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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week upheld the decertification of a class of H&R Block customers challenging the tax preparer’s "Rapid Refund" program as deceptive, holding that the existence of a confidential relationship between H&R Block and each class member—a prerequisite to the plaintiff’s claim for breach of fiduciary duty—cannot be determined on a classwide basis.

It is well established that, absent proof of "undue hardship," an employer is obligated to provide modifications or adjustments to the work environment, or to the manner or circumstances under which the position held or desired is customarily performed, that enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of that position.

Over the past decade, many European countries have passed laws mandating that individuals and employers report criminal conduct.

Overtime work is controversial in the healthcare industry, and in recent years several states have adopted laws to ban mandatory overtime except in cases of an emergency.

Connecticut has joined the growing number of states passing or enhancing laws aimed to deter sexual harassment in the workplace.

I often advise employers large and small on what to do (and what not to do) during union organizing campaigns. I am continually surprised at how many employers

One of the high-profile battles being fought in the social media world continues to be over the ability of one party in a lawsuit to compel the other party to produce messages, posts, pictures, and other "private" things done over a social networking site like Facebook.

It has become common practice for lawyers to mine social media pages of parties and witnesses for discovery purposes. The posts and photos may show a party to be lying about the extent of his or her claimed injury or disability, or they couldundermine or support other claims. Facebook and other social media sites also have become fertile ground for cutting edge ethical questions posed to state Bar ethics committees.

It has long been the law of the land that discrimination on the basis of an employee’s sex is unlawful. And in 1989, in “Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins”, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that making employment decisions based upon gender-based stereotypes is a form of unlawful sex discrimination.

Beginning on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, the federal minimum wage will increase from $5.15 to $5.85 per hour. This is the first of three scheduled increases called for by the Fair Minimum Wage Act signed by President Bush this past May. On July 24, 2008 the minimum wage will increase again to $6.55 per hour, and on July 24, 2009 the final increase will take effect to lift the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour.

Things just keep moving and changing, which I suppose is what makes this area of the law so fun and interesting.

In 2010, we watched Julia Roberts search the world to find herself in "Eat Pray Love."

The United States Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") has released Revenue Procedure 2019-39, which sets forth a March 31, 2020 deadline by which tax-qualified...

In 1980, Billy Joel sang about Sleeping With The Television On. Thirty two years later, having had Billy Joel melodies in my head all night, I’m blogging about Leaving With The Work Computer On.

In a five-four decision, Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc., 127 S.Ct. 2162 (May 29, 2007), the United States Supreme Court held that Title VII’s statute of limitations to file a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) begins to run when a discriminatory pay decision is made and communicated to the employee and that it does not restart each time a subsequent paycheck is issued.

The public hearing will be held at City Hall on May 28 at 10 a.m.

April is typically known for its tax deadline (extended until tomorrow).