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Pennsylvania Hikes Minimum Salary for Overtime-Exempt Workers to $45,500 by 2022

Date:

October 2, 2020

New regulations from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) will increase the minimum salary threshold for overtime-exempt executive, administrative and professional employees.
Pennsylvania Requires Telework "When Possible" After COVID Cases Rise

Date:

July 20, 2020

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed an order requiring all businesses to conduct their operations in whole, or in part, remotely through individual teleworking of their employees unless doing so is not possible.
Supreme Court Hears High-Stakes ACA Birth Control Coverage Case

Date:

May 7, 2020

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could make it easier for employers to deny their employees contraceptive coverage by claiming religious or moral objections. A ruling is expected by the end of June.
Philadelphia's Ban on Salary History Inquiries Upheld

Date:

February 7, 2020

The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling may prove a bellwether for any legal challenges to the other state and local salary history inquiry bans across the nation.
Supreme Court Will Hear ACA Birth Control Coverage Case

Date:

January 21, 2020

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide an Affordable Care Act (ACA) dispute that could limit female workers' access to free birth control.
Pennsylvania May Raise Minimum Salary for Overtime-Exempt Workers to $45,500

Date:

October 22, 2019

The state's Independent Regulatory Review Commission will meet November 21 to decide whether to give final approval to the plan.
Payments From Third Parties Must Be Included in Overtime Only If Employee Agreed, 3rd Circuit Rules

Date:

August 26, 2019

In Sec'y United States DOL v. Bristol Excavating, Inc., the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a third-party payment qualifies as remuneration for employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) only when the employer and employee have effectively agreed it will.
Pittsburgh's Paid Sick Leave Law Upheld; San Antonio's Law Delayed

Date:

July 22, 2019

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a Pittsburgh law requiring paid sick leave for workers employed within the city. Meanwhile, San Antonio's paid sick leave ordinance has been delayed until December 1, after local business groups sued to stop the law from taking effect.

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All Items: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Hikes Minimum Salary for Overtime-Exempt Workers to $45,500 by 2022

Pennsylvania Requires Telework "When Possible" After COVID Cases Rise

Supreme Court Hears High-Stakes ACA Birth Control Coverage Case

Philadelphia's Ban on Salary History Inquiries Upheld

Supreme Court Will Hear ACA Birth Control Coverage Case

Pennsylvania May Raise Minimum Salary for Overtime-Exempt Workers to $45,500

Payments From Third Parties Must Be Included in Overtime Only If Employee Agreed, 3rd Circuit Rules

Pittsburgh's Paid Sick Leave Law Upheld; San Antonio's Law Delayed

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