Employment
Our team is ready to guide you through the complex employment issues facing business today.
Your Counselors on Call
We pride ourselves on being your “Counselors on Call,” providing responsive, coordinated representation in all aspects of labor and employment. We provide effective counsel to public and private sector employers in employment, labor, employee benefits, workers’ compensation, and immigration. Our clients range from family-owned businesses to some of the largest employers in the region. We counsel industries including retail, higher education, manufacturing, construction, hospitals and health care, communications and printing, professional services, food processing and non-profit organizations.
Our Experience
Our experience covers a wide range of employment matters, including:
- General counseling of employers on issues stemming from hiring, discipline, termination, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) compliance
- Policy review, including review of employee handbooks and manuals, substance abuse testing, electronic communications, document retention and other areas
- Workforce reductions
- Separation agreements
- Wage and hour compliance, including compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage payment and collection laws
- Compliance with military leave laws
- Union Avoidance
- Grievance Arbitrations
- Affirmative Action plans and OFCCP audits
- Audits of employment practices
- I-9 and Immigration matters
- Workers’ Compensation
- Unemployment Compensation
- Employee health and welfare benefit plan issues
- Mediation – for specific information on our mediation services, visit our Litigation page here
Employment Training
We regularly host Employment Training Programs that provide practical guidance, knowledge and resources to help your management team act decisively and minimize legal risk by staying up-to-date with the myriad of changes in employment law. Contact us and ask about our training programs including:
- Discipline and Discharge
- Effective Documentation in the Workplace
- FMLA/ADA/Workers’ Compensation Interplay
- HIPAA Compliance
- I-9 Compliance
- Legal Issues in Hiring
- OSHA compliance
- Pre-Employment Screening and Testing
- Risk Management Strategies for Managers
- Sexual and Other Harassment
- Social Media in the Workplace
- Strategies to Reduce Workplace Violence
- Understanding Your Affirmative Action Obligations as a Government Contractor
- Union Avoidance
- Wage and Hour Compliance
- Workers’ Compensation
We also have the ability to provide many of these programs in Spanish for employers with large Spanish-speaking employee populations.
We also feature a Crisis Management Service Team comprised of dedicated professionals who are experienced in handling a broad range of critical crisis type scenarios. This team is poised to identify and execute strategies that can help a business navigate through a range of disruptive and tragic events. Click here to learn more here.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry has updated its workers’ compensation rate calculation chart for 2020, ...
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We have now passed the one-month point for the federal government shutdown, making it the longest in the country’s history....
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Larger employers no longer have the immediate worry about collecting and analyzing pay data to complete the federal EEO-1 emp...
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Federal contractors no longer have to comply with the provisions of the Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces Executive Order after ...
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Over 2,300 current and former employees of 16 McDonald’s franchisee locations in Pennsylvania claimed that mandatory use of...
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The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission issued two final rules May 16, 2016 to clarify how the Americans with Disabilit...
Learn MoreBREAKING NEWS – The DOL Issues the Final Version of its Much-Anticipated Overtime Regulations
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued the final version of its long awaited federal overtime regulations, which are a...
Learn MoreOSHA Issues Final Rule Requiring Electronic Injury and Illness Reporting
In an attempt to modernize reporting and data collection, OSHA has released its final rule requiring employers in certain ind...
Learn MoreAnother Statute With Broad Whistleblower Protections – The FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
In April, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its final rule governing unlawful retaliation ...
Learn MoreImplications of the Medical Marijuana Act on Employers
On April 17, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law The Medical Marijuana Act (SB 3), legalizing medical marijuana for use b...
Learn MoreEmployers Must Prepare Immediately for the “Persuader Rule”
On March 23, 2016 the United States Department of Labor issued its final “persuader rule” for publication. The persuader ...
Learn MoreU.S. Supreme Court Approves “Trial By Formula” in Wage and Hour Class and Collective Actions Making It Easier For Workers To Prove Monetary Damages
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo that will have major implica...
Learn MoreDOL’s Final Overtime Rule Sent to OMB – Likely To Be Published Late Spring
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) sent its much anticipated final rule expanding overtime protections to million...
Learn MoreFinal STEM OPT Rule Released – Effective May 10, 2016
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a final rule that allows foreign graduates of Science, Technology, Engine...
Learn MoreGovernor Wolf Raises Minimum Wage for State Employees and Contractors
Yesterday, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order raising the minimum wage for state employees to $10.15 pe...
Learn MoreBankruptcy Trumps Collective Bargaining Agreement
A federal court recently ruled that the Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”) permits an employer to escape their expired collecti...
Learn MoreDOL Issues Administrative Interpretation Addressing Joint Employment
On January 20, 2016, the United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued its first Administrator’...
Learn MoreU.S. Supreme Court Rules That Unaccepted Settlement Offers and Offers of Judgment Can’t End Consumer Class Action Lawsuits
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court limited a tool that defendants had used to settle costly class action litigation through se...
Learn MoreSupreme Court: Health Plan Recovery Of Expenses Can Be Thwarted By Spendthrift Participant
In an 8-1 decision issued yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a health plan’s right of recovery against a plan par...
