If 2020 marked the beginning of the pandemic, 2021 was the year it became fully imbedded in our personal and working lives. What does 2022 have in store? For the pandemic, only time will tell, b...

The principal of one of Scotland’s top private schools has called for a whistleblowing officer to be appointed to protect the wellbeing of children and young people. Melvyn Roffe, who has been he...

Effective January 1, 2022, Phila. Code § 9-5500 now prohibits Philadelphia employers from requiring job applicants to submit to pre-employment drug tests for marijuana use. Specifically, the ordi...

GOVERNOR WOLF ENDS 2021 BY SIGNING OFF ON LEGISLATIVE REFORM OF PENNSYLVANIA WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT On December 22, 2021, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law House Bill 1837, which moderately re...

What Can Business Owners and Managers Expect in 2022? This past year was a busy one on the employment-law front, with a number of new measures and mandates for employers to follow and some emergi...

If you’re looking for a job in Philadelphia, you may no longer need to pass a drug test for marijuana. A new city law bars many employers from testing job applicants for cannabis use. It took eff...

On December 22, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) published highly anticipated proposed regulations in the New York State Register regarding section 2 of the New York Health a...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently awarded approximately $36 million to a whistleblower who was culpable in the wrongful conduct and delayed reporting information to the a...

Regina Pizzeria in Lynbrook has been ordered to pay more than $178,000 in back wages, damages, and penalties. Credit: Danielle Silverman A Lynbrook pizzeria has been ordered to pay more than $178...