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The Law That Protects Equal Wages for Women The Equal Pay Act (EPA) requires employers to pay male and female employees equally for the same work. Technically it promotes pay equity for men as well as women, but it was crafted to remedy the strongly entrenched pay disparities faced by […]

The Statute That Sets the Standards for Wage Payment in Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act is the statute that sets the minimum wage and overtime pay rules in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Recently the federal minimum wage has been in the news, as lawmakers have attempted to raise it […]

How It Protects Whistleblowers From Retaliation In addition to federal laws, there are protections at the state level to shield whistleblowers from workplace retaliation. Their effectiveness varies by state, but the law in New Jersey is one of the strongest. Protected Activities Under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act  […]

How They Protect NJ and PA Workers Against Discrimination There are a number of laws that prevent workplace discrimination at the federal level—including Title VII (also known as the Civil Rights Act of 1964), the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination and Employment Act. But states have their […]

How It Protects Employees From Workplace Retaliation If you work for state or local government or a publicly funded group in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law protects you from workplace retaliation if you make a report regarding waste, fraud, or abuse at work. “Retaliation” refers to any action taken against […]