Key Takeaways: An employer begins checking one employee’s emails and recording every break shortly after that worker reports harassment. Other co-workers with similar responsibilities, however, face no such scrutiny. Companies can monitor employees for legitimate business reasons… but that difference in treatment may point to retaliation. What Types of Workplace...
Key Takeaways: An experienced Philadelphia employment lawyer can help workers figure out whether an AI tool that shaped a promotion or firing broke the law. Employers may use it to rank performance, track attendance, or build layoff lists. However, federal, Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia laws still ban discrimination and retaliation, and...
Key Takeaways: Philadelphia employment lawyers often point out that AI cannot legally reject a job applicant because of a disability. The same rules that govern a human recruiter also cover software that screens resumes or scores video interviews. Those protections come from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Pennsylvania law,...
When you apply for a job, you may go through several rounds of interviews, only to find out that the pay is significantly lower than what you expected. This can be an extremely frustrating waste of time and energy. Knowing the expected pay range can help you decide whether a...
Worker misclassification occurs when an employer treats someone as an independent contractor even though the person legally qualifies as an employee. Pennsylvania law states that a worker is considered an employee unless the employer can show that the worker qualifies as an independent contractor. Unfortunately, according to the Pennsylvania Department...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used during almost every stage of the hiring process, from identifying candidates and screening resumes to conducting and evaluating interviews. While these tools can help employers handle a large number of applicants, this technology can create concerns about discrimination. Unfortunately, the data used to build...