Employment Law Blog

Philadelphia City Workers Claim System-Wide Harassment

November 26, 2018

The Philadelphia chapter of the Guardian Civic League has made allegations that there is a systemic problem with sexual harassment and assault against city workers. The organization, which represents African American and Latino police officers, claims that more than a dozen women have been assaulted or harassed on the job....

Sex Discrimination Re-Surfaces on Facebook

November 23, 2018

In 1967, the National Organization for Women protested The New York Times, among other newspapers, for their gender-specific classified ads. With the enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, race and sex discrimination in employment were simply prohibited and sex-segregated classified ads seemed to become passé....

Sexual Harassment Can Affect Women’s Health for Years

November 21, 2018

A recent study shows that there may be a connection between women who have experienced sexual harassment and sexual assault to health problems. Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace before it occurs, even if it means to provide costly trainings, may save employers in the long term since it could...

College Dean Fired Because of Gender

November 19, 2018

Women have come a long way in the fight for equality in the workplace, but countless situations still exist where women are discriminated against based on gender alone. A community college dean recently claimed that she was fired solely because of her gender, and she has raised her voice through...

Sidney L. Gold Featured Speaker at Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference

November 16, 2018

On Monday, September 24, attorney Sidney L. Gold of The Gold Law Firm P.C. was one of the featured speakers at the Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference (FALJC). The event showcased legal professors from various universities across the country, as well as litigation professionals who provided seminars on judicial issues....

Proposal in Pennsylvania to Change Overtime Threshold

November 12, 2018

Many workers wrongly assume that the only staff eligible to receive overtime pay are hourly employees. In 2016, overtime pay for salaried employees made national news when the Obama administration proposed raising the threshold for salaried workers’ overtime pay. For many people, this was the first they were aware that...