Labor and Employment Insights
NLRB Makes Changes to Election Procedures to Protect Employees’ “Free Choice”
On August 12, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that included three amendments to the representation election regulations found in Title 29, part 103 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The purpose of the amendments is...
SCOTUS Defines “Actual Knowledge” for ERISA’s Three-Year Limitations Period
On February 26, 2020, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held in Intel Corporation Investment Policy Committee v. Sulyma, 140 S.Ct. 768 (2020) that to meet the “actual knowledge” requirement triggering the three-year limitations period in Section 413(2) of...
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...
Governor Wolf Announces Plans to Change Overtime Rules
Following the recent federal court injunction blocking of the Obama-era Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) proposed changes to the federal overtime rules, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has decided to take matters into his own hands. Governor Wolf recently announced plans...
Proposed DOL Rule Opens Door for “Association” Health Plans
On January 5, 2018, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued a proposed rule for notice and comment which would allow groups or associations of employers to offer group health plans, subject to certain requirements. Comments to the proposed rule are due on March 6,...