Learn MoreEmployment Law 2016 Review
TABLE OF CONTENTS Preparing for Medical Marijuana in PennsylvaniaMajor Changes to FLSA Overtime Rules on Hold For NowNew Fede...
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Employers may recall the Department of Labor’s prior attempts to implement the “persuader rule” which seeks to narrow t...
Learn MoreThird Circuit Adopts “Predominant Benefit Test” to Determine Compensability of Meal Breaks
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Pennsylvania, recently evaluated the appropriate test to...
Learn MoreThird Circuit Holds That Jury Must Decide If Temporary Workers Are Employees Under Anti-Discrimination Laws
Last week, the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment to retailer ...
Learn MoreFinal Rule Amending Overtime Requirements Not Expected Until Late 2016
On June 30, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) published its proposed rule amending the minimum salary requirement for overt...
Learn MoreNLRB Revisits Joint Employer Standard
On August 27th, in the case of Browning-Ferris Industries, the National Labor Relations Board “refined” its tests fo...
Learn MorePittsburgh City Council Passes “Paid Sick Days Act”
On Monday August 3, 2015, Pittsburgh City Council approved an ordinance titled “Paid Sick Days Act” requiring employers t...
Learn MoreEEOC Confirms that Sexual Orientation Discrimination is “Sex Discrimination”
On July 15, 2015, the EEOC issued an official decision that sexual orientation discrimination is sex discrimination under Tit...
Learn MoreDOL Proposes to Raise Minimum Salary for White Collar Exemptions
The Department of Labor announced today a proposed rule that would raise the minimum salary for the white collar exemptions u...
Learn MoreSystem Glitch Leads To Freeze On US Travel Visas
Since June 9th a computer glitch has stalled visa processing at U.S. embassies all over the world. The hardware malfunction h...
Learn MoreGovernor Wolf Announces Fee Waivers for Volunteers Seeking Background Checks
Beginning July 1, 2015 volunteers are required to obtain background checks, including the Child Abuse History Clearance, issu...
Learn MoreOSHA and Transgender Employees
On June 1, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its new Best Practices: A Guide to Restro...
Learn MoreMcDonald’s Mandatory Use of Payroll Cards Violates Pennsylvania’s Wage Payment and Collection Law
Over 2,300 current and former employees of 16 McDonald’s franchisee locations in Pennsylvania claim that requiring the use ...
Learn MoreU.S. Supreme Court Sides with EEOC in Abercrombie & Fitch Religious Accommodation Case
In an 8-1 decision issued today, the United States Supreme Court found that Abercrombie & Fitch violated Title VII of the...
Learn MoreBarley Snyder Attorneys Minnich and Hackman Admitted to Baltimore County Bar Association
York, PA – The law firm of Barley Snyder is pleased to announce that attorneys Paul Minnich and Rick Ha...
Learn More2016 H1B Cap Reached – Alternatives to the H-1B Visa Category
On April 7, 2015, United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it received sufficient H-1B petition...
Learn MoreKeep an Eye on Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda for Key Employment Initiatives in 2015
With Republicans in control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the showdown between President Obama and Con...
Learn MoreWho Needs Rules? The DOL Wins Supreme Court Battle In Mortgage Loan Officer Administrator’s Interpretation vs. Rule Making
When a federal agency deviates significantly in its historic interpretation of a regulation – in this case, doing a complet...
Learn MoreEmployment Authorization Document for Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that effective May 26, 2015 it will be extending eligibil...
Learn MoreCriminal Background Checks and Child Abuse Clearances for Employees and Volunteers
On October 22, 2014, House Bill 435/Act 153 of 2014 was signed into law and as of January 1, 2015 the law came into effect. T...
Learn MoreH-1B Filing Season is Upon Us
On April 1, 2015, the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Citizen and Immigration Services will begin accepting...
Learn MoreBarley Snyder Names Joshua Schwartz Partner
Lancaster, PA – Barley Snyder is pleased to announce that Joshua Schwartz has been voted into the law firm’s partnership...
Learn MoreU.S. Department of Justice Reverses Course, Finds That Title VII Prohibits Transgender Discrimination
On December 18, 2014, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder issued a memorandum regarding the treatment of transgender employment...
Learn MoreNLRB Adopts Quickie Election Rule
On December 12, 2014 the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued new regulations, which it claims are designed to “mod...
Learn MoreNLRB Reverses Precedent, Finds Employees Have the Presumptive Right to Use Employer Email System for Protected Activity
On December 11, in the case of Purple Communications, Inc., the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that employe...
Learn MoreU.S. Supreme Court: FLSA Does Not Entitle Warehouse Employees to Wages for Security Screenings
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. is not required to pay warehouse workers for...
Learn MoreNew Department of Education Regulations Require Colleges to Amend Employment Policies
Recently, the U.S. Department of Education issued new regulations implementing amendments to the Violence Against Women Act (...
Learn MoreExecutive Action on Immigration: What’s in It for Business?
Last night, President Obama announced that he will take sweeping executive action to reform the nation’s immigration system...
