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Second Circuit Rules Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination
The Second Circuit recently became the second federal court of appeals to definitively rule that discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In a 10-3 decision in Zarda v. Altitude...
FMLA-Protected Rest Breaks Not Compensable under FLSA
In an opinion letter issued April 12, 2018, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) determined that an employer is not required under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to compensate an employee for time the employee spends taking 15-minute breaks once every hour during...
PA Court Clarifies PMWA
On December 22, 2017, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that, for purposes of calculating overtime under Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage Act (“PMWA”), an employer may calculate the employee’s “regular rate” by dividing the employee’s salary in a given week by the...