Author: Mike Murphy

How It Protects You Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it is unlawful at the federal level to discriminate based on sex in the workplace, including paying women less than men for the same job. But Pennsylvania also has its own equal pay law. The Pennsylvania […]

Even Subtle Harassment Can Create a Hostile Environment Some forms of sexual harassment are easy to recognize—such as overt advances, unwanted physical touch, or demands of sexual favors in exchange for favorable workplace treatment. However, not all types of sexual harassment are as obvious or easy to recognize. Sexual harassment […]

Workplace Retaliation Is Unlawful, but Common Retaliation occurs when your employer takes an adverse action against you for engaging in activity that the law considers protected. Some examples of protected activities may include: Reporting harassment or discrimination Reporting or disclosing legal violations, rule violations or fraud Reporting waste or abuse […]

Employers take advantage of employees every day—in many different ways. Some of these ways are more obvious; others can be subtle. And some are unlawful as well as unfair. Here are some of the most common ways we see employers taking advantage of employees. By Misclassifying Employees Under the Fair […]

How It Protects You With the rise of “Just in Time” scheduling practices, many companies schedule their employees based on customer demand. What this means is that across the country, many workers receive their schedules on very short notice, face abrupt cancelations, and are asked to be on call with […]