Author: Mike Murphy

Your Rights in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia A criminal record can sometimes be a barrier to employment. Studies show that formerly incarcerated people have much higher rates of unemployment than the regular population—as many as 60% of the recently incarcerated are without a job a year after release, according to the […]

Know Your Rights Under the Law The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was passed in 1993 to give qualifying workers leave to care for a family member with a medical condition or handle their own illness or injury. The leave is unpaid, but job-protected—meaning the employer has to allow […]

How They Protect Minors Pennsylvania child labor laws place strict restrictions on how and when employers can hire minor employees. Child labor is also covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) at the federal level, and where the laws overlap, the stricter version of the law is the one […]

When Interns Are Entitled to Compensation Internships are supposed to give students an opportunity to get to know an industry, make valuable connections, and gain experience that will prepare them for paid work. Ideally, both the intern and the company benefit from the arrangement—but the position should primarily be for […]

What’s Your Recourse? It’s a nightmare scenario—but not unheard of. You receive a job offer, you’re thrilled and give your two weeks’ notice at your old job—and then the offer is rescinded. Sometimes it can be rescinded after you’ve left your previous job and moved across the country for your […]