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- Detailed breakdown of key state and federal statutes
- Analysis of pivotal Pennsylvania and Third Circuit decisions—over 2,000 cases cited!
- Sample interrogatories, document requests, checklists for employers to avoid claims, and tips for handling or attacking workplace investigations
Important updates in this edition
- the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including:
- The Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- The Philadelphia Essential Workers Protection Act
- Post-offer/preemployment medical screening during an epidemic or pandemic
- the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County extending Title VII’s ban on discrimination to cover sexual orientation, gender identity, and trans-gender status
- protected classes under the the ADAAA and the PHRA
- the intersection between the PHRA and the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law
- medical marijuana use
- employee nonsolicitation/non-hire covenants
- ERISA disability claims
- microtargeting in hiring through social networking sites
- interference with Contractual Relations
- internal workplace investigations
- mandatory arbitration programs
- the Philadelphia Fair Workweek Employment Standards
Summary of Contents
- Statutory Discrimination (EEO) Protections
- Theories of Discrimination
- Other Sources of Statutory Employment Claims
- Common-Law Rights and Protections
- Interviewing and Hiring
- Employee Rights and Investigations
- Termination of Employment, Reductions in Force
- Employer Defenses
- Retaliatory Discharge and Whistleblowers
- Post-Employment Restrictions
- Remedies
- Avoiding Discrimination and Other Employment-Related Claims
- Unemployment Compensation
- Index of Cases
- Index of Statutes
- Subject Index
Edited by Peter J. Ennis, and Winner of the ACLEA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Publications