On August 31, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in Miller Plastic Products, Inc. that will make it easier for a single worker’s action to be considered “concerted” under the National Labor Relations Act. In a 3-1 decision, the
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NLRB Orders Employers Must Prove the Need for Personal Conduct Rules
On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board reversed precedent on the issue of work rules that proscribe employee personal conduct. In Stericycle, the Board reversed and remanded an ALJ’s decision that found the employer violated Section 8(a)(1) by…
Here We Go Again – DOL Proposes Big Increases to the Minimum Salary Requirements for the FLSA’s White-Collar Exemptions
On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor issued proposed regulations that would sharply increase the minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar overtime exemptions. These proposed regulations, if they take effect, would impact millions of…
Navigating the Future: Understanding the EEOC’s Latest Guidance on AI in Employment
This post was co-authored by Christian M. Wolgemuth, an attorney in McNees’ Privacy & Data Security and Litigation practice groups.
In our rapidly evolving technological landscape, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has become more prevalent, touching virtually every aspect…
NLRB Grants Labor Unions Superpowers in Organizing. Is it Game over for Employers?
The National Labor Relations Board issued a groundbreaking decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC that will likely leave employers reeling. The Board cast aside over 50 years of established law, and created a new standard that will further tilt…
IRS Issues Transition Period for Requiring Roth Catch-Up Contributions
Individuals who are 50 years old or older may make additional contributions to 401(k) plans, referred to as catch-up contributions. Secure 2.0 included a requirement that starting January 1, 2024, only participants who earn $145,000 or less (as adjusted) in…
DOL Issues Major Updates to Davis-Bacon Regulations
On August 8, 2023, the Department of Labor issued a Final Rule that makes significant changes to contractor and subcontractor obligations on federal and federally-assisted construction projects. Contractors who perform work under projects covered by the Davis-Bacon Act should become…
Municipalities Help to Breathe New Life into Vacant or Underutilized Shopping Mall Sites
In recent months, several media outlets have reported on potential redevelopment concepts and initiatives for the Colonial Park Mall site in Lower Paxton Township and the Harrisburg Mall site in Swatara Township, both located in Dauphin County, PA.
As mentioned…
New I-9 Form and Updated Compliance
Most of our readers are aware of the fact that the COVID era policy which allowed employers to remotely examine documentation provided by employees for completing the form I-9 ended as of July 31, 2023. All employers will now have…
UPCOMING PENNSYLVANIA ANNUAL ASSESSMENT APPEAL DEADLINES POST AUGUST 1
Now that the 2024 tax year August 1 annual assessment appeal filing deadline has passed for 26 counties in Pennsylvania, the appeal deadlines for the remaining 41 counties are as follows:
August 15
Berks
August 31
Wyoming
September 1
ARMSTRONG,…