Paul N. Lalley, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | August 2023 The need to fully investigate all inappropriate employee misconduct — even those involving the most blatantly discriminatory and abhorrent communications…
PELRAS Update Articles
PELRAS Update | August 2023 – Hiring and Retention of Neurodiverse Employees
Tiffany R. Allen, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | August 2023 Fluctuations in employment trends is a story as old as time. However, current shifts in the employment landscape resulting from…
PELRAS Update | June 2023 – DOT Adds Oral Fluid Testing as a Permitted Methodology Under Regulated Workplace Drug Testing Programs
Joshua C. Hausman, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | June 2023 On May 2, 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) published a notice of final rulemaking which should be of…
PELRAS Update | June 2023 – Second Class Townships Cannot Remove Problematic Township Supervisors by Reducing the Board Size
Allison N. Genard, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | June 2023 Dealing with difficult elected officials (and in particular those that create employment-based liability) is challenging and there is no magic…
PELRAS Update | April 2023 – Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Rules that Workers’ Compensation Carriers Must Reimburse Claimants for Out-of-Pocket Costs of Medical Marijuana
Ben Patchen, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | April 2023 On March 17, 2023, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued a precedential decision holding that workers’ compensation carriers must reimburse claimants for…
PELRAS Update | April 2023 – US Department of Labor Publishes Guidance on Remote Work Issues
Peter J. Halesey, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | April 2023 As part of the remote work trend, questions have arisen as to the responsibilities of employers in providing certain benefits…
PELRAS Update | February 2023 – New Update to EEOC Guidance to Employers Regarding Individuals with Hearing Disabilities
Tiffany R. Allen, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | February 2023 On January 24, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published an update that provides employers with information about hearing…
PELRAS Update | February 2023 – Court Holds Inadequate Training May Be an Adverse Employment Action
Erin K. Corcoran, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | February 2023 On January 10, 2023, the Fifth Circuit held that inadequate training could establish an adverse employment action in a discrimination…
PELRAS Update | December 2022 – Act 44 of 2022 – Veterans Preference Act Amended to Clarify Candidate Eligibility
Paul N. Lalley, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | December 2022 Effective this fall, the Pennsylvania Legislature amended Pennsylvania’s Veterans Preference Act (VPA) to clarify a lingering question as to what…
PELRAS Update | December 2022 – Court Finds Even a 6-Year-Old Child Can Create a Hostile Work Environment
Erin K. Corcoran, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | December 2022 A recent decision by the Fourth Circuit reminds employers that they can be held liable for a hostile work environment…