Author: Mike Murphy

How It Protects Your Rights You don’t have to tell interviewers how much you made in past jobs if you are applying for work in Philadelphia. That’s because the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance, which went into effect in September 2020, makes it unlawful for any employer, hiring agency or agent […]

Your Rights and Protections Are About To Get Stronger In the fall of 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry proposed a much-needed update to rules protecting tipped employees in the state. Recently, the Attorney General approved the update—and it will go into effect by August 5, 2022. The […]

Reporting Harassment Is a Protected Activity Under Title VII If you report sexual harassment in the workplace, it is unlawful for your employer to fire you. However, this does happen. It’s called retaliation, and unfortunately it’s fairly common. In 2020, retaliation was the most common reason people filed discrimination claims […]

Your Rights in the Workplace Under the FMLA and ADA If you have a health condition, you are entitled to time off from work under several laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Both of these laws are designed to help […]

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. […]