Minimizing Risk. Resolving Disputes. Protecting Your Business.
The Fair Labor Standards Act sets pay requirements for most types of U.S. employees. Under the FLSA, workers must receive at least federal minimum wage for regular work hours and overtime pay when hours exceed 40 per week. However, certain types of employees may be...
As someone who owns a small business, you should count on one or more of your employees not being available to work. This often happens because a worker becomes sick, injured or needs to care for a family member. However, you may have special reasons to relieve a...
When you hire someone to work for your Pennsylvania business, you may want to take certain steps to protect your business’s private information in the event that the new employee leaves. Otherwise, you run the risk of your former employee taking your private or...
Hiring is one of the most important things that a company does. Whether you run a small business where you navigate the hiring process on your own or rely on recruiters to bring you the best talent, you want to ensure that the hiring process is fair and equitable....
As a Philadelphia business owner, you worked hard to establish yourself and your company in the world. The last thing you want is to lose valuable information or customers because of former employees. A non-compete agreement is a tool that may help shield you from...
As an employer, you bear some responsibility for the health and well-being of your employees. This includes protecting them from sexual harassment. You may not be able to effectively be able to prevent sexual harassment if you have outdated or incomplete notions of...
The Americans with Disabilities Act protects disabled workers by making employers with 15 or more employees responsible for providing accommodations in the workplace. However, sometimes necessary accommodations are challenging to implement, and business owners may...
Employee issues involving salary increases during times of rising inflation may lead to allegations of wage discrimination. Employers could, however, mitigate or prevent liabilities related to wages by establishing salary increase policies. The United States...
When you own and operate a Pennsylvania business, it is important to recognize the areas in which your employees might try to hold you liable and protect your business accordingly. Employment disputes are an unfortunate, but common, part of conducting business....
No employer wants to think of his or her company as a hostile environment for any employee. Unfortunately, harassment can happen at any place of business, especially without a system to prevent it. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,...