Wages & Hours

If you’ve just been offered a new job, you might be wondering how to start your new career with the best employment contract. Negotiation of your job contract not only sets the tone for your professional relationship with your employer, but it also determines your career trajectory.

• What is negotiable?

Overtime laws were first established at the federal level on the heels of the Great Depression. The previous abuse of workers by employers included long work days with no time off, low wages and the constant fear of being fired. Some say a bad job is better than no job …

If you are an employee in the state of Pennsylvania, you’ll want to become familiar with PA work laws. There are procedures for exposing employers who do not follow these laws, but you’ll first need to recognize a violation.

PA Employment Laws

Wages and hours is one area where the …

With the 2016 presidential election in full swing, a galaxy of political issues has bombarded American employers. Presented with this jumble of factors, employers must assess which policies best protect their interests.

It’s often difficult to navigate the logic of political debates. With every candidate promising to offer the best …

In Pennsylvania, every non-exempt employee is entitled to overtime of 1 1/2 hours after working more than 40 hours a week. An exempt employee is typically defined as a white collar worker. Are you entitled to overtime without knowing it?

Pennsylvania employment law doesn’t define a worker’s exempt status by …