Employment Law

Commerce Department report tries to define ‘sharing economy’

06/15/2016

For several years, we have somewhat vaguely referred to the “sharing economy” when discussing such enterprises as the Uber and Lyft ride-hailing services, online errand-running brokerage TaskRabbit and ad hoc hospitality matchmaker Airbnb.

Snapshot: Who is responsible for recruiting?

06/14/2016

Who handles the recruiting in your company?

Lowe’s settles disability bias claim with EEOC for $8.6M

06/09/2016

National home-improvement chain Lowe’s has settled charges it violated the ADA when it terminated employees after they exhausted the amount of leave the company permitted.

Target warehouse workers allege overtime law violations

06/09/2016

Retail giant Target could face a class-action lawsuit in federal court in New York.

Petty slights aren’t grounds for a lawsuit

06/09/2016

Some workers are thin-skinned and seem to think that little annoyances can add up to a discrimination or retaliation lawsuit. Fortunately, that’s not true.

Transfer won’t be considered adverse if duties don’t substantially change

06/09/2016

Want to transfer an employee to give her a fresh start after settling an informal complaint? As long as her job remains essentially the same and the position isn’t radically different, such a move probably won’t be viewed as retaliation or another instance of discrimination.

Employment Law

Commerce Department report tries to define ‘sharing economy’

Snapshot: Who is responsible for recruiting?

Lowe’s settles disability bias claim with EEOC for $8.6M

Target warehouse workers allege overtime law violations

Petty slights aren’t grounds for a lawsuit

Transfer won’t be considered adverse if duties don’t substantially change

Discipline with care after FMLA leave: Build solid, performance-based case

Harrisburg union official sentenced for wire fraud

Pharma scientists indicted for stealing trade secrets

Lawyer hoped for Philly, had to settle for Harrisburg

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