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Answers to Our Most Frequently Asked Questions About the Mandate The City of Philadelphia announced in late November that all city employees must complete a full schedule of vaccination against COVID-19 by January 14, 2022. Those who don’t comply with the mandate risk being fired. Here are some answers to […]

Know Your Rights to Care For Yourself and Family Members Philadelphia’s paid sick leave law has been in effect since 2015, but even so, many employees do not know their rights under this law. The paid sick leave law, otherwise known as the Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces law, requires […]

And Why Did Target Have To Pay $22,450 for Breaking It? Recently, Target was forced to pay $22,450 to approximately 70 employees because it violated the city’s Fair Workweek law. This marks the first time a company has violated the law in the year since it was passed. Here’s a […]

And Find Out What To Do if Those Rights Are Challenged Thousands of people in Pennsylvania work as tipped employees. And there are specific federal and state laws governing tipped wages—how much your employer has to pay you, what can be counted as a tip under the law, and the […]

And if So, What Are Your Rights in the Workplace? In the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the common wisdom was that most people with COVID-19 recovered within a couple weeks. However, since the beginning, data has indicated that many COVID-19 patients experience symptoms of varying severity that can last […]