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Articles Discussing General Topics In Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Law.

Pennsylvania Expands Definitions of Race, Sex and Religious Creed in Human Relations Act

January 3, 2023 | Littler Filed Under: General (PA)

Littler

On December 8, 2022, Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved amendments to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) and the Pennsylvania Fair Educational Opportunities Act regulations to add a subchapter providing new definitions of race, gender and religious creed under the acts, 16 Pa.


Pennsylvania Federal Judge Tosses Challenge to Employer Jab or Swab Mandate

September 5, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (PA)

On August 26, 2022, Chief U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania dismissed a putative class action representing approximately 100 healthcare company employees brought against their employer, Geisinger Clinic. In the suit, the employees challenged their employer’s policy requiring employees

Philadelphia Enacts COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

March 22, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (PA)

Jackson Lewis

On March 10, 2022, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed a new ordinance expanding COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) until 2023.

The following are answers that employers need to their questions regarding the latest edition of Philadelphia’s SPSL.

When does SPSL become effective?

SPSL became effective on March 9, 2022.

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Philadelphia Mayor Signs Bill Providing for COVID-19–Related Paid Leave

March 17, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (PA)

On March 10, 2022, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed into law the third iteration of the Public Health Emergency Leave law, which will guarantee up to forty hours of paid sick leave (COVID-19 leave) for eligible Philadelphia employees. The COVID-19 leave shall be provided to employees immediately without any waiting

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Pittsburgh Issues Important Guidance for Employers Related to Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence

March 11, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (PA)

Jackson Lewis

Following the passage of a bill that expanded the City’s anti-discrimination law to include employee “status as a victim of domestic violence,” Pittsburgh recently published additional guidance for employers.

The guidance explains that employers must reasonably accommodate employees who are domestic violence victims, unless they can prove that doing so

Tagged With: Pittsburgh

COVID-19 Paid Leave Is Back in Philadelphia

March 9, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (PA)

The Philadelphia City Council recently passed a third iteration of the Public Health Emergency Leave law that will guarantee up to forty hours of paid sick leave for Philadelphia employees to recover from COVID-19 or avoid exposing others, to care for a family member with COVID-19 or who exhibits symptoms

Tagged With: Philadelphia

Pittsburgh Expands Workplace Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence

February 18, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (PA)

On December 6, 2021, then-mayor of Pittsburgh, Bill Peduto, signed legislation amending the city’s workplace antidiscrimination ordinance to include victims of domestic violence as a protected class. Under the amended ordinance, employers with five or more employees are prohibited from discriminating against individuals based on their actual or perceived status

Tagged With: Pittsburgh

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Joins the Jurisdictions Requiring Paid Sick Leave: What Does the New Law Require and What Steps Can Employers Take to Prepare?

December 31, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: General (PA)

Littler

Nearly two-and-a-half years after it was originally proposed, the Allegheny County Council passed a Paid Sick Leave law (the “Act”) in September 2021 to require employers to provide certain employees in Allegheny County with up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year.

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Allegheny County, PA Posts Important Information for Employers Regarding its Paid Sick Leave Law

December 21, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (PA)

Jackson Lewis

As we previously reported, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania enacted a paid sick leave law (the “County Ordinance”) on September 15, 2021 requiring employers with 26 or more employees to provide paid sick leave. Under the County Ordinance, covered employers have an obligation to notify employees in writing that they are entitled

Philadelphia Announces January 2022 Vaccination Mandate for Indoor Venues

December 15, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (PA)

Jackson Lewis

The City of Philadelphia announced that starting January 3, 2022, it will require proof of full COVID-19 vaccination for admission to indoor restaurants, bars and other entertainment venues serving food or drinks. The mandate does not apply to masked individuals entering an establishment for less than 15 minutes to pick up food or use the restroom.

City of Philadelphia Announces Food Establishment Vaccine Mandate

December 15, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: General (PA)

Littler

In response to rising COVID-19 case rates, on December 13, 2021, the Philadelphia Department of Health announced a vaccine mandate for patrons and staff of all establishments that sell food or drink for on-site consumption within Philadelphia city limits.  The mandate will take effect on January 3, 2022.

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Philadelphia Ban on Pre-Hire Marijuana Testing Takes Effect on January 1, 2022

December 10, 2021 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (PA)

On January 1, 2022, Philadelphia’s ordinance, titled, “Prohibition on Testing for Marijuana as a Condition for Employment,” Phila. Code § 9-5500, et seq., will take effect. The ordinance—which was passed by the Philadelphia City Council on April 22, 2021, and signed into law by Mayor Jim Kenney on April 28,

Philadelphia Mandates COVID Vaccine for All City Workers

November 23, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (PA)

Jackson Lewis

On November 19, 2021, the City of Philadelphia announced all City workers must “complete a full schedule of COVID-19 vaccination(s)” by January 14, 2022, or risk losing their jobs. This mandate comes following the City’s announcements requiring all Philadelphia healthcare workers, college students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated by October 15, 2021 and all non-union workers to be fully vaccinated by December 1, 2021.

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Eastern District of Pennsylvania Provides Critical Guidance on Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act

November 11, 2021 | Goldberg Segalla Filed Under: General (PA)

On October 19, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in Reynolds v. Willert Mfg. Co., LLC, provided important guidance on the protections afforded to certified medical marijuana users by the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (PMMA).

Pittsburgh Extends Mandatory COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

October 22, 2021 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (PA)

On July 29, 2021, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto signed a COVID-19 paid sick leave ordinance granting emergency paid sick leave for certain employees for COVID-19–related reasons. The ordinance will remain in effect for one year and will expire on July 29, 2022.

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