Check out our recent interview with the Pittsburgh Business Times on the “Black Swan” unpaid intern case.  Now is the time for employers to review their internship programs and check, re-check and then check again that they are not misclassifying employees as … Continue reading →

We were pleased to contribute some thoughts to a recent piece by Michele Bowman from Lawyers.com.  Click the picture to read the full article.

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, federal law now requires employers to provide “reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for 1 year after the child’s birth each time such employee has need … Continue reading →

The Supreme Court’s decision in Arlington v. FCC is helpful both to employees and to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  In Arlington, a six justice majority held that federal courts owe “Chevron deference” to how an administrative agency interprets … Continue reading →

As David Leonhardt of The New York Times recently reported, the United States has quietly surpassed much of Europe in the percentage of young adults without jobs. It’s not just Europe, either. Over the last 12 years, the United States … Continue reading →

Embattled Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) recently took to the airwaves to answer questions why Pennsylvania has continued to shed jobs under his Administration.  In an effort to explain Pennsylvania’s dismal job growth, Governor Corbett said that while businesses want … Continue reading →

The United States doesn’t celebrate May Day as an official national holiday, setting itself apart from the rest of the world’s democracies.  Elsewhere, May 1 is International Workers’ Day, observed with speeches, rallies, and demonstrations. This celebration of working-class solidarity originated … Continue reading →