of work under the Pennsylvania Child Labor Act (CLA).
Does the Statute of Limitations Ever Apply in Pennsylvania Legal Malpractice Claims?
That’s the question on the minds of many in the legal malpractice community after a noteworthy decision in Pennsylvania.
Employers Face June 1, 2024 Deadline to Comply with Lehigh County, Pennsylvania’s New Expansive Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
The Lehigh County Human Relations Ordinance was enacted February 26, 2024, establishing county-specific non-discrimination requirements for employment, housing, education, health care and public accommodations. The ordinance also creates a Lehigh County Human Relations Commission charged with investigating and enforcing claims of discrimination. The ordinance becomes effective June 1, 2024.
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Reminder: Dependent Care Assistance Is Now Excludable in Pennsylvania, Retroactive to 2023 Tax Year
With tax day quickly approaching on April 15, 2024, employers in Pennsylvania may want to take note of a December 2023 state tax law that might have flown under the radar. The law made employee contributions to employer-provided dependent care assistance programs excludable for income tax purposes, retroactive to the
Update on Medical Marijuana Reimbursements in Pennsylvania ›
The Commonwealth Court has issued multiple opinions addressing payment of medical marijuana and CBD oil prescriptions per the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act