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Two Pennsylvania Laws That Protect Your Right to Get Paid In Pennsylvania, two important statutes protect your right to be paid a fair wage—and your right to sue to collect that wage, if a dispute arises. They are the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act and the Wage Payment and Collection Law. […]

This Settlement Represents a Win for Equal Pay A series of disappointing rulings on equal pay for the Women’s National Soccer Team has ended on an unexpected high note recently, as the USWNT Players Association announced they had come to an agreement with the US Soccer Federation to settle the […]

What Are the Rules in Pennsylvania? Medical marijuana has been legal in Pennsylvania since 2016—and under the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to workers with disabilities to help them do their jobs with minimal impairment. You would think that, given these facts, nobody in […]

Under the PDA, ADA, and FMLA When you’re pregnant, you have the right to certain protections at work. However, pregnancy discrimination is still a real problem in the United States. Despite the fact that the Pregnancy Discrimination Act has been in place since 1978, studies show that approximately 250,000 women […]

Your Rights Under the FLSA The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to classify their workers as either exempt or non-exempt from overtime and minimum wage requirements. All non-exempt employees must be paid at least the minimum wage, plus overtime if they work more than 40 hours per week. […]