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
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.…
PELRAS Update | April 2024 – In Siger v. City of Chester, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds the Broad Powers of an Act 47 Receiver
The decision preserved the ability of a Receiver appointed under Act 47 to do what is necessary to restore a municipality to fiscal and operational health in the future. Ben…
PELRAS Update | April 2024 – Commonwealth Court Upheld Termination for Officer Who Refused to Perform Casket Duty Due to Mask Mandate
Allison N. Genard, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | April 2024 During the pandemic, municipalities were trying to keep their employees safe while dealing with the challenges of staffing and an…