Learn MoreWhat the Election Results May Mean for Employers
Regardless of your political persuasion, employers should be heartened by Tuesday’s election results. As you are painfully ...
Learn MorePennsylvania Imposes Limits on Physician Dispensing to Injured Workers
With the Governor’s signature yesterday on House Bill 1846/Act 184 of 2014, the Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Act under...
Learn MoreDoes the Mere “Intention To Be Legally Bound” Make a Non-Compete Agreement Enforceable? Pennsylvania Superior Court Answers “No!”
To be enforceable, a non-compete agreement that restricts a former employee from going to work for a competitor must be suppo...
Learn MorePennsylvania Enacts “Notario Publico” Ban
On October 9, 2013, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed into law Act 73, which aims to reduce deceptive practices target...
Learn MoreEmployers Must Document and Test Cafeteria Plan Benefits, POPs Included
By offering a cafeteria plan, an employer can help employees pay various expenses, such as the employee’s premium contribut...
Learn MoreWhen Retirement Isn’t Really Retirement: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finds Early Retirees Eligible for Unemployment Compensation Benefits
In Diehl v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled that early retirees...
Learn MoreEmployers May Be Eligible for Refund of Severance Pay FICA Taxes
Employers who have made severance payments to laid off employees may be entitled to refunds of Federal Insurance Contribution...
Learn MoreNLRB Provides Clarity Regarding Permissible At-Will Employment Acknowledgments
On October 31, 2012 the Office for the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued advice memos...
Learn MoreDo Companies Need To Pay Employees For Their Commute Back From the Construction Worksite At The End Of The Day?
Clients often ask whether their employees need to be paid for the time that they spend travelling to and from various constru...
Learn MoreUSCIS Fraud Unit Site Visits – What Employers Need to Know and How to Prepare
Over the past few months employers have continued to experience unannounced site visits by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration S...
Learn MoreWal-Mart Fails to Overturn Award of $187.6 Million For Wage and Hour Violations, But Pennsylvania Superior Court Sends $45.6 Million Award of Attorneys’ Fees Back to Trial Court Due to Potential
In the 2007 case of Braun v. Wal-Mart, one of the largest awards in a wage and hour class action in Pennsylvania history...
Learn MoreDeductions From Exempt Employees’ Salary: Don’t Risk Losing That Exemption
Wage and hour litigation spiked in 2009 — and is a trend that is expected to continue through 2010. In 2009, new Fair L...
Learn MoreIs Your Non-Compete Valid Under Pennsylvania Law?
Employers engaged in enterprises that involve trade secrets and confidential or proprietary business information are increasi...
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On June 17, 2009, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved a notice of proposed rulemaking under the ADA A...
Learn MoreMy Employee Is Leaving: What Do I Owe and What Can I Deduct at Termination?
Employers frequently ask what they owe their employees at the time of termination. As a general matter, all wages earned by a...
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In season two’s first episode, partner David Freedman is joined by partner and fellow employment attorney Michael Crocenzi. They discuss the hot topic of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. They give...
Learn More11. Barley Snyder COVID-19 Legal Update Podcast – **TIGER KING SPECIAL EDITION**
When the shutdown started, the Netflix original documentary “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, Madness” became incredibly popular, giving us mesmerizing characters such as Carole Baskin, Doc Antle and the incomparable Joe...
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This webinar titled “Running Your Business Under Green: Some Lessons Learned and Direction for the Future” was presented by Barley Snyder on Friday, June 26. The webinar highlighted the various aspects...
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Barley Snyder COVID-19 Legal Update – Episode 10 In the 10th episode of the Barley Snyder COVID-19 Legal Update Podcast, our host, employment attorney David Freedman is joined by environmental attorney Martin Siegel who...
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As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, some Pennsylvania counties stated that they will defy the Governor’s stay-at-home order and transition from the “red phase” to the “yellow phase.” What potential legal...
Learn MoreCOVID 19 HR “Back to Business” Webinar
This webinar, presented by partner Michael Crocenzi and attorney Sarah Yerger on Monday, May 11 for the Human Resources Professionals of Central PA, focuses on preparing employers for the physical return into the workplace....
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Barley Snyder COVID-19 Legal Update – Episode 5 In the fifth episode of the Barley Snyder COVID-19 Legal Update Podcast, our host, employment attorney David Freedman is joined by employment and labor...
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As the state and federal governments begin developing plans for the gradual reopening of business, what issues should business owners and human resource managers be thinking about to be prepared...
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Barley Snyder COVID-19 Legal Update – Episode 3 In the third episode of the Barley Snyder COVID-19 Legal Update Podcast, our host, employment attorney David Freedman is joined by employment attorney Michael Crocenzi....
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Barley Snyder COVID-19 Legal Update – Episode 2 In the second episode of the Barley Snyder COVID-19 Legal Update Podcast, our host, employment attorney David Freedman is joined by employment attorney Joshua Schwartz....
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Barley Snyder COVID-19 Legal Update – Episode 1 In this episode of the Barley Snyder COVID-19 Legal Update Podcast, our host, employment attorney David Freedman is joined by employment attorney Jennifer Craighead Carey....
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