Rebeca R. Chieffallo Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | February 2025 On January 15, 2025, the United States Supreme Court released a decision imposing the “preponderance of the evidence” standard on…
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PELRAS Update | February 2025 – New Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission Promises “Restoring Evenhanded Enforcement of Employment Civil Rights Law”
Paul N. Lallkey Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | February 2025 President Donald J. Trump has appointed Commissioner Andrea R. Lucas as the Acting Chair of the EEOC, in a statement…
PELRAS Update | December 2024 – Expense Reimbursements May Increase Overtime Costs
The Department of Labor reminds employers that reimbursement payments to non-exempt employees may increase the employee’s overtime rate, unless the payments equal or “reasonably approximate” the actual expenses incurred by…
PELRAS Update | December 2024 – United States Supreme Court Considers Title VII Reverse Discrimination Framework
Peter J. Halesey, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | December 2024 Recently, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the…
PELRAS Update | October 2024 – Final Rules Under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Aim to Improve Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment
Allison N. Genard, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | October 2024 On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Human and Health Services, and Treasury released final rules under the…
PELRAS Update | October 2024 – Recommendations for Employer Compliance with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule Increasing the Base Salary Thresholds for FLSA Exempt Employees
Tiffany R. Allen, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | October 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new final rule delimiting the exemptions for Executive, Administrative, and Professional (EAP)…
PELRAS Update | August 2024 – Recent EEOC Enforcement Actions on Religious Discrimination Claims
Gabrielle D. Campbell, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | August 2024 Over the last few years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has seen an uptick in religious-based discrimination charges under…
PELRAS Update | August 2024 – Act 49 of 2024 Presents Optional Changes to Municipal Police Pension Plans
Jonathan F. Whalen, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | August 2024 On July 8, 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro signed Act 49 of 2024 into law, which provides the ability to make…
PELRAS Update | June 2024 – Supreme Court Clarifies the Standard for Alleging Discrimination Under Title VII
Jacob D. Schramm, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | June 2024 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national…
PELRAS Update | June 2024 – EEOC Updates Guidelines on Workplace Harassment
Paul N. Lalley, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | June 2024 On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published new Guidance to prevent harassment in the workplace.…