Our Blog: Employee Relations and Training

POLICIES TO UPDATE NOW – SEXUAL HARASSMENT

March 9, 2018
By Jean Ellen Novak
Posted in Employee Relations and Training, Employer-Employee Relations, Employment Litigation

Sexual harassment continues to make news.  Although much of the attention has focused on the powerful and famous, sexual harassment can occur in any business, and employers ignore the problem at their own peril. Now is the time to review your... Read more

New Year, New Issues

February 1, 2018
By Jean Ellen Novak
Posted in Business Services, Employee Relations and Training, Employer-Employee Relations, Employment Litigation, Human Capital Strategies, Litigation

The New Year always brings with it renewed hope for the future.  In 2018, the New Year will bring Pennsylvania businesses many issues to address, old (sexual harassment) and new (medical marijuana).  Here’s my list for the three issues your... Read more

NEW OVERTIME RULES – DON’T PANIC

June 8, 2016
By Jean Ellen Novak
Posted in Employee Relations and Training, Employer-Employee Relations, Employment Litigation, Human Capital Strategies, Non-Profit Entities, Public and Non-Profit

In the weeks since President Obama signed the executive order changing the salary requirements for certain executive, administrative and professional employees, there has been a lot news coverage, most of it incomplete and distressing. The... Read more

Clearing the Smoke – What Employers Need to Know about Pennsylvania’s New Medical Marijuana Act

May 10, 2016
By Erica L. Laughlin
Posted in Employee Relations and Training, Employer-Employee Relations, Employment Litigation, Health Law, Human Capital Strategies, Litigation, Public and Non-Profit

Background on the Act On April 17, 2016, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 3, known as the Medical Marijuana Act, into law making Pennsylvania the 24th state to legalize the medical use of... Read more