Legal News

California businesses should prepare to implement a fresh list of New Year's resolutions, thanks to the influx of new laws, regulations and legal battles that have come about within the first hours of 2020....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

In December, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a flurry of employer-friendly decisions. Management can toast the following end-of-year gifts and look forward to continuing success at the Board in the new year....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

In 2019, we saw significant activity in state legislatures passing employment-related laws in areas where federal government efforts had stalled, like paid sick leave, non-compete agreements and workplace discrimination....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

The Washington, D.C. City Council is considering a proposed bill that would ban non-compete agreements for workers making nearly six-figures, titled the Ban on Noncompete Agreements Act of 2019....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

At the final sessions of the year, Philadelphia City Council passed three ordinances affecting real estate development in the City....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

The Lackawanna Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania held, in a matter of first impression, that language in the state’s Medical Marijuana Act ("MMA") creates a private right of action for an employee that is terminated for off-site use of medical...By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

On November 20, 2019, the Commonwealth’s highest court issued a significant decision regarding overtime compensation, which makes it illegal for employers to use the "fluctuating work week" method ("FWW") to calculate overtime....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

The Pennsylvania Senate passed Senate Bill 79 on November 20, 2019, which would raise the minimum wage but also halt the state Department of Labor and Industry ("DLI") from raising the salary threshold for overtime wages....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

This month's Friday Five covers cases relating to the standard for triggering an administrative appeal, exemptions to the exhaustion of administrative remedies requirement of ERISA, artful pleading in an attempt to avoid ERISA preemption, the scope...By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") revised the salary threshold for the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") exemptions. The change could cause millions of Americans to be reclassified as non-exempt....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP